How can I Claim My Remaining Child Tax Credit (CTC) or Missing Dependent Stimulus Payment in 2022? IRS Refund Payment Delays

This article provides updates, income qualification thresholds and FAQs on current and past child tax credit (CTC) and dependent stimulus (economic impact) payments.

Each one has slightly different rules (and payment constraints) so please ensure you review each one separately and the associated FAQs/videos. Click the links below to jump to the relevant stimulus payment.

2022-2023 CTC

Without further extensions the Child Tax Credit (CTC) will return to normal levels and can only be claimed when filing your tax return, versus advance payments provided during the pandemic years.

The child tax credit (CTC) will reset to at $2,000 per child in 2022 and 2023. Families must have at least $3,000 in earned income to claim any portion of the credit and can receive a refund worth 15% of earnings above $3,000, up to $1,500 per child (Additional CTC).

See this article for the latest income thresholds and eligibility rules for getting the full CTC payment

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Claiming Remaining CTC Payment in your Tax Return (Reconcile Amounts)

Millions of households can now claim the remaining portion or any missing amounts of the expanded child tax credit in their 2021 tax return, which are now being processed by the IRS. This also includes any missing dependent stimulus payments.

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Non-filers or those who didn’t register last year can use the IRS CTC portal to provide information or unenroll from receiving monthly CTC payments. See more FAQs on the CTC payment in this detailed article.

Note that as in previous years, the CTC refund payment is subject to the PATH act delay. Further the IRS has noted issues with some of the reconciliation 6419 letters they sent out earlier this year outlining payments made in 2021.

In particular married spouses are getting separate letters but need to ensure they combine amounts if filing jointly. Another error was with a small group of taxpayers who moved or changed bank accounts in December. The IRS 6419 notice didn’t always account for this payment and so could be under reporting what you got.

The best option is to ensure your 6419 letter and online IRS CTC account reconcile. In fact the IRS guidance is that if they amounts don’t reconcile, go with the total amount reflected on the online IRS account because it has the most up-to-date information regarding the CTC.

You want to ensure the CTC portion claimed in your 2021-22 Tax return is consistent with that the IRS has. Otherwise your tax return and refund could be held up further for manual IRS verification.

IRS Payment Confirmation for CTC payment
IRS Payment Confirmation for Monthly Advance CTC Direct Deposits

California $500 Golden Stimulus Dependent Check

CA Governor Newsom recently announced, thanks to large state budget surplus’ and federal funding via the Biden ARPA stimulus package, another $12 billion in direct cash payments to Californians. This expansion, called the “Comeback Plan” is in addition to the recent Golden State Stimulus, provides $1100 in additional direct payments to middle-class families that make up to $75,000. It will provide $600 direct payments to adults. Qualified families with dependents, including undocumented families, will also be eligible for an additional $500 dependent payment. This will include dependents in undocumented families.

To get this payment you would have needed to file your 2020 tax return (state and federal). Income data (AGI) in your tax return will be the main source for determining eligibility for these payments. I will provide more updates as details and payment dates are released. You can follow along via the options below

Update on Third $1400 Dependent Stimulus Check

Under the now approved $1.9 Trillion Biden Stimulus Package, or American Rescue Plan (ARP), there are provisions included for another round of stimulus checks. The amount being paid for this third round of stimulus “checks” is $1400 for each dependent – the same as the third adult stimulus check.

Unlike earlier dependent stimulus payments which were restricted to those under the age of 17, the third stimulus check would go to a broader set of dependents that were claimed in an adult tax return. This includes college age children and elderly dependent parents. It will also allow people to use the later of 2019 or 2020 tax data (file your tax return via TurboTax to update dependent information) to ensure the latest dependent and payment information is leveraged by the IRS.

Note that even though adult dependents will qualify, the stimulus payment will still go to the parent or head of household who claims the dependent on their latest tax return. The adult claimant will also need to qualify for the stimulus payment which is based on the following income thresholds where the lower limit indicates the maximum amount of income (MAGI) to get the full stimulus payment, which is reduced until the maximum threshold (or phase-out) limit is reached. Almost 80% of households will qualify for a stimulus payment based on these thresholds.

2019 or 2020 Tax Filing StatusIncome Below Which FULL Stimulus is PaidMaximum Income To Qualify for Partial Stimulus
Single or Married filing separate$75,000$80,000
Head of household$112,500$120,000
Married filing jointly$150,000$160,000
2021 Third Dependent Stimulus Check Income Qualification and Phase-out Thresholds Limits

When Will I Get The $1400 Payment from the IRS?

Most eligible Americans and their dependents have received their stimulus payments (see the estimated IRS stimulus processing schedule). Payments will occur in several batches to most eligible recipients and are expected to be complete by mid-April for normally processed payments. Catch-up or “plus-up” payments are also being made to those who filed their return later and had a change on circumstance that allowed them to qualify for these payments.

Exception processing will start after that. You can see the comments section below for Q&A on payment issues and updates, which I do expect to occur again with this round of payments given the changed income qualification criteria and expansion to a broader set of dependents.

Note: Like the first and second dependent stimulus checks, I expect there to be ongoing issues with paying this round of stimulus payments. You can see a discussion of issues (and solutions) in this video.

Stimulus Payments for Non-Filer Dependents

For non-filers who haven’t filed a recent tax return, the IRS worked with relevant agencies (e.g. SSA for Social Security recipients) to get the latest payment and dependent data. There is also talk of a new non-filer tool the IRS would roll out to allow payment and dependent detail updates for this payment. This would also allow updates to flow through for other expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) stimulus payments in the ARP package. Or else the IRS will use payment and dependent details based on previous stimulus payments (which created issues for many).

Do College Age kids or Adult dependents get the payment directly?

Also note, you cannot claim the stimulus check as an adult and as a dependent. If you were claimed as a dependent in a 2019 or 2020 tax return, you cannot now file a claim for the larger stimulus check.

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Second Child Dependent Stimulus Check ($600)

[Update following initial IRS payments] In addition to adult stimulus checks (a.k.a 2020 Recovery Rebates) the recently passed $900 billion COVID relief bill includes another round of stimulus payments for adults and ALL qualifying dependent children under the age of 17 at the end of 2020. While the adult stimulus check amount was only $600, half of the original $1200 stimulus payment, in order to keep the overall stimulus package price tag reasonable for Republican Senators to approve, the new dependent stimulus payment will be $100 more at $600 per qualified dependent.

Eligibility for the $600 child dependent recovery rebate stimulus is still subject to (AGI) income limits, which were adjusted from original levels, as shown in the table below. The benefit will phase out or reduce by $5 (or 5%) for every $100 of income above the lower level threshold to get the full stimulus. For every additional dependent the maximum income threshold rises by $12,000 ($600 / 5%).

StatusIncome Below Which FULL Dependent Stimulus is Paid (Lower Threshold)Max Income To Qualify for Stimulus (no kids)Max Income to Qualify with 1 ChildMax Income to Qualify with 2 Children
Single or married filing separate$75,000$87,000$99,000$111,000
Head of household$112,500$124,500$136,500$148,500
Married filing jointly$150,000$174,000$186,000$198,000
Income ranges to receive up to $600 stimulus payment for qualifying children (see full table here)

Are Adult High School or College Age Dependents Covered?

Unfortunately the approved stimulus bill has not addressed this same criticism around the original $500 dependent stimulus (see updates and comments below) which excluded adult dependents from getting this payment. This includes thousands of college students and high school kids who are older than 17, but are still being claimed as a dependent by their parents or relative on their federal tax return, who will continue to be ineligible for the additional $600 payment. The one exception to this is that if you are a college student AND filed a single 2019 tax return AND were not claimed as a dependent on another adult’s tax return (file for free at Turbo tax), you may qualify for the $1200 adult stimulus check per standard rules.

When will I get the second $600 dependent stimulus payment?

Like the original dependent stimulus this payment will be made by the IRS to qualifying guardians who filed a 2019 recent tax return and claimed the child as dependent. Stimulus check 2 payments started on December 30th, 2020 per IRS guidance and dependent payments will be issued with the adult stimulus payment. Payments will occur in several batches to most eligible recipients within 1 to 2 weeks of the initial round and are expected to be complete by mid-January 2021 for normal processing. Exception processing will start after that. You can see the comments section below for Q&A on payment issues and updates.

Also I have posted two recent videos on this topic – one is a detailed review of the $600 Dependent Stimulus and a subsequent one is a Q&A for Issues People are Seeing with this Payment.

Dependents not in 2019 returns or born in 2020

Households that added dependents in 2020, who might not qualify for the dependent stimulus based on 2019 tax returns, would be able to claim this payment in their 2020 tax returns. The stimulus checks work like a refundable tax credit so are no additional taxes are due on them when filing your tax return.

While there is no limit to the number of qualifying dependents a tax payer can claim, the same dependent cannot be claimed twice for this payment and the IRS will this payment based on dependent information from 2019 tax returns.

$1,100 in Extra Stimulus For Parents with Babies Born in 2020 (when filing your taxes in 2021)

For parents who had babies this year, and who won’t be listed in 2019 tax returns, they will need to file a return (start for free at Turbo Tax) to claim their dependent payments. The good news is that all babies born this year will be eligible for both the original $500 dependent stimulus (details in earlier updates below) and the second $600 one being paid in 2021. This makes a total of $1,100 that parents could get for their newborns born in 2020. You will still need to meet income qualification thresholds for both dependent stimulus payment and will need to file a tax return; or for non-filers wait till the IRS opens it’s GMP tool to allow you to add dependents born this year.

The inclusion of the one-time stimulus payment however has also meant a cut in extra unemployment benefits that are also part of the overall package. You can also see more on this topic in the $600 Dependent Stimulus Check Video.

Issues with my Second Dependent Stimulus Check (Recovery Rebate) Payments

Like the first round of dependent payments (see updates below), many readers are reporting similar issues with the IRS payments for the second child dependent stimulus payment, despite having received their adult stimulus checks. At this point it is best to wait for the IRS to finish processing, especially if you had issues with the first round of payments. It is highly likely you will also get your dependent stimulus check later after the first round of “standard” payments is done in early to mid-January 2021. If you don’t have your payment you will need to check state on the IRS website, call their call center (later in January is better) or just file for this when you submit your 2020 tax return.


First Dependent Economic Stimulus Payment ($500)

[August 2020 update] This IRS has fixed certain stimulus payment issues (which were due to a programming errors) for non-filer groups, many of whom are yet to receive their first $500 dependent stimulus credit. The resolved $500 dependent stimulus (economic impact) payments were being seen by several eligible recipients from early August for each qualifying child.

Further the IRS has announced it will reopen the registration period – starting Aug. 15 through Sept. 30 – for eligible non-filing federal beneficiaries (e.g. SSDI, Retirees and SSI recipients) who were eligible for the $500 per child payments but had not filed or needed to update payment details to get their payment. Those who file (via the IRS Non-filer tool) and are deemed eligible should start seeing their payments by Mid-October.

For those Social Security, SSI, Department of Veterans Affairs and Railroad Retirement Board beneficiaries who have already used the Non-Filers tool to provide information on children, no further action is needed. The IRS will automatically make a payment in October.

The above is great news for those who were in limbo about their payment and hopefully addresses many of the comments below.


$500 Dependent Stimulus Credit Qualification Thresholds and FAQs

Updated in May 2020 with answers at the end of this article. Several readers have asked questions around the additional $500 child dependent stimulus payment approved under the CARES stimulus bill. This is in addition to the $1200 individual and $2400 couple stimulus checks being paid to qualifying Americans. To get the supplementary child stimulus check payment you must have filed a recent (2018 or 2019) tax return, claimed the child as dependent AND the child must be younger than 17-years-old. They must also be related to you by blood, marriage, or adoption. There is no limit to the number of dependents who can qualify for the additional $500 in one household.

[Updated answer to the 700+ comments] By far the most common comment I am seeing on this article is where parent(s) have received their $1200/$2400 stimulus check but did not get their $500 kid stimulus credit for one or more of their eligible dependent children. This reader comment is a good example of this, “My husband and I filed married filing jointly and claimed our two boys 10 , and 6. We have filed it this way for years! And we only received the stimulus for us and nothing for them! And we have no idea who to call or how to fix this. It was obviously an error. Which is understandable considering all the people they have to do this for. But I just wish there was a way we could get the extra $1,000. Before filing next year.”


You can scroll down to see further examples (and some underlying reasons) like this but at this point there is little recourse for most people to resolve this in the near future as the IRS is not taking calls on this.

This age limit to get the dependent stimulus check is much younger than what is used by the IRS in the qualifying child test where a child must be younger than 19 years old or be a “student” younger than 24 years old as of the end of the calendar year. Hence the confusion being caused for many trying to claim this stimulus payment. So just remember if your child or eligible dependent is 17 or over at the end of 2020 you cannot claim the stimulus dependent payment for them. The full qualifying criteria for this payment is shown below.

College and High School Seniors Dependents

Thousands of college students and high school kids who are older than 17, but are still being claimed as a dependent by their parents or relative on their federal tax return, are unfortunately ineligible for the additional $500 payment based on current rules.

However if you are a college student AND filed a 2018 or 2019 tax return (file for free at Turbo tax), you may qualify for the $1200 stimulus check per standard rules. Note that you can still file a tax return (and must, if you want to get a refund of federal or state tax withholding) AND be a dependent on your parents return. So many 17 to 26 year old’s who filed federal returns will still not get a stimulus payment because they are considered dependents on their parents return (and their parents likely received a $500 tax credit for their dependency on the original return).

A parent could technically file a revised tax return in which they no longer claim their college student (giving up $500) that would allow their child to claim the $1200 normal stimulus. This however may take a while to get paid out.

Grandparent, Step Parents and Relatives

It’s not uncommon for a grandparent, close relative or a step parent to claim a child living with them as a dependent. In these cases, the payment goes to the person who claimed that child as a dependent on the most recent tax return. They will still also have to meet the standard rules to qualify for the overall stimulus check payment. Just ensure multiple people don’t claim the same person as a dependent or like your tax refund, the stimulus payment could be delayed a long time as the IRS figures out the right person to pay.

$500 Payment

Most people who qualify for this payment will get it along with their stimulus check payment (direct deposit or check). The IRS has already started making these payments. In special circumstances or where the IRS needs to investigate further, the payment will come separately at a later date. This payment is not taxable and does not have to be paid back. You also won’t be required to repay any of the stimulus check even if your qualifying dependent turns 17 in 2020.

The one exception to this are for veterans or those who receive Social Security retirement or disability benefits (SSDI), Railroad Retirement benefits or SSI and have a qualifying child. The IRS does not have their qualifying dependent information so they will have to explicitly register via the IRS’ Non Filers payment update tool by April 22nd to receive the $500 per dependent child payment in addition to their $1,200 individual payment. If beneficiaries in these groups do not provide their information they will have to wait until later in the year to receive their $500 per qualifying child payment.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

I am getting several hundred questions on this topic! Based on the IRS website and what I am seeing across several other reputable sites, I have tried to group and answer some of more common questions. Please consider this informational as everyone has a unique tax and life situation.

If parents or the primary filer does not qualify for $1200/$2400 stimulus check can they still get the $500 dependent stimulus?

It depends and the IRS guidelines are not very clear on for this. The ruling is that eligible taxpayers who filed tax returns for either 2019 or 2018 will automatically receive an economic impact payment of up to $1,200 for individuals or $2,400 for married couples AND up to $500 for each qualifying child. So it appears that both parents have to be eligible under standard rules to get the dependent stimulus.

Note that the entire stimulus payment is subject to the income phase out – $5 for every $100 between the lower and higher Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) range – shown in the table below.

But where it gets a little complicated is that if you have kids, the maximum AGI threshold limits to get some of the $500 stimulus rise since your phase out limit is tied to your credit ($5 of credit for every $100 AGI). This allows you add $10,000 to your AGI limit for every child you claim as a dependent.

For example if your income was exactly $99,000 as a single (or $198,000 joint) and you had no kids it would completely disqualify you for the standard $1,200 (or $2,400). But if you had two kids and were married filing jointly in 2019 you would still get some type of the $500 dependent stimulus until your AGI reaches $218,000.

StatusIncome Below Which FULL Dependent Stimulus is PaidMax Income To Qualify for Stimulus (no kids)Max Income to Qualify with 1 ChildMax Income to Qualify with 2 Children
Single or married filing separate$75,000$99,000$109,000$119,000
Head of household$112,500$136,500$146,500$156,000
Married filing jointly$150,000$198,000$208,000$218,000
Income ranges to receive up to $500 stimulus payment for qualifying children

Why didn’t I get the child dependent stimulus payment I was expecting

This is by far the most common theme I see questions around. While everyone has a unique situation when it comes to a qualifying dependent here are some answers I found from my research on why you didn’t get a payment or where it was much lower than expected. I have also addressed questions in the many comments below so please review those before adding a new one.

Your child was claimed by someone else according to IRS records. In this case you won’t get the $500 payment and will need to lodge a claim with the IRS (process still to be confirmed).

While you may have qualified for the stimulus payment based on income thresholds (shown above) your dependent child wasn’t qualified per IRS records and CARES stimulus rules summarized below. This is even more strict than the Child Tax Credit (CTC) criteria.

  • They must be related to you (blood, marriage, or adoption) 
  • They must either be under the age of 17 by the end of 2020
  • You must claim them as a dependent on your tax return 
  • They cannot provide more than half of their financial support during the tax year and must have lived with you for at least half of the year
  • They must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national or a U.S. resident alien 

Note if you didn’t qualify for the CTC in your 2018 or 2019 tax return, you will not qualify for this stimulus payment either!

You get Social Security retirement, disability benefits (SSDI), Railroad Retirement benefits or SSI. Per the section above you need to take an extra step and explicitly register via the IRS’ Non Filers payment update tool to receive the $500 per dependent child payment

Children born or adopted in 2020 or Change in Dependent status

If you had or adopted a child in 2020 or there was a change in dependent status since your 2019 tax filing the parent or qualifying relative could still be eligible for the $500 payment. But it will not be paid in via the current batch of stimulus check payments and will instead need to be claimed in your 2020 tax return as an additional credit. This is because the IRS is basing stimulus check payments on information from your 2019 or 2018 tax return, which won’t reflect children born or adopted this year, or any change in dependent status.

Past-due child support and garnishment lowered payment

The $500 child stimulus, like the regular adult stimulus payment, can be offset only by past-due child support or can be garnished by creditors once it hits your bank account. Both these reasons could mean a lowered stimulus payment that may look like you didn’t get the $500 additional kid stimulus. You will need to wait for a letter from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to confirm the offset. For garnishments you will need to check with your bank to see which creditors have taken this payment.

IRS payment errors and missing dependent payments

The most common error I am seeing across the comments on this article is around the following examples:

“I claimed my [son or daughter] for [2018 or 2019] taxes and didn’t receive $500! What’s going on?????

My husband and I received 1200 each but nothing for our 13 year old son. We are under the income guidelines, no child support involved, and he has always been claimed on our taxes. I sure hope there is a solution to this soon. It’s so strange that this has happened to so many people.

We received our $2400.00 stimulus check on April 15, but didn’t get the additional $500 for our son/daughter. Is there something additional I need to fill out?”

So today I finally received my 1200 stimulus payment, which was suppose to be 1700 with the 500 for my son who is 8. I filed my taxes with him as a dependent and don’t understand why I did not receive the 500!! This is pretty heartbreaking that our country is falling apart and the only money I had coming in to support us during this time I didn’t even receive the full amount.

I used the IRS non filers tool to get my stimulus check. I received the $1200 stimulus payment, but did not receive the dependent portion for my 8 year old son. Upon review of the 1040 form I downloaded after submitting my personal information for my son and I, using the IRS Non-Filers Tool. I noticed that the box for the child tax credit was not [✔]checked off. Even though my son does qualify for the dependent stimulus payment. This is definitely an error on the IRS side. Checking the box was not an option when filling out the form online. It was something that had to be done when the form was generated using the tool. Anyway, my theory is that the “box” not being checked is the reason myself and many others did not receive their dependent portions of the stimulus payments.

Readers have left several comments along these lines and at a high level it looks the IRS is either not paying the $500 correctly for qualifying dependents or missing payments for families with multiple dependents, despite the adults getting the standard $1200 or $2400 stimulus.

But even if you do see a clear error or miss in your payments it might be difficult to get a hold of someone in the IRS to correct the issue in the near future. This is because the IRS teams are focused on getting the remaining stimulus payments out and have staffing constraints due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 related absences.

Also note if the IRS is still processing your 2019 tax return or refund it will likely use your 2018 tax return data to process this stimulus payment, so if your dependent information changed between your 2018 and 2019 return (e.g you had a kid) you may have a missed payment that would have been accounted if your 2019 tax return had actually been processed.

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Can I contact the IRS for Stimulus Check Payment Issues or Errors?

The IRS has been mailing Economic Impact Payment (EIP) letters to each eligible recipient’s last known address 15 days after the stimulus check payment is made. It was supposed to provide details on how the payment was made and how to report any failure or underpayments (e.g a way to report the missing $500 payment). Unfortunately the letter has been of little help as discussed in this article. It provides a number to call which gets you an automated line that directs you to the IRS website for details. But if you stay on the line you can get connected to an IRS representative (after a long wait) to discuss general questions about the payment and your situation. See details and numbers to call in this article.

Update – The IRS has confirmed that those who did not receive the full amount of stimulus payment they believe they were entitled to – including the $500 child dependent payment – will need to claim the additional amount when they file their 2020 tax return. This is tough news for many families who needed/expected the $500 payment as soon as possible and were hoping to get a supplementary or corrective payment in the mail sometime in the near future. You’ll now need to wait till 2021 when you file your tax return to fix this.

For VA and SSI recipients who don’t have a filing requirement and have a child, they need to use the Non-Filers tool (see above) to have the $500 added automatically to their standard stimulus check payment.

It has also been nearly impossible to contact the IRS via numbers provided in the EIP for your issues with the $500 child stimulus per this article. But also note that the IRS will not contact you about your stimulus check payment details either. Watch out for scams and people trying to steal this information from you in the name of expediting your Economic Impact Payments.

Finally you will also likely be able to claim any missing payments in your 2020 tax return. All this unfortunately will mean delays in getting your stimulus payment until issues are worked through.

Now everyone has different tax and dependent situations so I first suggest you review the above FAQs in this article to ensure you meet income and qualifying dependent criteria per your most recently filed tax return. You can also search for many articles on this website for commonly reported stimulus check errors. Before leaving a comment see what others have written and lessons learned. And most of all, be nice to each other.

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  1. If me as an adult am claimed by my Daughter as a dependent because I don’t work or do taxes because I am on Calworks but my child isn’t claimed by anyone and lives with me all year round ,can I get a stimulus check for him only ?And if so how do I go about it ?

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  2. I received my stimulus check of $1200 today based off my 2018 tax return (according to IRS payment portal). However, when filing my 2019 tax return I took over three new dependents and claimed them. Since 2019 was the first year claiming them, they obviously didn’t show up in the 2018 tax return when the irs looked it over to determine payment amount. My question is will the irs go back and review my 2019 tax return and give me the additional $500 per child which in this case would be an additional $1500 since all three of them were under 17.

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  3. I received my stimulus payment this morning, which is still pending with my bank. I do meet the criteria of income, but I only received $1,161.00. I am grateful for the amount received, but I’m still wondering why it was only $1,161.00?

    I have a 4 year old daughter, who I have always claimed on my taxes. But unfortunately, I did not receive the additional $500.00 payment for her.

    I have double checked my tax returns for both 2018 and 2019, she is listed there as a dependent.

    Is there any way to submit a claim to IRS? Will this payment be delayed? Isn’t it suppose to be included with the stimulus payment via direct deposit?

    As May is right after the corner, all the money we receive, especially during this COVID-19, will be extremely helpful for the bills due.

    Someone, anyone, please guide me in the right direction. Thank you!

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  4. I filed taxes for my niece and nephew who live primarily with me in 2019. They were placed in my home by child protective services. I received a stimulus check for them however they were placed back with their mother last year. I am confused as to if I should just give her the 1000 dollars or will I pay taxes on the money next year or should I try to return the money to the IRS. Someone please advise…

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  5. I would like to know if some one claimed this year a child and her boyfriend but put both of them as a dependent but her taxes for 2019 are being investigated will she get a stimulus check for 2019 or will the stimulus go off of 2018 taxes

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  6. I have received my $1200 but no additional $500 for my 11 & 12 year old whom I have claimed since birth. I am glad to know I am not in this alone but am so very confused as to why this happening to so many parents!

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  7. I need help!! I got married 2 yrs ago and file taxes for 2018 and 2019 Married jointly with my husband,but he has a ITIN.I was born in the USA and I have SSN.Will I get a stimulus check for myself???? Anyone knows ?

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  8. I owe child support!! My question is does my 2 kids dad will be getting my stimulus check. And would he be getting his plus mine of no. I’m kinda confused on this.

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  9. We have not yet filed our tax return for 2019 so our stimulus checks come from our 2018 return. However, I had a baby in 2019 and that was not factored into our stimulus check. Therefore i am missing $500. I went to “get my payment” on the IRS site but cant figure out how to make the adjustment. Any ideas?

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  10. I am also concerned on the dependent thing. I have a daughter born 2014, I claimed her for 2018 tax return, but I switch with my ex. For 2019 though i got twins for January 2019. I filed them on my 2019 tax return. I only recieved 1200 this morning. I hope this is something that gets resolved.

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  11. I had a baby last year and I haven’t filed 2019 taxes yet, in fact When I went to file my 2019 taxes, they were rejected stating that one of my dependent’s information was incorrect, however it wasn’t. I haven’t been able to file because of this. I only received 1700 instead of the 2200 that I should have being that I have 2 dependents now. I thought the IRS would have this information (that I have 2 kids) but if they went off of my 2018 taxes it only shows 1 dependent. Is there anything I can do to obtain the additional money for my second child? I was on hold with the IRS today for 4 hours only for the phone to hang up on their end. I’m frustrated and just need to know what to do

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  12. I am 18years old I filed independent my taxes and was not claimed by parents she did not receive the 500$ due to my age will I still receive the stimulus check although I filed independent

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    • Hi Leslye Torres..
      If you filed an independent tax return and was not claimed as a dependent by either parent last year, then you will receive a $1200 stimulus payment being considered as an adult by the guidelines for emergency relief funds set forth in the CARE conAct.It’s confusing many people because the criteria is different than normal guidelines used for tax purposes (IRS guidelines conciders dependents may qualify for tax purposes until age 19, but for emergency relief funds such as the stimulus, the dependent cutoff age is 16, so people older than 17+ who are claimed by a parent do not qualify to receive the $500 dependent money). Also, If you had a refund from your last year’s tax return electronically sent to your personal bank account via DIRECT DEPOSIT, the IRS has your banking info already on file, and your stimulus funds will automatically be sent to that same account as well. If you did not provide banking info on your federal tax return, or you need to update/change your account info, you will need to use this portal (I’ll post that link below) to do that in order
      to ensure you get your funds and to avoid the lengthy, months long delay of receiving it via paper check through the mail..

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  13. I got my 1,200 stimulus but didn’t receive anything for my two kids ages 9 and 6 and I’ve been claiming them on my taxes…..how can I get help on finding out what was the problem…

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  14. I have a 2 year old and 4 year old did not receive my dependents on my stimulus check. I got 1200 but no 500 extra. Claimed them both on taxes.

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  15. I’m head of household and filed my son as a dependent on my 2019 income taxes. I received my $1200 stimulus check . My son is 20 and a Essential worker. He filed his own taxes also for 2019 does he qualify for the $1200 stimulus or at least the $500 payment

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  16. I’m a single mother with two children. I have filed the last two years with both my children as dependents. And due to some life altering circumstances, my children and I were already struggling before this all started, and now I’m really behind…. I got excited when my phone went off, telling me there was a deposit. But I only received the amount for myself, not for my 2 children. And I am most certainly under the threshold in low income earnings. I don’t understand why I read through the comments in here, and find out that many parents like myself are experiencing this same problem?
    Yet parents with children 17 + received 500 for that child…
    I’m pretty freaking upset right now. Like what is this world coming to? What is the government trying to do? I’m out here doing everything I can to get by with two kids in my own… Damn can you at least do your part? You know the government? The IRS? CONGRESS??? Where is my 500 per child? I need that money since you have shut everything down, and making it impossible for someone to provide for their family!!!!

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  17. I’m in a situation where I rotate filing years with my sons other parent but he loves with me. This year was his year to file him and he hasn’t even seen our child in over a month so therefore this means he only has visitation and while my child’s being raised by me and solely me he still received the stimulus. That’s free money for a child he doesn’t have at his home. My child’s practicality robbed by that and it’s B.S

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  18. I’m head of household and filed my son as a dependent on my 2019 income taxes. I received my $1200 stimulus check . My son is 20 and a Essential worker. He filed his own taxes also for 2019 does he qualify for the $1200 stimulus or at least the $500 payment

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    • No he would not get either. He won’t get the $500 because he is older than 17. And because he is a dependent for you he won’t get the regular stimulus payment.

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      • Sounds to me like she is saying that she DIDN’T claim him as a dependent because she only received $1200. Roxanne, I can’t tell you how to file an addendum to your 2019 return, but maybe do some research and see if you can’t claim him after the fact?

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  19. That’s our scenario too. Our oldest son turned 17 in August last year (2019) and our younger son is 14. We received our stimulus check for $3400 today so it appears that we received our $2400 and $500 for both kids…even the 17 year old. Is that because he was only 16 on our 2018 tax return?

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  20. I filed jointly for 2019 and only got 1200 today we should have gotten 3700 I haven’t received for my husband or my 3 kids my oldest turn 18 on new years so he is a maybe but the other two is 11. We filed separate 2018 thought that is why but when I put in his ssn it said it going to the bank but no date or amount so we confused about what going on.

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  21. I recieved my 1200.00 I claimed my two boys 5mth and 2 yrs on my 2019 taxes but I didn’t recieved the 500.00 for them. Does it get deposit later or I’m not getting it.

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    • Same situation here and no way to get answers on why I’ve tried calling irs ringing a portal on the situation and even called turbo tax to get no answers from anyone

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  22. I received my $1200 for myself, but I did not receive the $500 for each dependent. I have 3 qualifying children. What the heck…..and the bull about oh you will get it on your 2020 taxes…that’s not ok!!! This money is to help us during this financial crisis and we get screwed? There are thousands that didn’t get it? What in the world is going on. Now my boyfriend he got his and he even got his ex wife’s sons $500 credit. Like come on!!!

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  23. I have also only recieved the $1200 and not recieved $500 for my child either. Are they sending a second check out possibly?

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  24. I have also only recieved the $1200 and not recieved $500 for my child either. Are they sending a second check out possibly?

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  25. I filed my taxes in 2018 and 2019 I have two children one is 14 one was just born in September 2019 And I claimed both children this year. I received a total of $1700 I’m guessing $1200 being the stimulus check plus $500 for my dependent but I should of received another $500 but only received $500 for one child. Is it because I have a change in dependents?? Can anyone help me ? Can I get through to the irs if I call them ??

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  26. I received my stimulus check of $,1200 today but didn’t receive my children’s $500 credit I have 3 children that live with me all year I’ve filed them on my tax return 2018 & 2019 Still didn’t receive the money. I’m the only adult that lives in my home with my children ?

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  27. My son is 12 and I have filed him as a dependent for 10 years, since his mother and I divorced. She gets our 15 yr old and I get our 12 yr old for tax purposes. Today I got my $1200 but not the $500 for my son, why? I’ve went through all the qualifiers and he and I qualify for the $500. Does anyone know what might be going on?

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  28. My girlfriend claimed our 6 year old and I claimed our 1 year old (born 12/31/18).
    She got the $500 and I didn’t. Anyone know why or where to start looking for answers? Thanks

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  29. I have four kids and What if they used my 2018 taxes cuz I didn’t filed my 2019 yet and I have two of my babies born in 2019 and just got a credit for 2 of my kids 9 and 7 how can I get the credit for my 7 months old twins?

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  30. I am in the same boat as many. 3 dependents and no $500 for any of them. I did receive $2400 for a couple but dependents were not included. Why can’t our government get stuff right? So sad.

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  31. I’m a single mom with 3 boys -16,14,12 I claimed them on taxes all my life and haven’t receive anything for them I did receive my $1200 but not $500 for each. Not sure what can I do. Thank you

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    • That’s strange, you may get the payment separately as I hear the IRS is having issues with making some payments. You can also check status on the IRS Get my payment tool. If that fails, I would say you need to be patient and wait till the IRS makes the payment or provides a way to lodge an appeal for unpaid stimulus monies. Finally, you can also get this stimulus as part of your 2020 tax return, but I know that is a long wait.

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  32. We both got out 1200$ today my fiancé filed our son last year and we definitely meet the income limits at the lowest and my son is 1yr old but he didn’t get 500$. I see all the comments about other people having same issue, anyone know what to do about it? I’m sorry for all of us but just glad to know we’re not the only people that it’s happening to

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    • That’s strange, you may get the payment separately as I hear the IRS is having issues with making some payments. You can also check status on the IRS Get my payment tool. If that fails, I would say you need to be patient and wait till the IRS makes the payment or provides a way to lodge an appeal for unpaid stimulus monies. Finally, you can also get this stimulus as part of your 2020 tax return, but I know that is a long wait.

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  33. I got $1,200 but didnt get the extra $500 for my son who was born May 2019, and I did claim him on my taxes, so does anyone know what is going on with that? Help please, thank You

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    • My wife and I are in a similar situation though we have 2 dependents now, my son was born in August last year. We only got the $500 for one of our children (I’m assuming our older one). We filed our 2019 taxes early this year and also the money was credited to our correct account as the account we used in 2018 is no longer open. So it seems they have our right information, but we didn’t get the $500 for both kids. I was wondering if it was just us but seems to be a common thread.

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    • I’m not sure either I claimed my daughter and she was born in October and didn’t receive $500. But my friend had her son in December and she received $500! This is crazy . We can’t even speak to anyone !

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  34. I have a 16-year-old daughter I received a $1200 but did not receive the $500 how do I get that $500 for her I have claimed her since 2002 no one else has claimed her?

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    • That is strange. See my updated FAQs in the article, but you may need to go to the IRS Get My Payment Tool to check the payment status. Could be a mistake on their end or some other qualification criteria was missed per IRS records.

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  35. I have been filing for unemployment since 03/06/2020 and I haven’t received anything at all. I have a 2 year old daughter that has been living with me and I filed for her, but when I got my stimulus check I didn’t get the extra $500, how do I go about collecting these funds knowing that I am a single father of two daughters 4 and 2 years old. I am currently out of work due to the covid-19 outbreak.

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  36. I received the one payment but didnt receive 500 for my child that I’ve always claim and she’s 12. Why is this

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    • Same thing happened to me with my 12 year old son. Didn’t get a check for him and I claim him every year. It’s frustrating because you can’t get any answers.

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  37. My girlfriend and I both received our 1200 each this morning, but we didn’t receive the credit for our son. I claimed him in 2018 and my taxes are done for 2019 but she claimed him this time. Unfortunately her taxes were mailed late February and still not showing approved due to the irs not approving paper mail. This is all a headache if anyone knows if there’s a form I can fill out please let me know. Thanks in advance!

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    • If you find out, please let me know. The same thing happened to us. We have 2 children that should qualify, and which were claimed on our 2019 taxes. If you hear anything anyone, please let me know. Thanks.

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    • Same thing with us.
      My husband and I claim his son on even years and his ex wife claims him odd years.
      So 2019 was her year. She filed early April so she didn’t get the $500 for him and we didn’t either as we claimed him in 2018. Not sure how to get the $?

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  38. We got our check but it didn’t include our twins. We had them last year and filed them in our taxes. Not sure what’s going on there..?

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  39. I also received my check today but did not get the $500 for my 6yo he was on my taxes and i have him full time??? Only thing I have read is that the IRS sends out a letter in the mail 15 days after u receive payment and That’s when you can let them know you had a problem..really sucks tho!!!

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  40. Please, help. I received the 1200.00 today, but I did not receive the 500.00 for my child who is 8 and I have been claiming since he was born. I have received the child tax credit every year and filed my 2019 taxes. There is nothing on the IRS websited regarding this issue. You cannot call them and they do not have an email account. Please help with this obvious problem

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  41. I had a baby November of 2019 and we claimed him on our 2019 taxes why I did not get 500 for him on stimulus check?

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  42. My tax preparer messed mine up and didn’t put down one of my kids as a dependent, instead they claimed my significant other as a dependent. I realized the problem and they filed an amended tax return with the IRS. I’m owed about 400$ from the IRS for the initial child tax, hoping I’ll get it in about 16 weeks. Because of this mess up I didn’t receive the 500$ child tax credit on my stimulus refund. My question is how do I go about getting that money? Also since they claimed my boyfriend as a dependent on my taxes he will not be able to get a stimulus check I don’t think. When they ammended it they removed him and added my child but I’m fearful we won’t get the 1700$ bc of this mess. Yes I’m grateful for getting any money at all but everything helps right now since I’m pregnant not working and due in July. Also I don’t plan on working after the baby is born for a year so I won’t be filling taxes for 2020.

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  43. I received my 1,200.00 stimulus but did not receive 500.00 for my child that I claimed on my 2019 taxes what do I need to do ???

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  44. 2019 returns not filed yet. Had baby May of 2019. Already received stimulus check. Did not receive the additional $500. My CPA doesn’t know how to advise. Why would they make citizens wait until next years tax returns to get a relief check, what good does that do citizens in need TODAY? Also, how can I claim something missing based upon 2019 returns on 2020. Several people have the same issue I am experiencing and this should be addressed.

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  45. I did 24,000 las Year 2019 my daughter is 17 and my only dependent, I did not got the 500 , only 1200 why???

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  46. My daughter will be two this year. I have full custody. Her dad claims her on odd years, neither of us recieved the $500. Why ??

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