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Will I get the third stimulus check?

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
March 7, 2021
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Last year me and my daughter were claimed as dependents. This year I filed myself and my daughter but my federal return is still processing. If they pass the third stimulus before my refund is finish processing, will they (the person who claimed us last year) get the third stimulus for us or will I receive it?

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Best answer by DanaB27

Most likely since you have already filed your return you will receive the third stimulus payment if it is signed into law. If you do not receive the 3rd stimulus payment then you might be able to claim it on your 2021 tax return.

As of now to be eligible for stimulus payments you need to be a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien in 2020 and have a Social Security number that is valid for employment.

You cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else to be eligible.

It will be reduced if your 2020 adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than:

$150,000 if married and filing a joint return or filing as a qualifying widow or widower
$112,500 if filing as head of household or
$75,000 for eligible individuals filing as a single or as married filing separately.

DanaB27Answer

Level 15

As of now to be eligible for stimulus payments you need to be a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien in 2020 and have a Social Security number that is valid for employment.

You cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else to be eligible.

It will be reduced if your 2020 adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than:

$150,000 if married and filing a joint return or filing as a qualifying widow or widower
$112,500 if filing as head of household or
$75,000 for eligible individuals filing as a single or as married filing separately.

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SweetieJean

Alumni - Champ

Just keep in mind that the 3rd stimulus has not yet been enacted into law, and could change.

skallsen81

Level 2

question, how will it effect me and others if the payment tries to go into the wrong account or comes back? Example, I changed bank accounts after the first stimulus, so when IRS tried to deposit, it bounced back. However, since I had it updated in turbo tax there was the email link where I had to update my information with turbotax as they were working with the IRS to redirect missed payments. So, will this be the same thing for the third stimulus payments OR will the IRS have updated banking information from the tax preparer on file from those whom it went to closed accounts and worked with tax preparers such as turbo tax to get it rerouted?

Also, if the IRS has not processed my 2020 taxes yet, will they go off the processed 2019 taxes on file since my 2020 taxes have been filed, but they haven't been processed yet.

Thanks,

LKN3

Level 2

I didn't file a tax return this year

whited2

Level 2

i received my third stimulus check and answered mistakenly no. I e filed my taxes. what will the IRS do about this situation?

RobertB4444

Level 15

@whited2 According to the IRS this will most likely delay processing of your tax return significantly. They should work it out eventually, though. But you will need to be patient as this could take up to 6 months.

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whited2

Level 2

can i amend my return

judy_judyjudy

Level 2

My 2020 income was too high to qualify for the third stimulus check but my 2021 income wasn't. I imported my 2020 tax return information when I started my 2021 tax return, so TurboTax should know this.

Nevertheless, on my 2021 return TurboTax insists that I qualify to receive the Recovery Rebate Credit, and the only way around it is to say that I did receive the third stimulus check.

Why is this? Is it a bug, or is it possible to qualify for the Recovery Rebate Credit based on my 2021 income?

judy_judyjudy

Level 2

P.S. This should have been a new topic but I couldn't figure out how to start a new topic, so I'm doing it as a reply to the topic that seemed most relevant.

How do you start a new topic in this forum? Please make it more obvious how to do so.

JM135

Level 2

after filing my federal taxes i should have received 2800 stimulus but irs said there ws an error and we did not receive the stimulus I tried getting in touch with irs but could not

xmasbaby0

Level 15

@JM135

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 per person stimulus or EIP check in 2021? Did you receive it? When you were asked on your tax return did you say no? Was there $2800 on line 30 of your tax return?

If the IRS says you got $2800 last year but you did not receive it you can have it traced.

LOST THIRD STIMULUS CHECK

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-round-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-payment-issued-but-lost-stolen-destroyed-or-not-received

If you need to trace a payment that the IRS says has been issued to you, mail or fax a completed IRS Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund.

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