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Recovery rebate credit

rpmorn — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:22:23 GMT

Turbo tax not applying Recovery rebate credit for child born in 2021

Re: Recovery rebate credit

VolvoGirl — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 01:39:17 GMT

Be sure you said the new baby lived with you the WHOLE YEAR! Go back and check that.

If you had a child born in 2021- Add them under My Info. You need to answer 2 questions…..

Did your child live with you for the whole year? Answer YES even if they were born late in the year (even on Dec 31).

Then was at least half of child's expenses paid by CHILD? Usually is NO.

Or your AGI is too high. Or did you lose a dependent? Your stimulus check is based on the number of qualifying people listed on your tax return. You don't receive a check for the new baby necessarily, it is just based on the number of qualifying people listed on your return.

So, if you lost one qualifying person you aren't claiming this year and replaced that person with a new baby, you still have the same number of qualifying persons on your return.

Re: Recovery rebate credit

DoninGA — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 01:41:18 GMT

In the My Info section did you indicate the child lived with you for the whole year and lived in the US for the whole year? Did you indicate the child did NOT provide over one-half of their own support? Did you indicate that there was no one else in the home that supported the child? Did you NOT check box indicating the Social Security number was not valid for work?

Check your entries and and change as needed so the child will be eligible for the $1,400 Recovery Rebate Credit.

Re: Recovery rebate credit

rpmorn — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 01:49:12 GMT

Have done all that

checked and rechecked, even deleted new dependent and reentered.

still nothing changes

Re: Recovery rebate credit

rpmorn — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 01:53:45 GMT

Checked and rechecked.

added new dependent this year that did not receive $1400

turbo tax says I recieved all I am entitled to based on letter I recieved that stated stimulus amount before birth of child

Re: Recovery rebate credit

DoninGA — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 02:32:23 GMT

@rpmorn What is the TurboTax program indicating for the amount you should have received for the 3rd stimulus payment?

Is it showing $2,800 (assuming you are married and file jointly) or is it showing $4,200?

Re: Recovery rebate credit

rpmorn — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 03:12:45 GMT

It shows $4200 which is correct amount before new dependent added born in 2021

Re: Recovery rebate credit

DoninGA — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 13:49:35 GMT

@rpmorn wrote:

It shows $4200 which is correct amount before new dependent added born in 2021

So you also have another dependent other than the child born in 2021 and received the stimulus payment for that dependent?

Re: Recovery rebate credit

rpmorn — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 15:04:44 GMT

Yes there is another dependent besides the new dependent that was born after we recieved $4200

Re: Recovery rebate credit

DoninGA — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 15:35:56 GMT

@rpmorn wrote:

Yes there is another dependent besides the new dependent that was born after we recieved $4200

The following screen shot is what the TurboTax program presents when I have one dependent age 10 and another dependent born in 2021. If you are not getting a similar screen then there must be something you have entered for the child born in 2021 that is preventing the program from recognizing the child as a dependent.

Is your Adjusted Gross Income shown on the Form 1040 Line 11 $160,000 or more? If so, then you would not be eligible for the credit.

Re: Recovery rebate credit

rpmorn — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:12:01 GMT

The program shows the child born in 2021 as a dependent. Falls below the income limits. But the screen I get does not show $5600 it shows $4200

Re: Recovery rebate credit

JamesG1 — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:47:38 GMT

In TurboTax online, at the screen Let's double-check the amount you received, you are not receiving a third stimulus check for a child born in 2021. If the screen is not awarding the third stimulus check, there must be something in the software that is not awarding you the newborn as a qualifying child.

The new dependent must be reported as a qualifying child for you to qualify for the third stimulus check on your 2021 Federal tax return.

A child is your qualifying child if the following conditions are met:

Relationship to the individual who’s eligible for the payment: The child is your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, grandchild, niece, or nephew).
Child's age: The child was:
- under age 19 at the end of the tax year,
- under age 24 at the end of the tax year, a student, and younger than you, or
- any age and permanently and totally disabled.
Child's citizenship: The child’s a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. resident alien, or a resident of Canada or Mexico.
Child's residency: The child lived with you for more than half of the tax year.
Support for child: The child didn’t provide over half of his or her own support for the tax year.
Child's tax return: The child doesn’t file a joint return for the year (or files it only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).

Under MyInfo for the dependent information, did you report that the new-born dependent lived with you the whole year? Does the child have a valid Social Security number?

Re: Recovery rebate credit

VolvoGirl — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:49:10 GMT

Go back to My Info and make sure all of you are showing up. And you and your spouse are not showing up as being a dependent on someone else's return. Or one of your dependents is not showing up as a dependent. Are they both listed at the top of your 1040?

Before filing you can preview the 1040 or print the whole return
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/accessing/help/how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing/00/26160

Re: Recovery rebate credit

rpmorn — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 17:20:28 GMT

At this point I’m assuming it’s a software issue because the child born in 2021 is listed as a dependent in my info, recieved the child tax credit ( no advance payments for that child). Yes it shows the child lived with us the whole year and has a valid Social Security number. Still it is saying the $4200 recieved prior to the birth of the new dependent is the correct amount.

Re: Recovery rebate credit

VolvoGirl — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 17:39:16 GMT

But is your other dependent still showing up as a dependent?

Here's part of an answer I copied from another post by xmasbaby......

Make sure you have entered your child as a dependent in My Info, and that you have entered the child's Social Security number. If your child was born in 2021make sure you said he lived with you the whole year. There is an oddly worded question that asks if the child paid over half their own support. Say NO to that question.

Or try deleting the child and re-enter his information in My Info. Try deleting both dependents.

Re: Recovery rebate credit

rpmorn — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 18:13:46 GMT

Yes, my info shows both children as dependents. All questions are answered correctly. Tried deleting and reentering info twice. Still says eligible for $4200 when it should be $5600

Re: Recovery rebate credit

AliciaP1 — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:11:25 GMT

The Recovery Rebate Credit has AGI limitations that may be causing your issue. See What are the eligibility rules for the Recovery Rebate Credit? for specifics.

@rpmorn

Re: Recovery rebate credit

Critter-3 — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:22:08 GMT

@rpmorn

Did you look at the actual form 1040 line 30 yet for the $1400? The screenshot you posted says you qualify for 5600 and you indicated you only got 4200 ... go look now ...

You can peek at only the Federal form 1040 and the summary of the state info by going here:

1) lower- Left side of the screen...click to the left side of the "Tax Tools" text selection.
2) then select "Tools"
3) then select "View Tax Summary" from the pop-up
4) then back to the left-side and "Preview 1040"

Then hit the "Back" on the left side to get back to your tax entries.

To view your entire return using the online editions (including the state) before you file, you will need to pay for your online account.

To pay the TurboTax online account fees by credit card, without completing the 2021 return at this time, click on Tax Tools >>> Tools and then Print Center. Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return. On the next page, to pay by credit card, click Continue. On the next screen it will ask if you want Audit Defense, if you do not want this option just click on the Continue button. The next screen will ask for all your credit card information so you can pay for the account.

Re: Recovery rebate credit

DoninGA — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:27:38 GMT

@Critter-3 Uhhhh....That was my test return screenshot not the OP's.

Re: Recovery rebate credit

rpmorn — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 01:25:26 GMT

Yes I have looked

line 30 is blank