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Can I switch the dependents to the spouse's return to get the additional child tax credit on her MFS return?

mattgutz
Level 3
They filed MFJ in 2020.  They both received equal payments of the advanced child tax credit in the second half of 2021.  If I move all of the dependents to the spouse's separate 2021 return, the software triggers an additional $2,550 Additional Child Tax Credit and an added Recovery Rebate Credit of $2,100.  This creates a $4,000 MFS benefit.
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