If I'm not required to file taxes, is filing a tax return for the economic stimulus payment different from filing a tax return for general purposes?

angela-sh · ‎June 28, 2020

My friend had filed taxes using a different software and the digital file had a watermark saying "Stimulus Only". Does this count as filing taxes?

macuser_22 · ‎June 28, 2020

Yes it is different and yes it it the same as filing a no income tax return.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

fanfare · ‎June 28, 2020

it counts as filing taxes but it doesn't count because it is not your tax return.

It's Catch-22.

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If I'm not required to file taxes, is filing a tax return for the economic stimulus payment different from filing a tax return for general purposes?