@amber-davis74 Since the stimulus check was mailed it would be prudent to wait for the check to arrive. Is your current mailing address the same as what was entered on your 2019 federal tax return?
There have been mailing delays by the US Postal Service due to the pandemic, that is why I gave the date of 01/25 which is 10 days from the last date a check would have been mailed.
If the check does not arrive by January 25 then file the 2020 federal tax return to have the stimulus payment entered on the federal tax return as a tax credit on the Form 1040 Line 30. The credit will be included on the return as a federal tax refund.
However, since the IRS will not be accepting any 2020 federal tax returns until February 12, 2021 your filed return will have to wait to be accepted. Then it may be at least 21 more days before the IRS issues the tax refund if there are no problems with your tax return after being accepted.
