Stimulus check - Accidentally checked the box "someone can claim me as a dependent" on taxes

[valerie2753]

Still has not received it been 6 months

[CC3408]

Do I have to amend my return? I checked the box for my 2018 return, but nobody claimed me as a dependent. I filed my 2019 return after the stimulus check was sent out. 

[xmasbaby0]

Don't bother.

The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return.  If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check this year, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021—if you are eligible.It will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-...

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-payments-for-individuals-...

[valerie2753]

Wait till you file your 2020 taxes       

[madisynb18]

Hi! 

I did the same thing as the original post and the amend has been processed and is done. How do I receive the first stimulus check now??? Will I get the second on time?

[xmasbaby0]

The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return.  If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check this year, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021—if you are eligible.It will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-...

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-payments-for-individuals-...

[xmasbaby0]

"Will I get the second on time?"    

We do not even know what the time table is for sending out second stimulus checks.  We cannot tell you what the IRS will do with the second round of checks.  Wait for further information.

[mlplayer2]

Hi! If I clicked this box inaccurately in 2019 and don’t want to go through the amending process can I still get the stimulus via my 2020 tax return by clicking that I did not receive it? Or do I have to go through amending my 2019 return to receive the stimulus check?

[valerie2753]

Wait till you file your 2020

[Kourtneyhamm]

What do I do to receive it on my 2021 tax return? I made this same mistake and I was not claimed as a dependent. I tried amending my return in April but I never heard anything back. 

[valerie2753]

same here

[xmasbaby0]

@valerie2753   

The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return.  If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check this year, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021—if you are eligible.It will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-...

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-payments-for-individuals-...

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-will-the-stimulus-package-impact-me/00/1393859

[iman42093]

So at this point now that it’s the end of the year, should I file an amendment or just wait to file my 2020 return? And if I just wait to file my return, how will I correct the fact that I didn’t receive the stimulus payments?

[DoninGA]

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@iman42093 wrote:

So at this point now that it’s the end of the year, should I file an amendment or just wait to file my 2020 return? And if I just wait to file my return, how will I correct the fact that I didn’t receive the stimulus payments?

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READ the answers provided directly above your message on this thread.  They answer your question.

[iman42093]

I’ve been in this thread since May. I have probably 200 hundred notifications from it. I haven’t been able to sort through every single one