Tax Return Amendment for 2020- Stimulus Question

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I am amending my tax return I filed for 2020. My original tax return was processed back in February. In the amendment it asks if I received the first stimulus payment of $1,200 and second payment of $600. Since I was claimed as a dependent the previous year(2019) I did not get these payments. In my original return for 2020 I answered the question as "no" for not getting any stimulus payments which is true. I did get credit for this on my original 2020 tax return. My question is- since I have received credit for these two stimulus check in my original tax return, do I still select "no" for getting the two stimulus payments or would I select "yes" since in the original return I have received the 'credit' for it within the tax return? Please help!

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No, on your amendment you would still select "NO". You want to keep everything in your amendment the same as the original except what you are actually amending.

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No, on your amendment you would still select "NO". You want to keep everything in your amendment the same as the original except what you are actually amending.

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