Hello! In this case, my family member was NOT my dependent in tax year 2020, so received the stimulus payment for 2021 based on that info. However, during 2021, they WERE my dependent.
Since they received the stimulus payment, I want to make sure that the dialogue boxes for my (married filing joint) return also asks to reconcile any DEPENDENTs who may or may not have received stimulus payments in 2021, with those amounts.
My point is, in response to the original person's comment about just (my words) "lumping it in to the total that myself and/or spouse received" will throw off the numbers for all 3 of us, when comparing to letters and/or IRS information.
(In my case, the dependent is not required to file for 2021.)
To allow for this, I think the TT software needs to ask:
1. Did any of your claimed dependents for 2021 receive stimulus payments in 2021?
2. Then ask: If that dependent also filed their own return for 2021, did they claim the stimulus payment there (on their own return) or not? If claimed there, no need to do anything. If not claimed there, or they did NOT file a return, enter their number here.
