After you file

@BroDo You do not remember that you had to answer how much you received for the 3rd stimulus check(s)?   You were asked in Federal Review how much of the $1400 per person 3rd stimulus amount you received last year.   If you answered incorrectly, you would have ended up with an incorrect amount on line 30 of your Form 1040 for the recovery rebate credit.   If you artificially inflated your refund by putting an amount on line 30, the IRS caught the mistake and corrected your return.

 

Check your own bank statements for deposits of $1400 per person after mid-March of 2021, and check your online IRS account to see how much the IRS shows that they sent to you.

 

 

 

LOTS of people have made mistakes this year with the recovery rebate credit by "forgetting" that they received the $1400 per person stimulus checks last year.  They answered no to the questions for the  recovery recovery rebate credit and put the $1400 per person on line 30 of their returns.  But you cannot get it twice, so the IRS removes it when it is there by mistake.  The IRS sent letter 6475 showing that you received the 3rd stimulus check. 

 

 

It is very important that if you filed a joint return—-the IRS sent letter 6475 to EACH spouse.  You had to enter the total amount received.   Many people misunderstood and entered only the amount from one of the letters.

 

 

Try checking your online account with the IRS (and if you filed a joint return—check for BOTH of you)

 

https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

 

Does the IRS show that you received a $1400 per person 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 per person on line 30 of your tax return?

 

If the IRS says you got $1400  per person 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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