I claimed the 3rd EIC on my 2021 tax return but the IRS claims I received it in March of 2021 however I never claimed it in 2020 I only claimed the first 2 for 1800

[JoshuaPierce77]

And my 2020 returns don't show an amount for the last EIC but my 2021 return does

[VolvoGirl]

You mean the 3rd Stimulus payment.  The 3rd Stimulus payment started going out in March 2021 and is for 1,400 for each person listed on your tax return, no age limit. The IRS used your 2020 (or 2019) return to send the checks out fast. If your 2021 return changes and you qualify for more you can claim the extra as the Recovery Rebate Credit on 1040 line 30. But line 30 is only if you didn't get the full amount or qualify for more. Not the amount you already got. The IRS also sent out letter 6475 to tell you how much they sent you . If you are married then each spouse should get a letter for half.

Double check your bank statements and Check your IRS account (both accounts if married)

Your Online Account | Internal Revenue Service

If the IRS thinks they sent it to you but you didn't get it request a trace for a missing third Stimulus payment

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-p...

[DoninGA]

Assuming that you were not being claimed as a dependent on a 2021 or 2020 tax return -

On your 2021 tax return you were asked if you received the Economic Impact Payment (EIP3).  If you indicated on the tax return that you did NOT receive the payment then a Recovery Rebate Credit of $1,400 would have been entered on your 2021 federal tax return, Form 1040 on Line 30.

If the IRS has records showing that they sent you the EIP3 then the IRS would have removed the Recovery Rebate Credit from the return you filed.

Go to this IRS website for your tax account to see if the 3rd stimulus payment is entered - https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

If you checked your bank account in the March - May 2021 timeframe and there is not a $1,400 EIP3 payment from the IRS then go to this IRS website for how to start a trace on the payment - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-p...

The EIP1 of $1,200 and EIP2 of $600 would have been sent to you by the IRS during calendar year 2020.

Go to this IRS website for your tax account to see if EIP1 and EIP2 stimulus payments are entered - https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

[JoshuaPierce77]

The 1800 was from the first 2 stimulus pays the 1,200 and the 600 I never received the 3rd one when I did my 2021 return I never claimed it so I had to amend it and claim it as rebate credit and when I did that it told me I would be getting the payment and the irs accepted the return I just received a letter stated that I received 1,400 on March 31st 2021 which I have no record of and also told me to be eligible the 1400 had to be returned to my account I've checked all my documents and bank statement I never received the payment 

[DoninGA]

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@JoshuaPierce77 wrote:

The 1800 was from the first 2 stimulus pays the 1,200 and the 600 I never received the 3rd one when I did my 2021 return I never claimed it so I had to amend it and claim it as rebate credit and when I did that it told me I would be getting the payment and the irs accepted the return I just received a letter stated that I received 1,400 on March 31st 2021 which I have no record of and also told me to be eligible the 1400 had to be returned to my account I've checked all my documents and bank statement I never received the payment 

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Go to this IRS website for your tax account to see if the 3rd stimulus payment is entered - https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

If you checked your bank account in the March - May 2021 timeframe and there is not a $1,400 EIP3 payment from the IRS then go to this IRS website for how to start a trace on the payment - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-p...

[NCperson]

@JoshuaPierce77 - the way this worked is you were eligible for the stimulus or the Recovery Rebate Credit but not both. 

if you received the stimulus, then Line 30 of Form 1040 should have been zero.

if you did NOT receive the stimulus, then Line 30 would show what you were eligible for.

the 1st two stimulu payments were reconciled on the 2020 tax return

the 3rd stimulus payment was reconciled on the 2021 tax return.

Sounds like you have an amount on Line 30, but the IRS zeroed it out because their records indicate they sent you the 3rd stimulus already.  Again, you either receive the stimulus or the Recovery Rebate Credit, but not both.