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Stimulus Payment For Deceased

PawC — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:25:45 GMT

My Father received the first stimulus payment as a debit card after he passed away in May 2020. Per the IRS guidelines I returned the card to the IRS. In starting his 2020 return with TurboTax, I get asked the question if he received a stimulus payment and when I answer no, TurboTax generates a Federal refund for the amount of the payment. I entered that he was deceased and gave the date in his Personal Information. Seems to me this is either an error or I am doing something wrong?

Re: Stimulus Payment For Deceased

gilrep — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:23:31 GMT

Same here. When I enter that he did not receive a second stimulus check..it adds it to his tax refund even though he passed in April 2020 and is not untitled to the second check.Is this a defect in Turbo Tax?

Re: Stimulus Payment For Deceased

VolvoGirl — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:32:14 GMT

For deceased individuals see the second question under Eligibility. If they died in 2020 they still get it.

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/second-eip-faqs