These updated FAQs were released to the public in Fact Sheet 2022-32PDF, July 14, 2022. Q N1. What should I do to return an advance Child Tax Credit payment that I received as a direct deposit or a paper check? (updated January 11, 2022) A1. You should return the payment as soon as possible by following the instructions below. If the payment was a paper check and you have not cashed it: Write "Void" in the endorsement section on the back of the check. Mail the voided Treasury check to the appropriate IRS location listed below. Don't staple, bend or paper clip the check. Include with the voided check a separate, brief, written explanation stating the reason for returning the check, including whether you want to unenroll from future monthly advance Child Tax Credit payments. If the payment was a paper check and you have cashed it, or if the payment was a direct deposit: Submit a personal check or money order payable to "U.S. Treasury" to the appropriate IRS location listed below. In the memo line, write “AdvanceCTC” and the Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number of the recipient of the check or deposit. Include with your personal check or money order a separate, brief, written explanation stating the reason for returning the payment, including whether you want to unenroll from future monthly advance Child Tax Credit payments. Here are the IRS mailing addresses to use, based on the state: If you live in… then mail to this address Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont Andover Internal Revenue Service 310 Lowell St. Andover, MA 01810 Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Virginia Atlanta Internal Revenue Service 4800 Buford Hwy Chamblee, GA 30341 Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas Austin Internal Revenue Service 3651 S Interregional Hwy 35 Austin, TX 78741 New York Brookhaven Internal Revenue Service 1040 Waverly Ave. Holtsville, NY 11742 Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming Fresno Internal Revenue Service 3211 S Northpointe Dr. Fresno, CA 93725 Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia Kansas City Internal Revenue Service 333 W Pershing Rd. Kansas City, MO 64108 Alabama, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee Memphis Internal Revenue Service 5333 Getwell Rd. Memphis, TN 38118 District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Philadelphia Internal Revenue Service 2970 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 A foreign country, U.S. possession or territory, or use an APO or FPO address, or file Form 2555 or 4563, or are a dual-status alien. Austin Internal Revenue Service 3651 S Interregional Hwy 35 Austin, TX 78741 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Topics Topic A: General Information Topic B: Eligibility for Advance Child Tax Credit Payments and the 2021 Child Tax Credit Topic C: Calculation of the 2021 Child Tax Credit Topic D: Calculation of Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Topic E: Advance Payment Process of the Child Tax Credit Topic F: Updating Your Child Tax Credit Information During 2021 Topic G: Receiving Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Topic H: Reconciling Your Advance Child Tax Credit Payments on Your 2021 Tax Return Topic I: U.S. Territory Residents and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Topic J: Unenrolling from Advance Payments Topic K: Verifying Your Identity to View Your Online Account Topic L: Commonly Asked Shared-Custody Questions Topic M: Commonly Asked Immigration-Related Questions Topic N: Returning a Payment Previous Updates to FAQs FS-2022-29, May 2022PDF FS-2022-17, March 2022PDF FS-2022-07, February 2022PDF FS-2022-03, January 2022PDF FS-2021-13, November 2021PDF
