@surebalu - here is what changed - and if doesn't work out, there is a 'settle up' section on the 2020 tax return where you can get any missing stimulus.
in the CARES Act it stated for a joint return, if either spouse had the ITIN, then NEITHER spouse would get the stimulus. Nothing for the children either.
But the new law that passed last week changed that retroactive to the first payment. Now, if one of the spouses has an ITIN only that spouse is ineligible; the other who has a SS# remains eligible for the stimulus as do any children (and they need SS#s).
If the math doesn't work out on the payments you receive, it won't matter because the 2020 tax return will calculate how much you are eligible for based on the current rules of your filing status and your income, subtract what you received on the two payments and if you are still due something it will be a credit on LINE 30 of Form 1040. You can't be asked to return any money if the two payments are greater than what the calculation works out to be. In other words, LINE 30 can not be less than zero.
does that help?
