How can I enter in line 30 of the 1040?

[pma1868]

I tried to click on other tax situations but it shows other unrelated things.  The stimulus did not show up anywhere in here?

[JulieS]

Yes, you are correct, you should get the Recovery Rebate Credit as long as you are not a dependent this year. 

Here is how to revisit that section:

1. Open your tax return and make sure Federal is highlighted in the left side menu.
2. Click on Federal Review in the upper right corner. 
3. The next screen will show you your stimulus payment based on this return. See the image below.
4. If the amount shown matches your letter, answer Yes. 
5. If you answer No, you will be asked what amount you received.

[VolvoGirl]

Sounds like you said you were a dependent.  You need to go to My Info and scroll down to question 3.  Someone else  can claim me as a dependent.

[ME10101]

I received EIP 1 and 2...but not 3

I entered $2800 in line 30 (Married filing Jointly) for the Recovery Rebate Credit

I received a CP11 notice from the IRS saying they changed the amount on my Recovery Rebate Credit to $0.00

Anybody else have this problem?

[Critter-3]

If you got the first 2 payments then you should have gotten the third as well ... so check the IRS site ... do they say you got the payment ? 

A reduction in your refund for the recovery rebate credit is most often caused by user error---when you were asked how much you received for the third stimulus check -- the one for $1400 per person sent out from March to May last year----did you enter the total amount correctly?   Did you use the amount from BOTH spouse's letters 6475?   Or did you say you did not receive the full amount and thereby put an amount on line 30 of your Form 1040?  If you received the full amount already then your line 30 should have been blank.   There should only be an amount on line 30 if you did NOT receive all of the 3rd stimulus.

Try checking your online account with the IRS

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

Does the IRS show that you received a $1400 per person stimulus or EIP check in 2021?   Did you receive it?   When you were asked on your tax return did you say no?   Was there $1400  per person on line 30 of your tax return?

If the IRS says you got $1400 last year but you did not receive it you can have it traced.

LOST THIRD STIMULUS CHECK

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-round-economic-impact-payment-top...

If you need to trace a payment that the IRS says has been issued to you, mail or fax a completed IRS Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund.

[ecc]

Turbotax made a huge mistake adding the Recovery Rebate Credit on Line 30 of the 1040 when we already received the stimulus check 2021. Nowhere is the step by step is asking if we already received. IRS is pissed off at ALL turbotax users because we ALL have the same mistake made by turbotax !

If you received the $1400 per dependent (IE: father, mother, 1 kid = $4200) you must NOT claim Recovery Rebate Credit. You must go to tab FORM and manually delete all on the Recovery Rebate Credit worksheet to correct this Turbotax error.

[NCperson]

@ecc - in the federal file review section, there are specfic quesions about the 2021 EIP3 / stimulus.  I don't think you can otherwise blank out Line 30 as that is a calculated field 

[DonRdavis06]

what is defined as amounts that qualify for entry on Line 30? My 2021 return shows $1400  I deducted from total income.

DRD

[VolvoGirl]

Line 30 is not deducted from your income.  It is a credit and added to your refund or reduced a tax due.  But........

1400 was the 3rd Stimulus payment.  It came out starting in March 2021.  If you didn't get it you claim it on your 2021 return line 30 as the Recovery Rebate Credit. But Line 30 is only if you didn't get the full amount or qualify for more. 

If you claimed a missing stimulus payment on your return but the IRS took it off you have to ask the IRS. They think they already sent it to you.  Maybe it went to an account you don't remember. Or you got a check or a card. It was probably easy to miss the debit card in the mail and think it was junk mail. They have to put a trace on it.

Double check your bank statements and Check your IRS account to see when and what they sent you (check both spouse's accounts if married)

Your Online Account | Internal Revenue Service

If the IRS thinks they sent it to you but you didn't get it request a trace for a missing third Stimulus payment

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-p...Your Online Account | Internal Revenue Service

[NCperson]

@DonRdavis06 - 

simply, if you received the 3rd stimulus (most did in March - May, 2021), this line should be zero.  if you did NOT receive the 3rd stimulus this line should be $1400.