I am trying to claim my son as a dependent for the first time. I added him in the dependent section but my return dollar amount isn't showing I claimed him What is wrong?

gizmolover1221 — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:26:58 GMT

Re: I am trying to claim my son as a dependent for the first time. I added him in the dependent section but my return dollar amount isn't showing I claimed him What is wrong?

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:49:47 GMT

Was your child born in 2020?

Children born in 2020 were not included in the 1st stimulus because those checks were based on 2018 or 2019. No one got stimulus money for babies born in 2020 because the IRS did not know about those babies or have their SSN’s. But on your 2020 tax return you can claim your child born in 2020 for the stimulus money, as well as the other child-related credits. You enter your new dependent in My Info. When you go through the screens in My Info make sure to say your child lived with you the WHOLE year. When it asks the oddly worded question about whether your child paid for over half their own support say NO.

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

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-will-the-stimulus-package-impact-me/00/1393859

We know that the IRS is already revising the 2020 Form 1040 to include the 2nd stimulus, but that change will entail a lot of re-programing at the IRS and for the tax software programs. It may be at least a month — or longer— before the forms are changed. Do NOT be in a hurry to file your 2020 tax return until more is known. Give some extra time to the IRS and the software programmers so that the software can handle the new 2nd stimulus, so that you can get it all by filing ONE time. You will need to visit the recovery rebate section AFTER the form and software revisions are complete in order to do this correctly. It is never a good idea to file too early; filing your 2020 return too soon may result in a lot of extra confusion that can be avoided if you wait and file a little later.

Re: I am trying to claim my son as a 3 dependent for the first time. I added him in the dependent section but my return dollar amount isn't showing I claimed him What is wrong?

NCperson — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:24:24 GMT

1) did you enter the ss#

2) respond that he lived with your 'the whole year' (I assume this is a new born - do not answer the number of months since birth)

3) when asked if THE CHILD provided more than 50% of his support, answer "NO"

does that fix it?

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I am trying to claim my son as a dependent for the first time. I added him in the dependent section but my return dollar amount isn't showing I claimed him What is wrong?

Re: I am trying to claim my son as a dependent for the first time. I added him in the dependent section but my return dollar amount isn't showing I claimed him What is wrong?

Re: I am trying to claim my son as a 3 dependent for the first time. I added him in the dependent section but my return dollar amount isn't showing I claimed him What is wrong?