Stimilus payment missing for one of three children after divorce (neither of us received).

[Caadkins11]

My ex husband and I have 3 children. All three are my qualifying children (live with me more than 50% of the year) and I received certain tax benefits because of this on the third child.

I claim 2 children on taxes. He claims 1.

I received $2200 for the stimulus today and he received $1200.

Clearly one child is missing. Where is that money? Who will get it? And how do we get it?

Both of us filed or 2019 taxes with the above information (we get along fine and don't care who gets it - just feel like someone should).

[ColeenD3]

A number of people did not receive the extra amount for a dependent. The IRS has said nothing on the subject. It could be that they are verifying dependency.

[Serdar2225]

I have the similar issue here. My son was born in October 2018 and since i have just filed the 2019 return, IRS seems to be missing $500 payment because they used my 2018 return as a base. Does anyone know how to open a claim on this matter to get that money?

thank you

[NCperson]

it'll work itself out, but not immediately.  the claim will be on your 2020 tax return! 

The stimulus calculation is really based on your 2020 tax return to be filed next year.

What you are receiving now is considered an ESTIMATE using the data from 2018 and 2019 to figure out the payment.

When you file next year that will be considered the "settle up".  if you didn't receive enough, you'll get it through a credit on your tax return,  if you received too much, by law, you will not owe it back. 

So children born is 2020 (or to be born later this year!) are also going to get the $500 for their parents! 

[Aziemianin44]

I'm having the same issue. My ex and I both filed 2018 and 2019. My ex claimed our son 2018 and I claimed him 2019. I claimed 3 dependents and only got 2200. I wasnt sure if this was because we alternate years. If so our son lives with me 12 months out of the year both years and I pay 50 percent plus of his living expenses. Not sure if I'm missing the 500 dollar credit for him or my other daughter who receives ssi for her father that passed away last year. I'm finding little to no answers for dependents recieving death benefits that qualifies for the stimulus payout. 

[NCperson]

@Aziemianin44  - please take a look at your tax return (and I assume all children are under the age of 17).

let's see if we can figure this out; i have a hunch, based on others on these boards

please review your tax return where your children are listed. ALL THE WAY over to the right, there are some check marks listed under two colmns called "child tax credit" and "other dependent tax credit"

can you please respond back which column the check marks are under? that will tell us if this is an IRS error or an error when you filled out the return.  Then we can figure out a solution,. 

[Kzogg12]

my daughter is 3 and we did not get child tax credit for her but we did for my son who was born October 2019 doesn't make any sense