Will I qualify for both stimulus checks as a credit next year even though my 2019 return had my wife's old itin instead of her new social? paper 1040x still pending.

[TuneMaster03]

My wife got her social in the summer of 2019.  I forgot to change the old it number over and the irs rejected it because her social was already on file.  My paper 1040x has been held hostage by covid since March and still pending according to irs website.  If I file my 2020 with her social will I get both credits?

[DoninGA]

If you did not receive any stimulus payment during 2020, when you file your 2020 federal tax return you should get the Recovery Rebate Credit for you and your spouse.

Using TurboTax the program asks about the stimulus in the Federal Review section of the program.

[fanfare]

forget about your 2019 return and any amendments.

It is your 2020 tax return that controls.

[NCperson]

yes, you are eligible for both stimulus payments and should see the credit on Line 30 of Form 1040 

as a separate note, joint returns were ineligible for the 1st stimulus payment if one of the spouses only had an ITIN.

the new tax law that Congress passed yesterday, changes that rule retroactive to the 1st stimulus payment.  Now on a joint return, if one of the spouses only has the ITIN, the other spouse and the children remain eligible for the stimulus payment.  The spouse with the ITIN remains ineligible, but it no longer causes the rest of the family to be ineligible.  It's premature for the IRS to provide guidance on how this will be adjusted on the 2020 return.