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How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

drizzlepearl — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:27:32 GMT

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

HelenC12 — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:48:25 GMT

If your son was or is your dependent, your stimulus check would include $500 for him provided you qualify for the stimulus.

If he was not your dependent, he would file a 2019 income tax return. Go to TurboTax.com, select a product and enter his information.

The following individuals are not eligible to receive a recovery rebate:

Any individual who was claimed or could have been claimed as a dependent on another individual's 2019 income tax return.
Any qualifying child who has not been reported on a 2018 or 2019 tax return with a social security number.

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

Jbelfior — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:44:17 GMT

The answer to how do I apply for my 18 yr old son to get the stimulus check, said if he was clained as a dependent then the parent will get $500 for him. When I filled out the questions to see how much I am getting for the stimulus check one if the questions said how many dependents under 18? And my son is 18 so I didn't count him and it didnt list the $500 for him. If he is 18 and is on my taxes as a dependent and did not work and is in college, will he count as a dependent and will I get 500 for him, even if he is 18 yrs old? Thank you

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:48:18 GMT

You only get the $500 for a dependent UNDER the age of 17. So you will not get the stimulus money for your 18 year old. At age 18, he can be claimed as a dependent, so he will not be receiving the stimulus money in his own name.

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

ReginaM — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:51:17 GMT

Since you claimed your son as a dependent on your return, he is considered a dependent for Stimulus Payment purposes also. Your son can not file for his own Stimulus Payment since he was claimed as a dependent on your return. Here is a link for more information on the IRS Corona Virus Relief Payment

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

Alexis17 — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 00:44:15 GMT

I filed my son as a dependent in 2019. He is 18 and still in high school. I did not receive a stimulus for him, because he did not qualify. He was too old (over 17) and was claimed as a dependent, so he couldn’t get one under his name. The same thing will apply for the next stimulus..

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 00:46:55 GMT

@Alexis17 Yes that is correct. You do not receive stimulus money for a child older than 16. And since he can be claimed as a dependent he cannot get it himself. That is the way the law was written.

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

Keishayr — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:50:13 GMT

My question is what if they weren't carried as a dependent because they worked and filed their own taxes are they not eligible for the stimulus check

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

sokapop — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 23:19:15 GMT

I have the same question. What if my 18 year old son has a job and files his own 2019 tax return and I don't claim him as a dependent on my 2019 tax return? Will he qualify for a stimulus refund?

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 23:29:24 GMT

Is your 18 year old paying for over half his own support? Is he no longer a student? Just because he has a job and some money does not mean he cannot be claimed as your dependent--even though he wants to get stimulus money. Try the IRS interview to see if he CAN be claimed. If he CAN be claimed then he does not qualify to get stimulus $.

IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

Danielaavina1234 — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 03:17:43 GMT

I apply for a stimulus check for me Nd my baby I’m going throw some head time rn I really don’t have no where to stay I Barley have food for myself I’m Caralee 30 weeks pregnant with a babyboy

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 03:32:20 GMT

The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return. If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check this year, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021—if you are eligible.It will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-2020-tax-return

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-payments-for-individuals-and-families

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

kharirs — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:32:34 GMT

how do my 19 year old nephew get back stimulus checks

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

VolvoGirl — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:37:32 GMT

If he is a full time student and somebody can claim him as a dependent then he does not qualify for the Stimulus payment.

If he does not qualify as a dependent and files his own return he can get it on his 2020 return.

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

Polywog529 — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:41:31 GMT

I had open heart surgery and was unable to work the last 2 and a half years . I am disabled now . I have not received any of my stimulus check s please help me for I have no income now

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

WendyN2 — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:10:30 GMT

Given that you state that you have not worked, might it be safe to assume that you did not file a 2019 tax return? If you did not file for 2019 - even with no income to report, the IRS had nothing to go by in order to determine your potential eligibility for a stimulus check. You could have requested one, but the final date for that was in November 2020. At this point, your best bet is to file a 2020 tax return - even though you did not receive any income, in order to request payment for this credit not received. However, if you are listed as a dependent of another on their tax return - due to your being disabled - then you would not receive the benefit personally, the individual who claims you as their dependent would receive extra for caring for you. If you are not claimed on someone else's return, then when you walk through the questionnaire, near the very end of the Federal questionnaire, it will ask you about stimulus payments and if you received any. Answer zero (using the number 0) at the first stimulus "field" as well as the second stimulus "field" and the system will show you that you are due $1800. I hope this covers it for you. Good luck in your recovery!!

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old daughter

Klondike22 — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:26:56 GMT

My daughter haven’t received any stimulus out of the three sent out why

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old daughter

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:31:00 GMT

@Klondike22 You have not given us any information about your daughter---we cannot tell you if she is eligible to receive a stimulus check or not unless we know the pertinent facts. How old was she at the end of 2020? Did you claim her as a dependent? CAN she be claimed as someone else's dependent? Was she a full-time student in 2020? Did she file a 2020 tax return?

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old daughter

AmyC — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:32:22 GMT

@Klondike22

I don't see any other posts from you on this thread. How old is your daughter? Why should she get a stimulus? Did you get it for her for the third payment? Does your daughter file taxes? Support herself? Can you clarify why you think she should be getting them and if she did not qualify on her 2020 return?

Re: How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

Dominick1102 — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:31:40 GMT

How can I get started on signing my 18-year-old son that still lives in my home for a stimulus check