My child was NOT a dependent in 2019. He WAS a dependent in 2020. Neither of us got any of his recovery stimulus checks. How do we get the payments?

[macrofamily]

Turbo tax thinks that the first two stimulus checks from the IRS were based on the 2020 filing. But I think that is not right.

[macuser_22]

The stimulus actually IS a 2020 stimulus, but advance payments were send out before the 2020 tax returns could be files so they estimated that by using the 2019 tax returns.    If you did not already receive it the it will be added to your 2020 refund.

(The third stimulus is a 2021 stimulus and is not included in 2020.)

[macrofamily]

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payments-what-you-need-to-know

"Eligible taxpayers who filed tax returns for either 2019 or 2018 will automatically receive an economic impact payment of up to $1,200"

Where at the IRS website did you see that the stimulus payment is based on 2020 ?

[macrofamily]

17. A qualifying child is a child who meets the following conditions:

• Relationship to the individual who is eligible for the credit: The child is your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, grandchild, niece or nephew).
• Child's age: The child was under age 17 on December 31, 2020.
• Dependent of the individual who's eligible for the credit: The child’s claimed as a dependent on your 2020 tax return.
• Child’s citizenship: The child’s a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or U.S. resident alien.
• Child's residency: The child lived with you for more than half of 2020.
• Support for child: The child didn’t provide over half of own support in 2020.
• Child's tax return: The child doesn’t file a joint return for the 2020 tax year (or files it only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).