The key is when the amendment was filed and when the IRS processed it. Although the stimulus payment was sent out based on the 2019 (or 2018) tax return, it is reconciled on the 2020 return. Some taxpayers are still getting checks, however there are some caveats.
Since the other parent is claiming your child on their tax return this year, the reconciliation tax year, then it will be included with that tax return and added to the payments (1040, Line 30) on the that tax return.
You can try contacting the IRS about this to see how this would be handled in your situation specifically.
- (January - April) 800-829-1040 - Call early or late for shortest wait times.
- Telephone service wait times can average 15 minutes. Some telephone service lines may have longer wait times.
- Telephone service wait times are higher on Monday and Tuesday, during Presidents Day weekend and around the April tax filing deadline.
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