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If I mess up my taxes am I going to get arrested?

cgcatlover — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:47:29 GMT

I am 100% sure I never got the $1,400 stimulus payment in 2021 and that money would be literally life saving right now but I am terrified the IRS is going to kick my door in if I file this honestly. I never received the letter that tells you the amount you received and it should have been direct deposited into my account like the $600 payment was, but it wasn't. My payment sat in limbo on the get my payment tool until they shut the tool down. I don't want to get in trouble for filing this honestly when I've heard so many stories of people getting in trouble with the IRS because of something little when I'm sure if I just check the box that says I got my payment the IRS won't look twice.

Re: If I mess up my taxes am I going to get arrested?

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:07:45 GMT

The IRS is not going to kick your door down.

Letter 6475 is sent by the IRS to people who received the 3rd EIP payment. If you did not receive that stimulus check then they would not send you that letter. If you are eligible to get the 3rd EIP payment you can get it by answering the questions in Federal Review for the recovery rebate credit. The EIP amount will show up on line 30 of your Form 1040 and will be added to your refund.

PREVIEW 1040

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.

If you mean that they sent you the 3rd EIP payment but you did not receive the payment then you need to have it traced.

LOST THIRD STIMULUS CHECK

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-payment-issued-but-lost-stolen-destroyed-or-not-received

LOST 1st or 2nd STIMULUS CHECK

Q F1. I received my payment by check, but it was lost, stolen or destroyed. How do I get a new one? ...

A1. If you received your payment by check and it was lost, stolen or destroyed, you may need to request a payment trace so the IRS can determine if your payment was cashed. See How do I request a payment trace to track my first or second Economic Impact Payments?

If a trace is initiated and the IRS determines that the check wasn’t cashed, the IRS will credit your account for that payment, but the IRS cannot reissue your payment. Instead, you will need to claim the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2020 tax return if eligible.

Re: If I mess up my taxes am I going to get arrested?

fanfare — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:47:00 GMT

@cgcatlover

"The IRS is not going to kick your door down."

You must be thinking of your local police department.

Re: If I mess up my taxes am I going to get arrested?

SweetieJean — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 15:15:44 GMT

I just received my own Letter 6475. Apparently they were late in sending some of them out.

the IRS sent a letter saying they never received my 2020 return

evkinn — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:56:23 GMT

IRS sent letter saying they never received my 2020 return

Re: the IRS sent a letter saying they never received my 2020 return

evkinn — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:57:38 GMT

I did mail it last year.

Re: the IRS sent a letter saying they never received my 2020 return

VolvoGirl — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 20:09:19 GMT

would wait. The IRS sent out a lot of letters. The last couple years were a mess and the IRS got way behind processing returns.

IRS suspending notices

IRS continues work to help taxpayers; suspends mailing of additional letters | Internal Revenue Service

See this CNN article requesting another copy

IRS to temporarily stop sending many taxpayer notices - CNN