3rd stimulus

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
January 22, 2022
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turbo tax says I should have received more stimulus based on this years income, but ex got the stimulus for children and now they say the IRS owes me what he got - how do I correct this? Never got a letter. I received my stimulus. Why are they using this years income??

xmasbaby0

Level 15

The recovery rebate credit is based on your 2021 income. People received those $1400 EIP payments early last year because they were in a hurry to send out those stimulus checks. But they were an advance on a credit you can get on a 2021 return.

You say your ex got the stimulus "for the children"---but you do not mention if you filed a joint return last year or if YOU got the $1400 for yourself. If YOU did not get it then you can get it with your 2021 return.

Better check your IRS account to see what it shows there

https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

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