Since this affects line 30 of the form 1040 the current availability date of 1/7 for the 1040 is bound to be extended as the IRS still has the newly updated 1040 in draft mode ... once it goes live it usually takes another 2 weeks for the electronic format to be implemented. I suspect that it will not be ready until sometime mid January which co insides with the stoppage of the second stimulus payments. Anyone not getting the second payment will then be able to add it to the 2020 return. NO ONE should ever file before the IRS starts processing returns because of possible complications with the last minute program changes.
