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Stimulus checks are not taxable as far as I know.
If you did not get a first or second stimulus payment for your children and is TurboTax is not populating the Recovery Rebate Credit for them, then it is important to note that children 17 and older do not qualify. Please keep in mind that although they may be dependents on your tax return, they are not automatically qualified for a stimulus payment.
In addition, per the IRS, to be a qualifying child of an individual for purposes of the payment, generally the individual must live with the child for more than half of the tax year, the child must not provide over half of his or her own support for the calendar year, and the child must not file a joint return for the tax year. The child also must be the individual’s child, stepchild, eligible foster child, sibling, grandchild, niece, or nephew. In addition, to be claimed as a qualifying child, the child must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or other qualifying resident alien. The child must be under the age of 17 at the end of the year for the tax return on which the IRS bases the payment. Also, a qualifying child must have an SSN valid for employment or an adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN). A child who has an ITIN is not a qualifying child for this payment.
For more information, please see Calculating the Economic Impact Payment.
Was any of the children born in 2020? Did you add your baby under My Info? Be sure when it asks how long your child lived with you that you pick THE WHOLE YEAR (which is acceptable for newborns) and not just the number of months. Go back and double check that.
I only filed 2 kids last year I didn’t get last year refund until a month ago due to identity theft this year I filed all 3 of my kids it only gave me and amount for just one child and I’m not understanding that and my kids are 5,2,2
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