Will you please tell me how to file a 1040x form to get my 3 stimulus checks please??? Thanks!

heartwarrior_1 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:48:34 GMT

Can I file thru turbo tax

Re: Will you please tell me how to file a 1040x form to get my 3 stimulus checks please??? Thanks!

ee-ea — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 11:16:36 GMT

See this info

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments

Re: Will you please tell me how to file a 1040x form to get my 3 stimulus checks please??? Thanks!

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:11:56 GMT

You cannot get all three stimulus checks by filing one 1040X. First-----could you be claimed as someone else's dependent for 2020 or for 2021? If so, you were not eligible for stimulus checks then and would not be eligible now for the recovery rebate credit.

If no one could claim you as a dependent in 2020---then you can file a 2020 return and seek the recovery rebate credit for the stimulus checks that were issued for tax year 2020. Or....if you filed a 2020 return and did not use the recovery rebate credit on your 2020 return---you can amend your 2020 return to use the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review to seek the credit.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-a...

If you need to file an original 2020 return:

Online preparation and e-filing for 2020, 2021, and 2022 is permanently closed.

To file a return for a prior tax year

If you need to prepare a return for 2020, 2021, or 2022 you can purchase and download desktop software on a full PC or Mac 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.

And....you can do the same thing for the 2021 stimulus----either prepare and mail in an original 2021 return and use the recovery rebate credit, or amend the 2021 return you already filed and use the recovery rebate credit for that year.

Your eligibility for the stimulus money—-now available as the recovery rebate credit— will depend on your circumstances in 2020 and/or 2021. If you could be claimed as someone else’s dependent in 2020 or 2021, you are not eligible for the recovery rebate credit now.

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. Again----if you could be claimed as someone else's dependent for 2020, you will not get the recovery rebate credit.

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

If you need to trace a payment that the IRS says has been issued to you, mail or fax a completed IRS Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund.

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