@rgg209 Check your account for the 2018 return. Does it say "accepted" or does it say something else like "rejected", "printed" or "ready to mail?" If it does not say accepted, it was not e-filed.
Or....the IRS does make mistakes.....do they say that you did not FILE a 2018 tax return or that you did not pay your 2018 tax due? Your only proof that you paid your tax would be your own bank or credit card records. Do you show that you paid?
When did you file the 2018 return? Was it filed by the filing deadline in 2019 or did you file it late by mail?
The IRS sent out the first stimulus checks based on 2018 or 2019 returns in order to send them in a hurry, but you can recover the stimulus money by using the recovery rebate credit on your 2020 return.
The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return. If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check in 2020, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021
The Recovery Rebate Credit will be found in the FEDERAL REVIEW section. ( you should see "Let's make sure you got the right stimulus amount”) If you are eligible it will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.
Make sure that you enter ALL of the stimulus money received for the 1st and 2nd stimulus for yourself, your spouse and your children.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing
Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.
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