Recovery rebate credit

[Anonymous]

Filed for both myself and my sister in law. She got her refund 3 weeks later but $1400 short even though her AGI is well below the maximum. Tried calling the IRS at the number on her error notice but since they getting so many calls it was impossible to get through.

I only filed mine 3 weeks ago and I owe so I will probably have to owe more. Doesn't Intuit guarantee the returns will be computed correctly?

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

Does the IRS website indicate that you were sent less than what was reported on your federal tax return Form 1040 Line 34? - https://www.irs.gov/refunds

If your refund is short $1,400 then that is because you said you did not receive the 3rd stimulus payment and the IRS has records that show you were sent the 3rd stimulus payment so they removed the $1,400 Recovery Rebate Credit that was entered on Form 1040 Line 30.

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...

[Anonymous]

Took me a while clicking on various links and reading pages before I finally found what I apparently need. Form 3911 to be filled out to trace the supposed third stimulus payment. 

Here are the instructions and a link to the form if anyone else needs it.

https://www.irs.gov/faqs/irs-procedures/refund-inquiries/refund-inquiries-0