3rd Stimulus check and dependent

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January 29, 2022
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We received the 3rd Stimulus check earlier in 2021. It was based on my 2019 taxes where I had a child dependent listed. She turned 18 in 2021.

Now she is filing for her first time and it asks if she received the $1400 (3rd Stimulus) last year (2021) and she did not; we (parents) did. So should she say yes that she got it or not?

On my own taxes, when I got to the stimulus money it asked if I got the $2800 for my wife and me, and I answered that I got $4200 (since I got the $1400 for my youngest daughter based on my 2019 return). I do not think it likes that answer because now I am being asked about Advance Payments received. It asks about the Letter 6419, which I do not have and of course, the IRS does not have it online yet.

What do I do?

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Best answer by xmasbaby0

Letter 6419 is about the child tax credit, not the stimulus payment. If you received a stimulus payment you will get letter 6475.

If your daughter CANNOT be claimed on a 2021 tax return then she can receive the EIP payment---also called the stimulus payment--- as a recovery rebate credit on her 2021 tax return. SHE did not receive it---you did. That is not the same thing.

But it is important to understand the rules----if she CAN be claimed then she has to say on her own return that she can be claimed as a dependent.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/dependents/help/when-do-i-have-to-answer-yes-to-being-claimed-as-a-dependent/00/1994319

AmyC

Level 15

See What if I don’t have Letter 6419?. Yes, your child may now qualify to get the payment. See Recovery Rebate Credit.

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dandshall2Author

Level 2

I am not clear on the direction or answer you gave.

Do I have my daughter state that she DID NOT get the stimulus money then (since the parents got it and not her) on her tax return?

xmasbaby0

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Level 15

Letter 6419 is about the child tax credit, not the stimulus payment. If you received a stimulus payment you will get letter 6475.

But it is important to understand the rules----if she CAN be claimed then she has to say on her own return that she can be claimed as a dependent.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/dependents/help/when-do-i-have-to-answer-yes-to-being-claimed-as-a-dependent/00/1994319

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JesseWV

Level 2

We are in the exact same situation with our son. I just got off the phone with the IRS after waiting for almost 2 hours on hold but thankfully received an answer.

Your daughter cannot claim the Recovery Rebate Credit if you already received the $1400 for her as part of the your 3rd Economic Impact Payment.

The problem is that TurboTax makes you answer that question and if you say "No" and $0 it will generate the Recovery Rebate Credit Worksheet and enter $1400 on 1040 line 30.

I tried manually deleting those two forms but doing that triggers a "Check this number" issue during review. The solution is to enter "Yes" and $1400 which will keep it from doing either of those things.

The guy at the IRS said they are getting an unprecedented number returns delayed due to the errors caused by this behavior with TurboTax.