Stimulus check

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
March 7, 2023
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I'm amending my returns for year 2020.

Turbotax asked me if I received stimulus checks 1200 + 600.

I selected yes, and now I'm due 1800 $ for federal. And Turbotax is asking me how do I want to pay it, by check or transfer!!

Do we really have to pay the stimulus back ? What I'm doing wrong?

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

If it asked you if you received the stimulus check for 2020 and you said YES that you received it, you cannot get it again. Please re-read the questions in Federal Review. Did you receive the stimulus money for 2020? Did you get a check for $1200? How about the second one for $600? If you already received those checks you cannot get that money twice.

If you did NOT receive the stimulus checks for 2020 you should be answering NO to the question about whether you got the EIP (stimulus) money.

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zidaneaAuthor

Level 2

I did receive the money.

But when I select yes, I'm now due 1800$, and Turbotax wanted me to write a check of 1800$ to submit it with my returns.

So why do I need to pay it back ?

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Please explain further. What exactly are you doing? Are you preparing an original 2020 return using the downloaded 2020 software? If so, what else are you entering on the 2020 return? What kind(s) of income?

Or are you amending a 2020 return that you already filed? And....if you are amending....what did you change?