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My mother-in-law passed away on January 30, 2021. Is the family allowed to keep the stimulus of $1,400 that came in for her or does it need to be returned to the IRS?

 
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LenaH
Employee Tax Expert

My mother-in-law passed away on January 30, 2021. Is the family allowed to keep the stimulus of $1,400 that came in for her or does it need to be returned to the IRS?

Yes, you can keep the stimulus payment.  For the third round of stimulus checks, only individuals that died prior to January 1, 2021 are not eligible to receive a payment.

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My mother-in-law passed away on January 30, 2021. Is the family allowed to keep the stimulus of $1,400 that came in for her or does it need to be returned to the IRS?

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