How do I apply for a stimulus check for my 18 year old son

[HelenC12 · Accepted solution]

If your son was or is your dependent, your stimulus check would include $500 for him provided you qualify for the stimulus.

If he was not your dependent, he would file a 2019 income tax return. Go to TurboTax.com, select a product and enter his information.

The following individuals are not eligible to receive a recovery rebate:

• Any individual who was claimed or could have been claimed as a dependent on another individual's 2019 income tax return.
• Any qualifying child who has not been reported on a 2018 or 2019 tax return with a social security number. 

[Jbelfior]

The answer to how do I apply for my 18 yr old son to get the stimulus check, said if he was clained as a dependent then the parent will get $500 for him. When I filled out the questions to see how much I am getting for the stimulus check one if the questions said how many dependents under 18? And my son is 18 so I didn't count him and it didnt list the $500 for him. If he is 18 and is on my taxes as a dependent and did not work and is in college, will he count as a dependent and will I get 500 for him, even if he is 18 yrs old? Thank you

[xmasbaby0]

You only get the $500 for a dependent UNDER the age of 17.  So you will not get the stimulus money for your 18 year old.  At age 18, he can be claimed as a dependent, so he will not be receiving the stimulus money in his own name.

[ReginaM]

Since you claimed your son as a dependent on your return, he is considered a dependent for Stimulus Payment purposes also.  Your son can not file for his own Stimulus Payment since he was claimed as a dependent on your return.  Here is a link for more information on the IRS Corona Virus Relief Payment

[Alexis17]

I filed my son as a dependent in 2019. He is 18 and still in high school. I did not receive a stimulus for him, because he did not qualify. He was too old (over 17) and was claimed as a dependent, so he couldn’t get one under his name. The same thing will apply for the next stimulus..

[xmasbaby0]

@Alexis17 Yes that is correct.  You do not receive stimulus money for a child older than 16.  And since he can be claimed as a dependent he cannot get it himself.  That is the way the law was written.

[Keishayr]

My question is what if they weren't carried as a dependent because they worked and filed their own taxes are they not eligible for the stimulus check 

[sokapop]

I have the same question.  What if my 18 year old son has a job and files his own 2019 tax return and I don't claim him as a dependent on my 2019 tax return?  Will he qualify for a stimulus refund?

[xmasbaby0]

Is your 18 year old paying for over half his own support?   Is he no longer a student?  Just because he has a job and some money does not mean he cannot be claimed as your dependent--even though he wants to get stimulus money.  Try the IRS interview to see if he CAN be claimed.  If he CAN be claimed then he does not qualify to get stimulus $.

IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent

[Danielaavina1234]

I apply for a stimulus check for me Nd my baby I’m going throw some head time rn I really don’t have no where to stay I Barley have food for myself I’m Caralee 30 weeks pregnant with a babyboy 

[xmasbaby0]

The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return.  If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check this year, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021—if you are eligible.It will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-...

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-payments-for-individuals-...

[kharirs]

how do my 19 year old nephew get back stimulus checks

[VolvoGirl]

If he is a full time student and somebody can claim him as a dependent then he does not qualify for the Stimulus payment.

If he does not qualify as a dependent and files his own return he can get it on his 2020 return.

[Polywog529]

I had open heart surgery and was unable to work the last 2 and a half years . I am disabled now . I have not received any of my stimulus check s please help me for I have no income now