https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/alternating-years-i-claim-my-dependent-do-i-have-to-pay-back-the-extra-1400/01/2495348#M893606 <P>Me and my son's mother alternate the years we claim him. I claimed him for 2020 so I received the third stimulus in early 2021 of $1400 for him. Do I have to pay that back when I file for 2021 since I cannot claim him?</P> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:40:52 GMT sip3s 2026-03-09T05:40:52Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/alternating-years-i-claim-my-dependent-do-i-have-to-pay-back-the-extra-1400/01/2495348#M893606 <P>Me and my son's mother alternate the years we claim him. I claimed him for 2020 so I received the third stimulus in early 2021 of $1400 for him. Do I have to pay that back when I file for 2021 since I cannot claim him?</P> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:40:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/alternating-years-i-claim-my-dependent-do-i-have-to-pay-back-the-extra-1400/01/2495348#M893606 sip3s 2026-03-09T05:40:52Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-alternating-years-i-claim-my-dependent-do-i-have-to-pay-back-the-extra-1400/01/2495359#M893612 <P>No you do not have to pay it back.&nbsp; But you do have to say on your return that you received that much.&nbsp; &nbsp; And this time if his mom claims him for 2021 she gets it too.</P> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:00:04 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-alternating-years-i-claim-my-dependent-do-i-have-to-pay-back-the-extra-1400/01/2495359#M893612 xmasbaby0 2022-02-18T21:00:04Z