@Ladyhu Not sure what "specialist" prepared your return. But if you were unsure whether you received the 3rd stimulus you had ways to check. You could have checked your own bank account for deposits of $1400 per person on your tax return after mid-March of 2021, or you could have checked your online account with the IRS to see if the IRS showed that the $1400 per person 3rd stimulus was sent to you. People who received the 3rd stimulus should have received letter 6475 from the IRS as another reminder to use that information when preparing your 2021 tax return.
If you did in fact receive that $1400 per person then saying no to the question about it put it on line 30 of your tax return, artificially inflating your refund. You cannot get the 3rd stimulus twice. The IRS cross checks line 30 and if you already received the 3rd EIP they recalculate your refund or tax due.
Sorry---if you made a mistake and owe additional tax to the IRS you have to pay it.
Try checking your online account with the IRS
https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account
Does the IRS show that you received a $1400 stimulus or EIP check in 2021? Did you receive it? When you were asked on your tax return did you say no? Was there $1400 on line 30 of your tax return?
If the IRS says you got $1400 last year but you did not receive it you can have it traced.
LOST THIRD STIMULUS CHECK
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-round-economic-impact-payment-top...
If you need to trace a payment that the IRS says has been issued to you, mail or fax a completed IRS Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund.
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