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salliz2
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Vanessa A
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penalized for stimulus check

It is not a penalty.  Basically, if you received the $1,400 during 2021 and entered on your return that you received $0, then the IRS is reducing your refund amount by the amount you already received instead of giving it to you a second time. 

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