I finally assumed that I didn't have to report it if the "question" didn't pop up during the Federal return audit. Usually you have to report all income that is received and the software (in my mind) should determine if it is used for calculations. Same as the entering expenses but the deduction are not enough to override the "standard" deduction.
It appears that in this situation you don't have to report the EIP unless you are trying to get more "Credit" which the AGI is above the limit for the credit. The software should have you enter the received payment and then calculate if there is additional credit allowed. That is the main reason for using the software..........time savings.
Otherwise I can save money and just go through all the schedules myself without the software.
Thank you for the response. After reviewing several of the comments to different questions I figured out the answer.
