If my husband and I were not married in 2018 but the government went by my 2018 taxes for the first stimulus, how do I claim the credit for my husbands first stimulus?

lynamber1979 · ‎March 9, 2021

We got married in 2019. So our first stimulus checks were individual checks. Part of his first stimulus was taken. It doesn't give me an option to claim his credit.

xmasbaby0 · ‎March 9, 2021

What do you mean by "part of his first stimulus was taken?" If you mean it was taken for child support he owed, he cannot get that back now with the recovery rebate credit. If the stimulus was issued to his SSN---even if it was taken-- it must be shown on your 2020 return as having been issued to him.

When you fill out the amounts received for the recovery rebate credit you have to list every cent that was issued--no matter where it ended up.

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MinhT1 · ‎March 9, 2021

If your husband's first stimulus check was offset to pay for child support, then it is considered that he received it. And you cannot claim it as the Recovery rebate credit.

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VolvoGirl · ‎March 9, 2021

So if you are filing Joint then add the stimulus amount you got and the amount he got (even if it went to child support) together and enter the total in the box. Fill out each box for each round. If you both didn't get a round then enter 0 in the box. If you qualify for more based on your 2020 return it will be added to 1040 line 30.

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If my husband and I were not married in 2018 but the government went by my 2018 taxes for the first stimulus, how do I claim the credit for my husbands first stimulus?