Accidentally Pressed "No" on Third Stimulus Check (Tax Year 2021)

[sarahej12]

After making that mistake, did it reduce your refund amount once they corrected it?

[xmasbaby0]

@sarahej12 If you made a mistake that put an amount on line 30---and you already received the stimulus for $1400 per person----then your refund will be reduced.  You cannot get the $1400 per person again.

[Heather1234]

any update? i just did the same thing

[sarahej12]

No. Still says processing and it’s been more than 21 days. I filed 1/31 

[xmasbaby0]

@sarahej12 I think you posted earlier that you made a mistake with the 3rd stimulus?   Expect that to delay your refund while the IRS fixes the mistake.  Just keep checking on the IRS refund site for information.  It could take several extra weeks.

[m22c]

Since a checked NO, by mistake, I will now not be getting a refund and should owe money any idea how to correct that?  If I do the amended 1040X form it assumes I received the refund and overstates what I owe.

[sarahej12]

How did you figure out that you will not be getting a refund?

[xmasbaby0]

@m22c If you made a mistake with the 3rd EIP payment question and said you did not get it, but you really did---you are going to hear from the IRS.   Either your refund will be reduced or you will end up owing something---but wait until the IRS processes your return.   Do not amend until the IRS finishes with the return that you already filed.  The IRS is correcting returns with wrong amounts on line 30.

[ObeliskSlayer]

Just got my return today. They just took off the 3rd stim check for me ($2800) and basically gave me back what was left from when I had checked "No"

No additions or subtractions in my case.

[nikkip1]

When did you file?

[ObeliskSlayer]

I filed somewhere around Feb. 8-10.

[Kaitlynp]

how long did it take for the correction?

[sarahej12]

I filed on 1/31 and it finally updated on the irs website. They caught it and corrected the amount of my return and it says it will be deposited on 3/16 latest 3/21. 

[Trevon2k]

Hey I’m in the same boat I filed 02/03 and I’ve got nothing, they only gave me a small part of my federal.

[xmasbaby0]

@Trevon2k

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-p...