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The IRS began processing stimulus payments last week. If you provided your bank information for a refund on your 2019 tax return, the IRS has that information and you should expect your stimulus payment soon. If your most recent tax refund was on a prepaid debit card, watch your mail for either a paper check or prepaid debit card.
If you have not received your payment by January 15, 2021, and your status is "unavailable" at Get My Payment, then you will claim your stimulus payment when you file your 2020 tax return. Please allow a few days after the 15th for the mailing of payment by the IRS.
You can find the most current information through the following resources:
IRS Second Economic Impact Payment
TurboTax Second Stimulus Payment Updates
IRS Debit Card Stimulus Payments
TurboTax is saying I already got the stimulus payments and I only received 1, or I wouldn't have said I didn't get them. TurboTax is also saying I'm only getting $231.00 back and I've only received $79.00. I have never had an issue filing with TurboTax but I need to really figure out where my money is, if you could help me out with this.
The first EIP --or stimulus check--- was issued in 2020 It was for $1200 for adults and $500 for a dependent under the age of 17. The IRS used information from either your 2019 or 2020 tax return to issue those checks so they could send them out in a hurry.
The 2nd EIP or stimulus was issued in late 2020 or early 2021 and was $600 for adults and $600 for dependents under age 17.
If you did not receive the 1st and/or 2nd stimulus check you can get it by filing a 2020 tax return and using the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review. It will end up on line 30 of a 2020 tax return and will be added to your refund (or reduce your tax due).
The 3rd EIP--or stimulus check-- was sent out in mid-March or later in 2021 and was for $1400 per person--adults and dependents no age limit.
If you did not get the 3rd EIP payment you can get it by filing a 2021 tax return and using the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review. The credit will go on line 30 of your Form 1040 and will add to your refund (or reduce your tax due).
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
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