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I have section 8 for rent and a monthly stipend, waiting on disability and no other income but need my third stimulus check, how do I file?

 
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I have section 8 for rent and a monthly stipend, waiting on disability and no other income but need my third stimulus check, how do I file?

The third stimulus check is based on your circumstances for tax year 2021.  If you were eligible to get the third stimulus for 2021, but did not receive it, the only way to get it now is to file a 2021 tax return and use the recovery rebate credit to get it.

 

A 2021 return can only be filed by mail; it cannot be e-filed.   Since your return should be a simple one, you could use the paper forms and prepare the return by hand to mail in.   

 

You do not enter anything about section 8 on your tax return, and if the monthly stipend you mention is some sort of public assistance, you do not enter that either.   

 

 

 The first stimulus checks were issued in 2020; the first one was for $1200 for adults and $500 for qualified children dependents under the age of 17.   The IRS was in a hurry to send out those checks so they sometimes used information from your 2019 return to send out the check.  Or sometimes they sent it after you filed your 2020 return.

 

 

The second stimulus was sent in late 2020 or early 2021; that one was $600 per adult and $600 for qualified children dependents under the age of 17.

 

The 3rd stimulus check was $1400 for adults and $1400 for any dependent you claimed, and was sent out in 2021.

 

 

If you did not receive the first or second stimulus check, you can get it by filing a 2020 return and use the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review.   The stimulus amount will show up on line 30 of the Form 1040.

 

If you did not receive the 3rd stimulus check, you can get it by filing a 2021 tax return and use the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review.    The stimulus amount will show up on line 30 of the Form 1040.

 

Check your own bank account for deposits of the stimulus checks, and check your online account with the IRS to see what the IRS shows they sent to you.

 

 

Try checking your online account with the IRS (and if you filed a joint return—check for BOTH of you)

 

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

 

 

2021

 

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf

 

 

Here is the IRS 2021 Form 1040
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2021.pdf


or if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors,
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2021.pdf

 

And 2021 Instructions
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2021.pdf


2021 Tax and EIC Tables
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040tt--2021.pdf


Sch 1 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2021.pdf
Sch 2 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2021.pdf
Sch 3 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2021.pdf

 

https://www.irs.gov/filing/where-to-file-paper-tax-returns-with-or-without-a-payment

 

 

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

I have section 8 for rent and a monthly stipend, waiting on disability and no other income but need my third stimulus check, how do I file?

The amount of your recovery rebate credit ends up on line 30 of your 2021 Form 1040.   Make sure it is there before you mail the return and make sure there is an amount on line 35a of the return.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
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