DMarkM1
Employee Tax Expert

After you file

You may not need to amend your return.  You will need to wait for you return to be processed. 

 

The IRS has not published any guidance on how they will handle a misstatement of stimulus amounts on the 2020 tax returns.  They may catch the error and notify you of the correction. 

 

Due to the timing of the stimulus payments and the tax filing season, this experience is very common.  

 

Here is a link to monitor for updates on the Recovery Rebate Credit.

 

[edited 2/22/2021 8:33am EST]

 

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