topic Re: Third Stimulas Payment in Deductions & credits

Third Stimulas Payment

KandBDowns — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:20:12 GMT

I did not receive a third stimulus check, but my parents claimed me as a dependent in all previous tax years. This is the first year that I am not a dependent on my parents return. Turbo Tax keep want to qualify me as eligible for the third stimulus. How can I prevent Turbo Tax from showing me as eligible for the third stimulus check?

Re: Third Stimulas Payment

MaryK4 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:49:37 GMT

If you did not receive the third stimulus payment (presumably your parents did because they claimed you as a dependent), you are eligible to get the full stimulus as a tax refund. If you do not want to receive it, just indicate in TurboTax that your received $1400 and TurboTax will not include it on your return.

Re: Third Stimulas Payment

VolvoGirl — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:52:57 GMT

If you were a dependent on a 2020 return but filing independent for 2021 you can get it now and they don't have to pay it back. So say NO you did not get one because you didn't one, your parents got it.

The 3rd Stimulus payment is really based on 2021. The IRS just sent the checks out using 2020 to get them out fast.

See IRS Topic B first question

Questions and Answers about the Third Economic Impact Payment — Topic B: Eligibility and Calculation of the Third Payment | Internal Revenue Service