topic Claiming brother as a 2021 Dependent, he may have received 3rd stimulus but can I claim it too since he was actually my dependent? in Deductions & credits

Claiming brother as a 2021 Dependent, he may have received 3rd stimulus but can I claim it too since he was actually my dependent?

marsisme — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:25:19 GMT

He received stimulus based upon his 2020 filing and it may have given him the 3rd payment which really should have gone to me but the IRS doesnt have a crystal ball to see who is living with who and when. While doing my taxes it asks how much I actually received and wants to give me his stimulus. Can I do this?

Re: Claiming brother as a 2021 Dependent, he may have received 3rd stimulus but can I claim it too since he was actually my dependent?

rjs — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:57:42 GMT

Yes, you can do it. When TurboTax asks you how much you actually received, enter the amount that you actually received. If you claim your brother as a dependent for 2021 you are entitled to the Recovery Rebate Credit for him, even though he got a stimulus payment himself. That's the way it works.

Re: Claiming brother as a 2021 Dependent, he may have received 3rd stimulus but can I claim it too since he was actually my dependent?

marsisme — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 23:43:57 GMT

I want to thank everyone who posted answers especially RJS. Another contributor post showed a link to the exact question as addressed by the IRS but I believe the string of posts was removed because the "tax expert" who pretty muchn said it could not have been done was totally wrong.

Sharing the link to where the IRS addresses my question:

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2021-recovery-rebate-credit-topic-e-calculating-the-2021-recovery-rebate-credit

Re: Claiming brother as a 2021 Dependent, he may have received 3rd stimulus but can I claim it too since he was actually my dependent?

VolvoGirl — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 01:24:48 GMT

If you are claiming them this year then you DO get it now. It is really based on 2021. And they don't have to pay theirs back. The IRS just used 2020 returns to send the checks out fast.

See Question 15 here
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2021-recovery-rebate-credit-topic-e-calculating-the-2021-recovery-rebate-credit