Shorted on federal refund

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
March 17, 2022
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Hello, it has been almost 2 months since my federal return has been accepted. I received my return about 3 weeks after I filed, but it was short $1400. I have tried for weeks to get in contact with the IRS and have not been able to get ahold of anyone. I have also contacted TurboTax and they were unable to tell me anything regarding my account. I would like this resolved!!!

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

Exactly $1400?

LOTS of people have made mistakes this year with the recovery rebate credit by "forgetting" that they received the $1400 per person stimulus checks last year. They answered no to the questions for the recovery recovery rebate credit and put the $1400 per person on line 30 of their returns. But you cannot get it twice, so the IRS removes it when it is there by mistake.

Try checking your online account with the IRS

https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

Does the IRS show that you received a $1400 stimulus or EIP check in 2021? Did you receive it? When you were asked on your tax return did you say no? Was there $1400 on line 30 of your tax return?

If the IRS says you got $1400 last year but you did not receive it you can have it traced.

LOST THIRD STIMULUS CHECK

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-payment-issued-but-lost-stolen-destroyed-or-not-received

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baileywAuthor

Level 2

I received a letter in the mail this year stating that I was to receive the 3rd stimulus check.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

@baileyw Was it letter 6475? Look in the bottom corner of the letter. It tells you to enter on your tax return whether you received the 3rd stimulus check last year. If you received the 3rd stimulus you cannot get it again. If you did NOT get it then you can use the recovery rebate credit on your 2021 tax return to get the credit.

Check your bank account----did you receive a deposit or check for $1400 per person sometime after mid-March last year?

MichelleLO

Level 15

In this public forum, we cannot diagnose why your refund has been reduced. For additional information, please see this TurboTax help article: Why is my refund direct-deposit or check lower than the amount in TurboTax?

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