@Lunatink13 wrote:
Let me reword that. Can I file for him qnd have his stimulus sent to the prison he is at?
You can't file in your son's name unless you have authorization in the form of a signed form 2848 from your son. That will allow you to sign a tax return in his name. Then, you can submit a tax return, even with zero income, and he will qualify for the $1200 stimulus from round 1 and the $600 stimulus from round 2.
Also, the IRS will only do a direct deposit into a bank account in his name. If he does not have a bank account, you can request a check, but he will have to sign it so you can deposit it before the check expires, which might be as short as 90 days.
So you will need to make a couple visits to the prison, to get him to sign a form 2848 for you, and then maybe to have him sign a check, unless he has a bank account on the outside.
