I claimed an adult on my taxes as a dependent will she receive a stimulus check ? If not how do I fix it?

staceyfinelli · ‎April 3, 2020

DeanM15 · ‎April 4, 2020

Anyone who is claimed as a dependent is not eligible for the stimulus.

Technically, the stimulus is an advance payment on a tax credit for the year 2020. So it would be possible to not claim the adult in 2020 and have them file a tax return then and claim the credit.

You could attempt to amend your return this year, and have the dependent file (or amend) her own return. I frankly do not know whether there is time for this or not as a typical amended return takes 6 weeks before it is processed.

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

View solution in original post

DeanM15 · ‎April 4, 2020

Anyone who is claimed as a dependent is not eligible for the stimulus.

Technically, the stimulus is an advance payment on a tax credit for the year 2020. So it would be possible to not claim the adult in 2020 and have them file a tax return then and claim the credit.

You could attempt to amend your return this year, and have the dependent file (or amend) her own return. I frankly do not know whether there is time for this or not as a typical amended return takes 6 weeks before it is processed.

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

Expert does your taxes

Do it yourself

Resources

Support

I claimed an adult on my taxes as a dependent will she receive a stimulus check ? If not how do I fix it?