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April 15, 2020
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My stimulus check is wrong. What now?

  • April 15, 2020
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Level 2
April 15, 2020

If she turns 17 in 2019, then no she doesn’t qualify for the $500

Level 2
April 15, 2020

My adjusted gross income is 186000 for married filing jointly and have 2 kids

so 36000 above the cutoff
So multiply 360x $5=1800
1200+1200+500+500=3400-1800=1600
Correct?

we got $334

Level 2
April 15, 2020

Any new info I have two daughter 4 and 8 and didn’t get anything for them 

Level 2
April 15, 2020

My stimulus check is wrong. What now

Level 2
April 15, 2020

According to my adjusted gross income of $68,000 and being head of household with one dependent I should be receiving $1700. I received $1200 only.

What so I do now?

Level 2
April 15, 2020

Hi there I received a direct deposit of $1,200 today. I was expecting $2,200.

$1200 for the house and $500 for each child I claimed. Am I correct in saying this?

Level 2
April 15, 2020

Yes! 

Level 2
April 15, 2020

I have a 12 year old and 4 year old that I claim, but only got $1700. 

Level 2
April 15, 2020

I believe my amount is incorrect as well. Today I received $1,769.60 in stimulus payment. My adjusted gross income on my filed 2019 tax return is $202,608.00. I am married and filed jointly. 
I have 4 children that live with us: 13,11 and twin 5 year olds. All these meet the criteria for $500 each. 
I was expecting $2,000 ($500 for each dependent).  
I was not expecting anything else due to our adjusted gross income level exceeding the $198K threshold. 
We are very fortunate to make the money we do and we don’t need a stimulus payment to pay the bills. And we feel bad for everyone that is impacted by this pandemic and then received the incorrect amount. I am personally worried how the IRS is coming up with all these numbers and how it will affect us when we file our 2020 tax return. 

Level 2
April 15, 2020

My fiancé filed claiming himself and all the kids. 1 child is his biological so he marked him as “son” the other 4 are my children and he marked them as “other” since we aren’t married yet. We got the stimulus today and they only gave him $1700 enough for him and 1 child even though we have 5 children living here. 

(I filed mine as single with no dependents because I only work part time) But we are all one household.

DoninGA
Level 15
Level 15
April 15, 2020

@TMMoore wrote:

My fiancé filed claiming himself and all the kids. 1 child is his biological so he marked him as “son” the other 4 are my children and he marked them as “other” since we aren’t married yet. We got the stimulus today and they only gave him $1700 enough for him and 1 child even though we have 5 children living here. 

(I filed mine as single with no dependents because I only work part time) But we are all one household.


The other children are non-relatives on his tax return and are not eligible for the Child Tax Credit.  Therefore not eligible for the $500 stimulus credit.

Level 2
April 15, 2020

I only received $140.60. I should have received $1200.00. What do I do with $140.....this is awful.

Level 2
April 15, 2020

I thought I was in the same boat but I actually just misunderstood AGI. My AGI for 2019 (in my taxes filed /accepted months ago ) was much lower than my 2018 AGI, but apparently the standard deduction is applied TO the AGI, it is not part of the calculation in defining AGI.