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Stimulus checks: new baby 2020 not calculating
I am having an issue and wanted to see if others share it. My spouse and I had a baby in 2020 so we did not receive the "child" portion of the stimulus checks for COVID (CARES Act, etc.). In turbo tax, it correctly identified the child as a "dependent" and we got the standard $2000 credit for the child.
But, when turbotax at the end of the filing does the "lets make sure you got the right stimulus amount" it mentions that the number could be wrong if you added a dependent in 2020 (like a baby). When we put our numbers in (obviously without any dependent monies) and turbotax says this is all correct and continues on! Is anyone else experiencing this? We, very obviously have a new dependent that should have drastically changed our stimulus amount. Is this a turbotax fail? Did I input my dependent incorrectly (as mentioned I am still getting the normal tax credit)?