If you are a dependent who is 17 or 18 (or a full-time student through age 24) you not qualify for the stimulus payment. This prevents many high school juniors and seniors from receiving any stimulus money. The tax code defines a child as “not attained age 17.” The stimulus bill relies on this definition and many other pieces of the existing tax code.
If you are over the age of 24 you do not qualify as dependent. Then you would be eligible for the stimulus payment as long as you file a federal tax return. You can file a simple 2019 return even if they have no taxable income.
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