HelenC12
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After you file

There's nothing you can do. It's up to the IRS. However, since you filed your 2020 income tax return, it's more likely than not that the IRS will use your 2020 information.

  • Per IRS: You don’t need to do anything to get your stimulus check. The IRS will determine eligibility based on your last tax return (either 2019 or 2020) and will likely send your payment to the bank account where your tax refund was deposited.

To read more about the third stimulus payment, see How will the third stimulus impact me?

 

As with the previous two stimulus payments, the third stimulus payment is not taxable to you.

 

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