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If you didn't receive the first or second stimulus payment then you will need to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2020 tax return.

If you didn't claim the Credit and need to make changes to your return then you will need to file an amended tax return (Form 1040-X). Please see FAQ How to amend a tax return for instructions. It is best to wait until your original return has been processed before starting an amended return. You can e-file your 2020 amended federal tax return.

Please see Where's My Amended Return? to check the status of your amended return.

To claim the credit in TurboTax, please follow these steps when you are amending your 2020 tax return:

1. Log into TurboTax.
2. After entering all your information click "Federal Review" at the top of your screen. 
3. On the screen "Let's make sure you got the right stimulus amount" click "Continue".
4. You will be asked about the amounts of first round and second round stimulus payments you received.  If you did not receive a payment enter "0".
5. TurboTax will then calculate the amount of stimulus payment remaining that you are still entitled to get. 
6. Any stimulus amount remaining due to you will show as a credit on line 30 of the 1040.

To be eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit you need to be a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien in 2020 and have a Social Security number that is valid for employment.

You cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else to be eligible (please see Who can I claim as my dependent? for details).

Your credit amount will be reduced if your 2020 adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than: 

• $150,000 if married and filing a joint return or filing as a qualifying widow or widower
• $112,500 if filing as head of household or
• $75,000 for eligible individuals filing as a single or as married filing separately.  

Your payment will be reduced by 5% of the amount by which your AGI exceeds the applicable threshold above. (IRS FAQ Recovery Rebate Credit )

The third round of Economic Impact Payments will be based on the taxpayer's latest processed tax return from either 2020 or 2019. If the IRS has received and processed a taxpayer's 2020 return, the agency will instead make the calculation based on that return.

Please see How will the third stimulus impact me? for additional information.