How to Claim Recovery Rebate Credit for Dependent

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March 2, 2021
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I am married filing jointly with one dependent yet I only received $2,400 and $1,200 for the stimulus payments.

I should have received an extra $1,100 ($500 and $600 payments) for my 1.5 year old daughter. She has not been claimed by anyone else and our AGI is less than $150k. Turbo Tax thinks I have received the correct amount. How do I request the amount for our dependent when filing?

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Best answer by Opus 17

I think the most common problem would be the lack of a Social Security number. Another possibility is if the dependent is not listed as your child. If this is your step child or adopted child, that should legally be the same as a biological child. Are you selecting “other“ for the relationship? Lastly, the person must be age 16 or less. Is the birthdate correct in the interview?

You may want to delete the dependent from your tax program and then re-enter them. If this is your child who lives with you more than half the nights of the year and this is not a custody situation, the child should also qualify you for a $2000 child tax credit. Are you seeing that in your tax return?

DavidD66

Level 15

If you didn't receive the full amount for your first or second-round stimulus payments, TurboTax will help you claim the Recovery Rebate Credit when you file your taxes this year. Please see the following Help article on how to do so:

How do I claim the Recovery Rebate Credit in TurboTax?

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kw09Author

Level 2

Thank you for the response. I followed those instructions and Turbo Tax is saying the amount I received looks right. I can't figure out how to report that I'm missing the credit for my dependent.

KrisD15

Level 15

Does the child have a Social Security Number?

According to the IRS:

"A qualifying child must have either:

An SSN that’s valid for employment and assigned to them before the due date of your 2019 return (including the filing deadline postponement to July 15 and an extension to October 15 if you requested it); or
An ATIN.

An ITIN won’t be accepted for a qualifying child."

IRS Link

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