@Kai6 wrote:
My daughter has been filing her taxes since 2017. She lives with me also and is on my taxes as well, but since she is over 18 I dont get a tax credit for her. Since she does file taxes, is she eligible for the stimulus? She did not receive the first one.
If you claimed her as a dependent, she is not eligible for a payment in her own name.
Under the tax code, if she can be claimed as a dependent, she must check the box that says she can be claimed, even if she doesn't want to be claimed and even if you agree not to claim her.
She can be claimed as a dependent if she had less than $4200 of taxable income for 2019 and you provided more than half her total support.
The stimulus payment will be recalculated on her 2020 tax return. Again for 2020, if she can be claimed as a dependent, she is supposed to check that box. If she earns more than $4200 for 2020 (actually, it will probably be $4250 or $4300 for 2020 due to inflation but I can't find the figure) then she does not have to check the box, and will probably qualify for a stimulus payment to be added to her tax refund next filing season. Can she work a few extra hours to make sure her earnings are over $4300 so she will legally qualify for the stimulus?
