So I am a 22 year old who still lives at home so I was claimed as a dependent on previous years. Since I was claimed I wasn’t able to receive any stimulus checks in 2020 for covid relief. I hear

[xmasbaby0]

We do not know enough to say whether you can be claimed as a dependent.  Your post cut off mid-sentence.  We need to know if you were a full-time student in 2020 or if you worked and had at least $4300 of income.

There are two kinds of dependents--qualifying child and qualifying relative.  We cannot tell from your age and ".... lives at home" if you are either kind of dependent.

Do you meet the criteria to be either a qualifying child or qualifying relative?

WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiance (etc.) as a dependent on your 2019 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

• They are related to you.

• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.

• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or   Mexican resident.

• They are not filing a joint return with their spouse.

• They are under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).

• No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children

  •      They live with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).

Qualifying relative

• They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).

• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.

• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.

• They are not filing a joint return with their spouse.

• They lived with you the entire year.

• They made less than $4300  (not counting Social Security)

• You provided more than half of their financial support. More info

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.

Related Information:

• Does a dependent have to live with me?

• What does "financially support another person" mean?

• Can I claim a newborn baby?

If you cannot be claimed then you can get the stimulus money on your own 2020 tax return by filling out the recovery rebate credit in the Other Tax Situations.

The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return.  If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check in 2020, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021—if you are eligible.It will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-...

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-payments-for-individuals-...

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-will-the-stimulus-package-impact-me/00/1393859

good post with screen shots for recovery rebate credit

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/filed-as-an-independent-and-single-but-haven-t-re...

[rguillerault]

I'd like an answer to this question as well.  My daughter was a full time college student in 2019 and part of 2020.  In 2019 my husband and I claimed our daughter as a dependent on our tax return, however, she filed a tax return with income she received and taxes she paid from a part time job and her return did state she was being claimed as a dependent on someone else's return.  My daughter graduated from college in May 2020.  In 2020 we will no longer be claiming my daughter as a dependent on our tax return as my daughter has a full time job now.  My daughter's 2020 return will reflect she is not being claimed as a dependent on anyone else's return.  My question is regarding the stimulus payment.  When filing my daughter's return on Turbo Tax for the 2020 return, Turbo Tax asks if you received your 2 stimulus payments.  When you answer No,(as in my daughter's case) Turbo Tax adds the 2 stimulus payments not received -- it's odd and I was under the impression if you were a dependent on someone else's return in 2019 that you are not eligible to receive the stimulus, however, Turbo Tax doesn't seem to have a way around it -- can anyone help with this?  Thank you

[xmasbaby0]

@rguillerault The stimulus money that people received last year was an advance credit that can still be received on her 2020 return.  So if she CANNOT be claimed as a dependent on her 2020 return, she gets all the stimulus money--first and second amounts   ($1800).  It is really based  on tax year 2020.

Review the criteria for claiming a dependent to make sure she really cannot be claimed for 2020 on your return.

WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiance (etc.) as a dependent on your 2019 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

• They are related to you.

• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.

• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or   Mexican resident.

• They are not filing a joint return with their spouse.

• They are under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).

• No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children

  •      They live with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).

Qualifying relative

• They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).

• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.

• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.

• They are not filing a joint return with their spouse.

• They lived with you the entire year.

• They made less than $4300  (not counting Social Security)

• You provided more than half of their financial support. More info

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.

Related Information:

• Does a dependent have to live with me?

• What does "financially support another person" mean?

• Can I claim a newborn baby?

[DMarkM1]

Yes.  TurboTax is calculating correctly.  The stimulus payments to date have been advances for the rebate Economic Rebate credit on the 2020 tax returns based on 2018/19 returns.  Since she did not receive the advanced payments she will claim eligibility on her 2020 tax return.  The good news for you is you should have received the advanced payments based on your 2018/19 returns as well.  While your 2020 return will not show her as a dependent, the overpayment to you is not required to be repaid. 

Here is a link to IRS answers to Economic Rebate questions.  See question J3.    

[rguillerault]

Thank you and very interesting.  With the 1st distribution of the stimulus my daughter was in college and age 21 so we were not eligible for the additional $500 per dependent.  It's very good to know that she is eligible in 2020 now that she is claiming herself.  

[rguillerault]

Interesting