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Deductions & credits
Here's a tough one.... Got the first stimulus payment based on Married Filing Jointly. ($1200 x 2= $2400). Never got the second (or the third). Spouse passed away in January 2020, so technically I am not entitled to the second stimulus check based on Single Income. Does the IRS know that spouse is deceased based on Social Security records/info? Why am I being asked to enter the amount of $1200 only to force the IRS to have to decide whether I am really entitled to the stimulus or not. The IRS was WAY behind on workload all of 2020. I expect it will take forever to get my situation dealt with and to get my refund this year. Guess they or Turbo Tax has not been able to refine the software to matchup death of a spouse with stimulus payment income and entitlement.