At this point you should check your 2019 return to try to determine why she did not qualify for round one and two stimulus payments. In order to qualify she needed to qualify for the Child Tax Credit on your 2019 return. Check the dependent section on your 2019 return to see that the "Child Tax Credit" box is checked. If it is not then you can determine why.
The first test is she age 16 or younger? The other big test is did you indicate on your return that she lived with you more than 1/2 the year? Below is a list of the other qualifications.
If she should have qualified but for an error on your 2019 tax return then you should file an amendment. It may not work but that is the only option you have at this time.
- Taxpayers who are eligible to claim this credit must list the name and Social Security number for each dependent on their tax return.
- The child must be younger than 17 on the last day of the tax year, generally Dec 31.
- The child must be the taxpayer’s son, daughter, stepchild, foster or adopted child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother or half-sister. An adopted child includes a child lawfully placed with them for legal adoption. They can also include grandchildren, nieces or nephews.
- The child must have not provided more than half of their own support for the year.
- The taxpayer must claim the child as their dependent on their federal tax return.
- The child cannot file a tax return for the same year with the status married filing jointly, unless the only reason they are filing is to claim a refund.
- The child must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national or a U.S. resident alien.
- In most cases, the child must have lived with the taxpayer for more than half of 2019.
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