If you are seeing the $1200 in the recovery rebate credit--- that will be part of your tax refund. When you file your 2020 return the IRS will process that amount as part of your refund. Nothing you enter into your 2020 return software is transmitted to the IRS until you actually file your tax return. The IRS will not be accepting 2020 returns until the end of January.
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