Missed my stimulus?

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Critter-3 — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:54:19 GMT

Federal stimulus checks were issued for tax years 2020 and 2021----not for tax year 2022. There is no place on a 2022 tax return to enter anything about stimulus checks. If you did not receive the first or second stimulus check for 2020 ($1200 and $600) , you have to use the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review on a 2020 tax return to get it. If you did not receive the third stimulus check for $1400 in 2021, then you can use the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review on a 2021 tax return to get the third EIP payment. If you could be claimed as someone else's dependent for 2020 or 2021 then you were not eligible to receive the stimulus checks.

Re: Missed my stimulus?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:57:50 GMT

There is not a federal stimulus for 2022, nor is there anywhere on a 2022 federal tax return to enter anything about a stimulus check. If anyone could claim you as a dependent for tax years 2020 or 2021, you were not and are not eligible for those stimulus (recovery rebate) amounts. If you could not be claimed and somehow just did not receive the stimulus checks for 2020 and/or 2021 then you can only get them by filing tax returns for 2020 or 2021.

The first stimulus checks were issued in 2020; the first one was for $1200 for adults and $500 for qualified children dependents under the age of 17. The IRS was in a hurry to send out those checks so they sometimes used information from your 2019 return to send out the check. Or sometimes they sent it after you filed your 2020 return.

The second stimulus was sent in late 2020 or early 2021; that one was $600 per adult and $600 for qualified children dependents under the age of 17.

The 3rd stimulus check was $1400 for adults and $1400 for any dependent you claimed, and was sent out in 2021.

If you did not receive the first or second stimulus check, you can get it by filing a 2020 return and use the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review. The stimulus amount will show up on line 30 of the Form 1040.

If you did not receive the 3rd stimulus check, you can get it by filing a 2021 tax return and use the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review. The stimulus amount will show up on line 30 of the Form 1040.

Check your own bank account for deposits of the stimulus checks, and check your online account with the IRS to see what the IRS shows they sent to you.

Try checking your online account with the IRS (and if you filed a joint return—check for BOTH of you)

https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

Online preparation and e-filing for 2019 and 2020 and 2021 is permanently closed.

To file a return for a prior tax year

If you need to prepare a return for 2019, 2020 or 2021 you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign, and mail the return(s)

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.

Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/help/how-do-i-contact-my-state-department-of-revenue/00/25573

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.

Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses. Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.

Note: The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac. It cannot be used on a mobile device.

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