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Retirement tax questions

My mother passed in Feb 2020 and she received a direct deposit of $1200 in May. I sent a $1200 check back and the IRS cashed it. 

 

I've started working on my 2020 taxes and Turbotax wants to give it back to her. It askes if she received an EIP 1 and EIP 2. I answered No to both questions, so it adds $1200 and $600 to her refund.  The $600 is correct because she is eligible for the second one according to the new law (even though it makes absolutely no sense).  I am not going to answer Yes to the EIP 1 because it was sent back.  Like you said, the first EIP was not clear on eligibility for the deceased and I'm not sure what to do here.