Had a baby in March, 2020, qualified for both Stimulus rounds but didn't receive his portion yet. However Turbotax won't let us claim the Recovery Rebate Credit -- why?

culpfiction — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 07:16:20 GMT

There seems to be no option to file for it online.

Re: Had a baby in March, 2020, qualified for both Stimulus rounds but didn't receive his portion yet. However Turbotax won't let us claim the Recovery Rebate Credit -- why?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 13:43:29 GMT

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 in 2020, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021

The Recovery Rebate Credit will be found in the FEDERAL REVIEW section. ( you should see "Let's make sure you got the right stimulus amount”) If you are eligible it will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.

Make sure that you enter ALL of the stimulus money received for the 1st and 2nd stimulus for yourself, your spouse and your children.

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

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

Re: Had a baby in March, 2020, qualified for both Stimulus rounds but didn't receive his portion yet. However Turbotax won't let us claim the Recovery Rebate Credit -- why?

culpfiction — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:40:30 GMT

I also hadn't yet input our baby's SSN, as I had to dig it out of storage. Once I input that, TurboTax recognized the unpaid stimulus portions and credited it.

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Had a baby in March, 2020, qualified for both Stimulus rounds but didn't receive his portion yet. However Turbotax won't let us claim the Recovery Rebate Credit -- why?

Re: Had a baby in March, 2020, qualified for both Stimulus rounds but didn't receive his portion yet. However Turbotax won't let us claim the Recovery Rebate Credit -- why?

Re: Had a baby in March, 2020, qualified for both Stimulus rounds but didn't receive his portion yet. However Turbotax won't let us claim the Recovery Rebate Credit -- why?