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Questions tagged [stimulus]

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Will I have to repay some of the 3rd stimulus check?

I got the full amount for the third stimulus check. ($5,600 for a family of 4) I just did my taxes for the 2020 year and an online calculator shows that I would have gotten $4,000 less if I had filed my taxes at in February. Generally, the IRS is…
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If I never cash my $1,200 stimulus check, can I claim it as a tax credit on my 2020 return?

The United States IRS does not have my direct deposit information (because I have never given it for a tax refund) or my current mailing address (because I have moved since my last return was filed). I set up mail forwarding with USPS to my current…
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Can a US citizen who has never had a taxable level of income and thus never filed taxes before receive a Coronavirus stimulus check?

I've always lived with family and been a student, so apart from odd jobs here and there I've never really worked full time or reached a minimum taxable threshold of income. On top of this, I am currently overseas. What I'm wondering is, am I still…
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Nonresident received the stimulus money for COVID 19 from IRS

I am a non-resident alien who working in the US. Yesterday, I received the stimulus money ($1200) due to the COVID 19 from IRS, while I know that as a non-resident, I am not eligible to receive. This is because I filed the incorrect 1040 tax form to…
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Why does IRS Stimulus Tracking Tool Claims "Payment Status Not Available" When I Am Eligible?

Apologies for the lengthy post. I'm been confounded the past 2-3 days by the confusing information I'm getting from the IRS's FAQ page and their Stimulus "Get My Payment" Tracking tool. I believe I am eligible for the Stimulus checks, making less…
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What is the logic behind the IRS direct deposit of the stimulus check?

According to the general press and the relevant IRS pages, if you e-filed your taxes for 2018 (or even 2019), and you used direct deposit, the stimulus checks will be deposited automatically into the known account. What could be the reason that to…
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How does stimulus payment income phaseout work when there are children?

The CARES Act (text here), section 2201, provides economic stimulus payments. It provides that individuals get $1,200, and joint filers get $2,400, plus $500 for each qualifying child (16 or under). It also provides an income phaseout that reduces…
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Stimulus check never received, how do I alert the IRS and claim i before the 2020 deadline?

I am eligible to receive all three stimulus checks but I am living abroad. I was told by the IRS that they sent the first two but I never received them. I do not have access to the original checks and so do not have the ability to cash them (as…
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3rd stimulus check when 2020 dependents differ from 2019

The third round of stimulus checks are said to be in the process of being prepared to be sent out to many Americans, with March 17 being said to be the date that many people are supposed to receive their payment via direct deposit. The IRS is going…
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Am I in trouble? I am a nonresident and received the stimulus money for COVID 19 from IRS in my tax return

Does anyone know how to proceed and the consequences of it? What will happen with my future and current visa status if they find out? I mean, can they actually track it? I filled 2020 tax return 2 weeks ago using the 1040 form instead of 1040-NR one…
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Am I eligible for the stimulus check, and if so, why haven't I received it?

In 2018, I was claimed by my parent on their tax return. But in 2019, after I graduated from college, I filed my taxes with a single status and made about $28K. My parent did NOT claim me in 2019. Am I eligible for a stimulus check? I filed my 2019…
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Am I eligible for the stimulus check?

So my mom claimed me for 2018 Taxes when she shouldn’t have. For 2019 taxes I filed my taxes on April 3rd this year. I am a college student currently part time but my parents do not provide for me financially so they shouldn’t be able to claim me…
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Will a non-US citizen living and working in the US be eligible for stimulus check?

Please excuse me if this question doesn't fit very well here in this forum, but I don't know which SE would be more suitable for my question than Money.SE, so I decided to ask it here. My question basically needs a mixture of immigration and…
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Reporting stimulus money after my son files on his own

In 2021 a lot happened, including my son starting to work for the first time ever. When I filed in 2021 for 2020 taxes, I filed for me, wife, son, and daughter. I received the 3rd stimulus in April for 4 people, $1,400 each. My son worked that…
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If a parent filed taxes in 2020, and then a child was born or adopted in 2021, are can they receive the monthly "Advance Child Tax Credit" payments?

Suppose someone filed a tax return in 2020. Also suppose a child was either born or adopted into the family in 2021. Are they eligible to receive the monthly "Advance Child Tax Credit" payments from July to December 2021? The IRS website is not…
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