I got 2x child stimulus checks. $2,800. Turns out all it was, was fast forwarding my 2021 tax return to me. So I was getting my own money, which screwed up my tax return.
Let’s go, Brandon!
Yup. That’s a good way to explain it.
I submitted my taxes in early April, and they were accepted.
Then last week I received a letter from the IRS telling me I owed them $6,000 — which reflected the “refundable child tax credit” we had received in 2021.