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I received my first stimulus check but not my second because I filed on TurboTax again last year didn't know my tax was rejected. Will I still receive a check.?

 
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I received my first stimulus check but not my second because I filed on TurboTax again last year didn't know my tax was rejected. Will I still receive a check.?

the 2nd stimulus is based on 2019 tax return only...however, in the end it won't matter (other than a time delay)

 

The way this REALLY works is EVERYTHING is based on you 2020 income, filing status and number of children under the age of 17 on your 2020 tax return. What these numbers were in 2018 and 2019 does not matter.

The IRS will calculate your stimulus based on 2020 numbers; that is what is considered the ACTUAL.

The two payments were just ESTIMATES; the 1st stimulus was an estimate based on either the 2018 or 2019 tax return, using whatever was available.. the 2nd stimulus was an estimate based on the 2019 tax return only

if the ACTUAL is greater than the ESTIMATE, you will receive that amount as a credit on your 2020 tax return.

if the ESTIMATE is greater than the ACTUAL, you are not required to return the money nor does it impact your refund. Line 30 on Form 1040 will be zero.

does that help? 

 

I received my first stimulus check but not my second because I filed on TurboTax again last year didn't know my tax was rejected. Will I still receive a check.?

I haven't received my second stimulus 

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