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For the 2018 tax year, I let my parent claim my daughter and I as dependents. However, I filed for the 2019 tax year and claimed myself and my daughter.

My mother received her stimulus and an extra $500 - I presume it was for my daughter because I’m well over 17.

Does this mean I won’t receive the stimulus, since I was claimed as a dependent for 2018 taxes, even though I filed for 2019?

Also, if I do receive $1700 (for myself and my child) would my parent have to pay back the extra $500 they received?

Thanks in advance.

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Based on my reading of the law, if they processed your 2019 tax return early enough to use your 2019 tax return instead of 2018 as the basis for the stimulus advance payment ("check"), you will receive the $500 for your daughter, since you rightfully claimed her as a dependent on your 2019 tax return. However, it is not clear which 2019 tax returns that have already been filed will be used, as some people who have filed 2019 tax returns report deposit amounts that seem to be based on their 2018 tax return.

If that happened, your mother would not have to pay back any amount of her check, since it was correct based on her 2018 tax return, on which she rightfully claimed your daughter as a dependent. Even if your mother does not claim your daughter as a dependent on her 2020 tax return, and therefore she would qualify for a smaller amount for 2020 tax year than she got in the check, she would not have to pay back the difference.

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