After you file
If your income is within the limits and you did not receive the full amount of the 3rd stimulus check, you can claim the rest on your 2021 tax return. It is called the Recovery Rebate Credit on Line 30 of Form 1040.
The full payment is available to single tax filers with income under $75,000 and married joint filers with an income under $150,000.
If you have not filed, to get back to that screen to claim the rest of the credit, follow these steps:
- Open or continue your return
- In the search box, type recovery rebate credit and select the Jump to recovery rebate credit at the top of the search results
- On the screen select No to enter the amount you received in 2021.
- Continue.
If you qualify for more than you received, the recovery rebate credit will show up on Line 30. But if the search result did not show the screen as shown below, very likely your income is over the limit.
