Business Rule F1040-077

Business Rule F1040-077 If Form 1040, Line 51 ‘ChildTaxCreditAmt’ or Line 65 ‘AdditionalChildTaxCreditAmt’ has a non-zero value, then the sum of Line 51 and Line 65 cannot exceed an amount equal to $1000 times the number of qualifying children.

The total amounts you entered on Form 1040 line 51 (Child Tax Credit) and/or line 65 (Additional Child Tax Credit) exceeds the allowable amount, as indicated by the number of your qualifying children. Review the instructions for Form 8812 and your entries for lines 51and/or 65. Before you re-submit your return, go to Step 2, scroll down and input the current date below the date of birth. The current date is the day you intend to e-file the return again.