How do claim only 1 of my 2 stimulus check payments as being incorrect when I file my taxes? I had another child after the first payment, but before the second one.

[rmatherne88]

If you input the correct amount you received each time it should add what you are owed automatically. Any dependent born in 2020 is automatocally eligible for both payments regardless of which month they were born.

[MinhT1 · Accepted solution]

Your newborn baby is eligible for both stimulus payments. You enter your child as a dependent on your 2020 tax return and indicate that he/she lived with you the whole year. You can then claim the stimulus payments as the Recovery rebate credit on your 2020 tax return.

In TurboTax Online, to claim the Recovery Rebate credit please do the following:

1. Sign into your account and continue from where you left off
2. Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then on Federal Review on the top of the screen
3. On the next page titled Let's make sure you got the right stimulus amount, click on Continue
4. Follow the interview
5. TurboTax will determine whether you are entitled to any additional stimulus
6. Any stimulus amount remaining due to you will show as a credit on line 30 of your form 1040.

[mikeblack3]

Thank you so much!

[westmontdweller]

My 2020 stimulus payments did not include payments for my dependent daughter.  The amounts on Turbo Tax filing are what we got, but they are not what we SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN.  I called and was told it was being updated by today, but it is still incorrect.  When will update be done?

Thanks!

[Cynthiad66]

  When you file your 2020 tax return you can complete the form Recovery Rebate Credit which will allow you to identify payments not received from the 1st and 2nd payments.  The 3rd payment is still in process.

Stimulus payments were advances on the Recovery Rebate Credit.

If you received the full amount of both stimulus payments (Economic Impact Payments), you won’t get any additional credit on your return this year since you’ve already received the full amount of the credit as stimulus payments.

If you didn't receive the full amount for your first or second-round stimulus payments, we'll help you claim the Recovery Rebate Credit when you file your taxes this year.

We'll make sure you get the money you qualify for by double-checking the amount and quantity of stimulus payments you received.

Here’s how:

• Enter all of your federal return information as you would normally. During the Federal Review, we’ll check if you meet eligibility requirements for the stimulus payment. If you meet the requirements, you'll see a It looks like you qualified for the stimulus, did you get any payments? screen. We'll ask a few questions about any payments you've already received and then let you know if the Recovery Rebate Credit applies.
  • If you need to make any changes to your stimulus credit responses, search for stimulus and select the jump-to link at the top of the search results to return back to the section. Enter your updated info and Continue.

It’s important that you enter the correct amount of each stimulus payment you received. The first stimulus payments were made between April and September of last year, while the second round of payments were delivered during January and February. You can find the exact amount,

• On your IRS letter-Notice 1444 and/or 1444-B which were mailed to you with the headline, “Your Economic Impact Payment Has Arrived” and were signed by the president. Or,
• By visiting IRS.Gov and creating or accessing your account. Or,
• In your bank statements. You might be able to search your online statements for deposits made by the IRS or US Treasury.

Eligibility rules for the Recovery Rebate Credit