topic I've heard some chatter that we were supposed to leave the entry box blank when asked how much we recieved for the stimulus amounts and that anyone who did enter amounts would be pulled for a review w in Business & farm

I've heard some chatter that we were supposed to leave the entry box blank when asked how much we recieved for the stimulus amounts and that anyone who did enter amounts would be pulled for a review w

Sonialei77 — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:46:26 GMT

Re: I've heard some chatter that we were supposed to leave the entry box blank when asked how much we recieved for the stimulus amounts and that anyone who did enter amounts would be pulled for a review w

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:50:22 GMT

You are hearing chatter to leave your recovery rebate credit blank instead of filling out your tax return correctly? That might have the effect of delaying your refund while the IRS cross checks to see how much you actually received. Beware of getting income tax advice based on "chatter."

Congress passed the 2nd stimulus bill at the end of 2020. Both stimulus checks were an advance credit for your 2020 tax return, The 2nd stimulus checks started going out at the very end of December 2020 and continued into early January 2021. When you fill out the recovery rebate credit it is important for you to enter the entire total of the amount you have received for yourself, your spouse, and your dependent children so far. Entering the wrong amount might delay your 2020 refund.

It should help you if you bear in mind that the purpose of the question is to determine if you have already received the amounts you should have received.

Re: I've heard some chatter that we were supposed to leave the entry box blank when asked how much we recieved for the stimulus amounts and that anyone who did enter amounts would be pulled for a review w

SweetieJean — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 15:04:35 GMT

I've heard similar chatter, and some "chatterers" are essentially promoting double dipping. That could be construed tax fraud.