Dependency mistake & non-filer question

[Soylamilexs]

If by accident I marked myself as a ‘dependent’ on my 2019 taxes, and I didn’t receive my stimulus check. I heard that if you don’t receive the stimulus check this year, you can get it as credit on the 2020 taxes. However, I won’t be filing next year since I was unemployed and made no income whatsoever. Though no one claimed me, I was still considered ineligible and my amended return hasn’t been processed. Assuming that I can’t get the payment by the end of the year, will the dependency mistake affect my non-filer option to get the check next year as credit?

[Bsch4477]

You can file a 2020 return to get your stimulus even if you don’t have a filing requirement.  If you have zero AGI you can allow e filing by reporting one  dollar of interest. 

[Soylamilexs]

What do you mean by ‘reporting one dollar of interest’? I’m not really experienced with taxes so I’m not sure how I’d do that. Would you mind explaining? @Bsch4477 

[Bsch4477 · Accepted solution]

The IRS computer will not allow e filing with an AGI of zero so you have to make it happy by reporting some income. Simply go to Income >Interest and report $1.00 of interest. Or you can mail your return if you wish. 

[Soylamilexs]

Got it! Thank you for explaining! 

So, will it ask me about where did that $1 of interest come from, or no?

[Bsch4477]

If the form for reporting asks for the bank put “to enable e-filing “.