Ouch! 3rd stimulus check is $0

SteveInUkiah — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:34:57 GMT

Married filing jointly, 5 dependents, $161K in adjusted gross income. We miss out on 7 x $1,400 = $9,800 in stimulus.

If we had made $150K in AGI, we'd get the $9,800.

So we made $11K at the expense of $9,800? Wish we had known the rules in advance.

The American Rescue Plan's steep drop off from $150K to $160K (unlike the first bill which phased out at $200K) is a cliff.

Re: Ouch! 3rd stimulus check is $0

KathrynG3 — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:08:16 GMT

Unfortunately, you are correct. The payments will be phased out to -0- for married, filing jointly filers making more than $160,000.

Payments will be phased out – or reduced -- above those AGI amounts. This means taxpayers will not receive a third payment if their AGI exceeds:

$160,000 if married and filing a joint return or if filing as a qualifying widow or widower

[Edited 03/15/2021 | 9:07 AM PST]