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.
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 Status | Income Below Which FULL Stimulus is Paid | Maximum 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 |
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?
No. While college students and relatives who are claimed as dependents in 2019 or 2020 tax returns will be eligible to get this stimulus check payment (unlike the past two economic impact payments) they will NOT be getting a direct payment from the IRS. The dependent payment would instead go to the parent or qualified taxpayer – which may be a surprise to many college aged kids hoping for some bonus/free money!
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%).
| Status | Income Below Which FULL Dependent Stimulus is Paid (Lower Threshold) | Max Income To Qualify for Stimulus (no kids) | Max Income to Qualify with 1 Child | Max 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 |
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.
| Status | Income Below Which FULL Dependent Stimulus is Paid | Max Income To Qualify for Stimulus (no kids) | Max Income to Qualify with 1 Child | Max 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 |
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.
I also used the “NON-FILER” had it in and excepted by IRS a week before the first deadline.I am on SSDI and have 2 dependents fitting all the criteria.recieved the $1200 for myself but nothing for the kids.seems like we are all having the same problem..when does the IRS start opening back up to us(the people that have all the questions with no way of finding out the answers)
Has anyone made a petition about this through Changes.org yet? If so please send us the link. I have seen some for dependents stimulus for college students but nothing for us yet but I want to be sure there isnt already one.
I meant change.org
If one has been made I’m not aware of it. If not we should start one!!
i think we all need to call the senate, congress , news, etc. After reading through this. i too like everyone am on ss disability with 1 child. used non-filers before deadline and got nothing for the child. i have noted that ONE person commented after meticulously going over the paperwork that
THE NON_FILERS FORM we were sent to fill out WAS ‘MISSING A BOX’ THAT WE WERE all SUPPOSSED TO CHECK so with no check in a box that was NON-EXSISTANT on the forms they refered us to we get NO PAY FOR OUR CHILDREN. not anyone that used THE NON_ FILERS FORM!!!!!because of an ERROR ON THE FORM ITSELF!!!!
Probably is they had to do something crooked to keep from having to give out all that money!!! I’m contacting anyone who’ll listen. I’m on their Twitter page everyday telling them what I think of how they’ve took from our children. I was going to buy my son clothes he so desperately needed. I didn’t get it however so my 1200 I was gonna pay behind bills with I had to put off again and took most of it and bought his clothes. Cause he comes first!!! You didn’t break us IRS!!! We’re still here fighting!! They posted oh we’d have to file next year to get it. Um no don’t think so, we don’t file!!! Try again!!! Makes me so mad!!!
It is sickening how they get on their site and say you have until this date to enter your information. Then they give you a date and nothing comes. You’ll look again and see a new date but still no check. And I absolutely hate to even see the part no need to worry you can get it next year when we file taxes we don’t have to file taxes. I think that’s just a way for them to buy time to cheat us out of it. We really needed now not next year. I may not file taxes and I may not be as important as tax payers but I am human and my two kids are just as important to me as the tax payers whos already got it. I haven’t even got the 1200.00 yet but I’m supposed to so well see. I just think it’s awful really.
I said this exact thing on their page on Twitter. Lol. I said are us home makers and people who are disabled, I said does our children not deserve it? Cause we don’t pay taxes? They make me sick. We was promised payment for our eligible children. We was flat lied to. Lied to during a pandemic. That’s just sick and I’ll despise them til my last breath. They know we don’t file taxes, whole point if the non filers tool, the could weed out who they was gonna screw over!!!
If they wouldn’t have promised it in the first place it would’ve been a problem. But now it’s like there pickin and choosing who gets it. That isn’t fair to our kids. I haven’t got mine yet but I care more about the kids getting theirs I can’t explain why they didn’t get it and other kids got it. It’s just messed up. Thanks for everything your doing, messaging on Twitter and stuff your doin everything a lot of us thought about doin. I actually put in mine and the kids info in the non filers portal the first day it came out like we were told to do. But that was a joke.
OMG!!! SERIOUSLY!!! THEIR LACK OF PLACEMENT OF 1 FREAKING TINY LITTLE BOX HAS CAUSED ALL THIS MESS!!!! WOW!!!! I mean REALLY WOW GUYS!!! what a FREAKING mess & WASTE of SO Much time effort & resources… well I guess at least those peope will still have income. coming in & jobs trying to sort this all out… thanks Denise for the insight & info. Much Appreciated.
A situation that is only tangentially touched upon is foster children. The family that claimed them in 2019 received the $500 per child now. Then the child(ren) change homes (either a different foster placement or back with family) in 2020.
Some foster parents, trying to be kind, gave the stimulus to the family where the child(ren) now reside. Those foster parents are going to get a shock when they file their 2020 taxes because the IRS is going to want that money back.
The family who claim the child(ren) on their 2020 tax filing will get the stimulus money at that time for the chld(ren), doubling the amount they get ($1,000 per child). The IRS isn’t going to go after them for the money but after the foster family.
This has also led to my situation where I did kinship foster for 3 young relatives for over 11 months in 2019, claimed them on my taxes (as allowed by law). I received the $1,500 for the 3 children but I know the IRS is going to want it back so in the bank it sits. However, the children’s parents are angry with me because OTHER foster parents have given the money to the families with which the children are currently living. I cannot afford a $1,500 hit to my finances. I also know my relatives would not pay me back the $1,500 once they get the money in 2021.
I’m heartbroken over not being allowed to talk with / see the children because of this mess.
You do not have to pay the money back!!!
There is a lot of confusion about whether or not money has to be repaid since most publications say you don’t if you were overpaid based on your income level and that is true.
If you should have only received $1,000 but received $1,200 then the IRS isn’t asking for that money back.
However, if you received money for someone you shouldn’t have, then, yes, you have to pay it back.Take, for example, people who received the stimulus for someone who died before the stimulus went into effect.
In my case, if I have other qualifying foster children in 2020, the amount I’ll need to repay or get more for will depend on how many qualifying dependents I have.
Dependents – Amount
0 – repay $1,500
1 – repay $1,000
2 – repay $500
3 – repay $0
4 – get additional $500
ETC
Well, tax payers received their stimulus for their children. Are us homemakers and disabled people, are our kids not worthy enough of getting their payment? I’d call this discrimination by the IRS!!!!
I am a single father on SSI disability, my daughter is 8 and was born with a mild form of Cerebral Palsy, and was on SSI disability and had an account set up back in 2011 for her disability payment. When I became disabled, I had to set up a separate account for my disability. Once approved, she was switched over to draw off my social security. We both get 1099’s but don’t have to file taxes. I filled out the “Non-filers” information and even did a simple return through turbo tax. All information was correct, but I’ve only received my $1200!?? Will I get the $500 for her ? Plus there is an active child support case on her mom who owes almost $10’000 hasn’t made not one payment in almost a 3 year old case. Shouldn’t we get her stimulus payment too?
We are NOT on food stamps.and typically don’t make it through the month on our money. Can some please help or know who I can contact. Child Support in the state of Georgia as far as single fathers is concerned, are worthless ! Any help would be OH SO APPRECIATED !
Got my $1200 today, and did not get the $500 for my children. I have 4 kids, 4-15. It is my understanding that you get $500 per child, but limited to 3 children. Maybe I’m wrong but either way $1200 is not what I was expecting. I was hoping it would have been enough to pay something towards my backed up bills and have some left to ride out the storm with.
Per the article – the missing $500 is a known issue and you will likely have to wait and claim this in your 2020 return Unless the IRS decides to fix this issue this year (which would be miraculous). Also there is no limit to how many eligible dependents you can claim. So you should get $500 for each of your kids – but likely only in 2021 with your tax return.
its coming only 40% of eligible americans have recieved their payments our sons hasnt come either but i know people whos childrens payments came but not the adults..they never had to issue so much free money to so many americans before so just wait patiently youll get it they arent even halfway thru the payouts yet
I filed for my grandson who has lived with me for the last 7 years. I dont file taxes but went on tax act and filed for him along with mine. I got messages stating I would be approved with it stating the whole 1700. I even have tax papers saying the same thing. When they put the money in my bank I only got the 1200. I get no support from the parents and that would have helped me get the stuff grandson needed. Now I understand that I have to wait till I file again. I DONT PAY TAXES IM ON SSDI SO HOW DO I GET THAT. BUT IF YOU ARE OVER PAID YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY IT BACK.. THIS IS ALL BACKWARDS IF YOU ASK ME.. I NEEDED THAT MONEY AND NOW I LOOSE IT. ITS NOT RIGHT.. BUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. I NEEDED THAT MONEY
Im basically in same boat, I have been raising and gave more then full custody and went online April 13th and added the Child and still only get 1200. I greatly appreciate the 1200, but now I don’t file taxes either, and no way to tell anyone at IRS. I feel totally screwed. I d not receive support or as for the Child, so every little bit helps..I heard they would mail that part, will see, but I doubt it..
My son is SSI he 33yrs old. We claim him as a dependent. Will he get a Stimulate payment on his SSI Card that he has.
No sorry hun if your an adult and claimed as a Dependant you can’t get the payment.
We only live on my husband’s SSD and VA C&P. We just recently received $2,400 for us two, but not for our 4 yr old and 9 yr old boys. We file joint married, and the boys have been on all our annual 1040’s since they were born. They meet all the reqs listed. We have many friends that did receive the added $500 per child early on, and they haven’t file 2020 yet. Very odd that so many child EIPs fell through the cracks. I guess if we dont receive by end of 2020, we’ll have to file for it in 2021.
I got my 1200 but not my 500 per child why ? And irs is closed to see what’s going on
I claim my kids every year I have a 7 year old and an 8 year old, they fall under the guidelines and I felt my taxes last year before and the seer. My kids were not included in my stimulus check. I am the only person that files for them.
Its horrible how people get lied to by they own country…. I mean it looks to me no one really got the extra money for they kids but tax payers but yet we didn’t choose to go in lock down ?????
Mesha exactly tax payers got it. Us stay at home moms though I guess we’re not important enough.
My daughter did not receive her 500 she does recieve survivor benefits does this effect her
I am on SSI AND SSDI and i have a 15yr old son, i used the non filers tool on April 14th, It Definitely had my sons info cuz i went back and checked- But i only recieved the 1200 payment to my direct EXPRESS card on April 29th, it was missing the 500 for my Dependent- Ive bee. Searching onkine to see if theyre going to make this right-But they say nothing except people will have to file for the money on next years taxed- and then it says EXCEPT for thoae on SSI SSDI ect. That those people should go on the non filers and hurry up and enter in thier dependents info before the deadline! BUT THE WHOLE REASON WE ARE READIN THAT IS BECAUSE WE ALREADY DID THAT AND WERE EXPECTING THE CORRECT AMOUNT THAT IS MISSING! AND FIRST OF ALL I WONT EVEN HAVE TO FILE ANY TAXES NEXT YEAR, AND SECOND-THE WHOLEPOINT OF THISMONEY WAS TO GET IT TO AMERICAS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE DUE TO THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE WE NEED MONEY RIGHT NOW! NOT NEXT YEAR! AND THIRD- THE MONEYTHAT IS MISSING IS FOR OUR CHILDREN! SO THEY ARE HURTING FAMILIESNOT JUST SINGLE ADULTS BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN DIRE STRAITS TRYING TO CARE FOR CHILDREN RIGHT NOW- AND THEY SAY SORRY JUST FIGURE IT OUT NEXT YEAR!? THE CARES ACT PROMISED 1200 per eligible adult and 500 per eligble dependent as fast as possible- Now thats not happening for aoo many families, many of which are on disabilityand low income disability like ssi- that is just awful to brush us off when this was clearly the fault of the IRS or whoever’s glitch in the payment system- they are leaving out some SO MUCH of the most vulnerable population AND THIER CHILDREN!! WHY HAVE THEY NOT EVEN COMMENTED PUBLICLY TO ADMIT THIS FAULT TO REASSUREUS THEY KNOW WHATS HAPPENING AND TELL US WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO FIX THIS IMMEDIATE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IGNORING! ,AND DO NOT SAY TO FILE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE PEOPLE ON SSD ANS SAI HAVE NO FILING REQUIREMENTS AND WERE PROMISED THAT MONEY NOW WHEN IT IS NEEDED MOST, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER AMERICANS WHO HAVE RECEIVED ALL THEIR MONEY- EVEN IF THEY SAID TO WAIT UNTIL THIS ROUND IS FINISHED THEN THEY COULD GO ABOUT FIXING PAYMENT ERRORS- THE WORST IS JUST BEING IGNORED & LEFT HANGING IN THE MOMENT OF MOST NEED-
Their the biggest crooks I’ve ever seen. It’s right down sickening.
Heather..you are in good company. I read others on SSDI, who are so angry that their kids are left out during this vulnerable time. I am one of the families that can NOT wait until next year to get my kids’ Stimulus. I followed all the rules and used the Non-filer website. During a pandemic, some of us need the government, and just read and look at how that government treated us!!!
Heather I could not have said it better!! I agree %! I’m on SSI and her dad on ssd.. she gets her child support thru her father. She has her own bank account that money goes direct deposit
I went on before the deadline n April and filled out both our info and had it put on a prepaid card. I got my 1200 but nothing no where is her 500!! She needs clothes badly cuz she keeps growing but I hope she has slowed down now she’s 11. And she had plans with her money and now we’re waiting for God knows when .. in the meantime she has 2 summer outfits! And a PR of shorts. No swimsuit! This is BS!!
I agree.. I’m a single father of 1 but she is 8 and born with a mild form of Cerebral Palsy, and was on disability since birth. Then I had to file for disability, got approved, my daughter was switched to draw off mine. We both get 1099’s I did the non filers long before the deadline. Still only got my $1’200?
I don’t get state aide, and the mother hasn’t paid not one child support payment and owes almost $10’000.. ?
I received $1200 on April 30th but got nothing for my two young children. I’m grateful that I at least got something but the other $1000 would be really helpful right now. Waiting till next year just to get a tax credit doesn’t help my current situation. I asked my tax person and she said we would get a separate check for defendants. Why doesn’t that just seem right ? Help anyone
Wow..This has been growing and growing since april 29th. There are so many of us. Theres absolutely no way they could have just missed all of us. They must have other plans. I am not sure who this pertains to, but I read in many different articles that if you have the direct express card, you can not have your dependents stimulus deposited on it and you have to add another bank account or you will receive a check for your dependents. I had posted a bank account but didnt receive anything for my children yet. Now like I said, I dont know who all this applies for. Theres probably alot on here that dont have a direct express card. Maybe they give us our stimulus and then go back for dependents..? I am going to give it atleast up to 2 weeks and see if anything changes, and hope that our government will make this right, because posting on here with no answers is not helping us..
There’s no way they can just let all these people go. I watched a YouTube video last night them saying they reached out to thr irs and they said they was sending out supposedly the stimulus for kids this week.
Did you get your payment on your direct express card.. Just not your kids.. I got my on my direct express card on weds..but didn’t get my 2 boys money
SSDI, recipients along with VA disability recipient. We don’t file taxes, so we used Non Filers on April 13th it was approved. Included all 3 kids and ssn. $2400 for adults came with zero for kids. It’s all well and good to tell folks to “file next year”, but the question is how do you get it if you don’t file?
they send a letter & supposedly you can report underpayments but my sons hasnt come either while my friends 3 kids got paid but HERS never came my other friends daughters came but not HIS..my mom got hers ok & i just filed for mine last week so im not complaining im lucky im eligible for ANYTHING i used to be on SSI but stopped that to become self employed in 2003 but i did the non filer thing too i dont make enough to be required to file..i even applied for the PUC and i think im actually getting it..even w no tax returns w2s i dont even have bank statements i collected cash income all i sent as proof were written statements..if i get this w.o having to file ill fall over i never get anything i couldnt even get tax refunds & paid hundreds to file so i was not in a hurry to file this year just to get the stimulus they claim im approved via the nonfilers tool & puc also looks like they are approving me but ill believe it when i see it..if im denied i can always go to H&R block & file for 2019
I also read that but in that Post-it said the you would not receive both your child and your self payment on your Direct Express and so if you had a child then you would be getting it by paper check but it also said they would not do separate payments, they would all be on the paper check, and to make sure you added your dependents before the deadline so you get all your money,,,, because they will only include your child’s payment with your payment it said. So That’s what it said on the most frequently asked questions on the IRS website. But I did receive my money on my direct express and then nothing for my child. I also have been hoping it might come in the mail as well, but not counting on it, but I’m not going to wait to do anything about it, because waiting and then doing something after it for sure never comes will take even longer. I’m going to write my congresswoman. Hopefully everybody does,,, then they can bring it up in senate and fix this for us.
my friends all got the stimulus money for their children direct deposited but have not received THEIR OWN payments
my husband & son filed via the nonfilers tool when it said they had too (SSI) if they wanted the IRS to send them checks. he added his direct deposit info & the non filer tool approved them & said he would get $1700..2 weeks after that they decided just to direct deposit the stimulus for SSI people into whatever account gets their ssi payments..
my husband got his $1200 direct deposit at the end of april we havent seen any sign of my sons yet but still never have received our notification letter either..the system never had to give away so much free money they have only sent payments to 40% of americans they have alot more to go try to be patient
i saw a man posting here that his childs $500 was being direct deposited right now hed just been notified so the money is being sent its just being sent randomly
I had a baby in 2019 filed my taxes using her as a dependent but it is saying still processing since February so I had to use my 2018 taxes for the stimulus so the IRS gave me $1200 instead of the $1700 since I didnt have a dependent in 2018. Smh
After reading most of these comments I don’t think this is a glitch at all. I think they had no intention of giving us non filers any money for our dependant children.
I file taxes and didn’t get the $500 for my 13 year old son. It seems to be both filers and non-filers.
I think you are absolutely right, we did what we was told to do when the non filers tool came out. I put my info in the same day it came out I think it was around Apr, 10th now they say we will have to wait till next year when we file taxes I like many others don’t file taxes. I think they are just looking to blame us for not putting our info in to keep from giving use money that was promised to us. Because I know for a fact that I did what they said I put my two kids and myselfs ssi numbers, bank info and all. And I never even got the 1200.00 yet for myself I was supposed to get it in April then the last of April now they are saying the 5th of may. I’m betting if we owed them somehow they’d find time to get a hold of us about it. I understand that it’s stimulus money and I didn’t work for it. But they said we was gonna get it.and I haven’t seen it and that’s the part that bothers me so much. I mean if you tell somebody something try to do it we were counting on it. And we did our part like we were supposed to.
Are you a stsy at home mom? Then yes honey, you work harder than most!!!
I don’t think your get your payment on the 5th of May either.. People on ssi.. Will get it on the 12th.. The 5th is deadline
The problem is the government doesn’t care…. i mean there are literally thousands out there that didn’t get the child credit in the pandemic including me. we don’t need it next year we need it now to help keep a roof over our children’s heads and food in their bellies and what does the government do….. you have to wait a year to get it and who know if they will even make do on the promise for that. Whats next year gonna help us when we dont know what we are going to do for this years bills. Plus the ones I’ve seen actually getting the credit are the ones that are out here wasting it on drugs and junk they don’t need.
My question is my daughter turned 18 in June of 2019. She also filed her taxes in 2018 and 2019 is she eligible for the $1200. And if not do I qualify for the $500. We did receive our our $2400. Just wasn’t sure if she would qualify for either
This is BS!! The non filers system obviously has a glitch and needs to be brought to the IRS’s attention! What was the point of rushing to fill this form out, if they were just going to do nothing!
agreed!! same here
Awesome tysm for posting this!!
I did the non filers on APRIL 10 because I did not have income in 2018 or 2019 and I have 4 small children. I got the $1200 for me 2 days ago but a BIG GOOSE EGG for my FOUR KIDS WTH!!! THIS IS BS IF I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR FOR THAT $2K THAT I WAS COUNTING ON! THE IRS IS A JOKE
****People who get government benefits now have until May 5th to go back to the non filers link that how now been provided to get the extra 500 per dependent.***
On another note, I am happy to know that people with a direct express card did infact receive their payment on the 29th,30th & May 1st. I however have not so I am a little concerned that something is wrong =(
Not if you already submitted it successfully. It won’t allow you to do anything else. I used it the first week they launched it and I also got screwed out of child payment. It wasn’t a mistake on our part but unfortunately we’re the ones affected by it. Who knows if they fixed it yet but to late for me I don’t expect to see the payment owed to me
Wow, really! That’s not right =/ when I looked further into it, every site I read about the May 5th non filer said it was due to the error of everyone not receiving it!!! I feel there are SO MANY holes within this package. My sons father gets our son 7 days out of the month while the remainder of the time he is with me. I am the custodial parent, I take him to every surgery, 6 therapy apnts a week and at home nurse visits….his father doesnt attend a single thing. We finally went to court and I agreed to him getting odd years for claiming him. Unfortunately the money for my son automatically went to him and I am the one who provides all. It just doesn’t seem right to me. He always leaves my son with his parents as is and also lives with his parents and has no bills. I hope things come through for you all though that aren’t getting what’s deserved.
I am sorry.. I atleast hope he was decent enough to give you the payment back for your child.. It’s hard as it is buying all their school necessities, triple good because these kids eat all day long now (I know mine do) and then buying everything else we already do buy them.
If you already filed, you can’t go back to the non-filers link and do it again. It will just state you already filed.
I get ssi have a 10 year old daughter that lives and has lived with me her 10 years on this earth. no one claims her on taxes. I used the non filers tool and I did not get the $500.
My sister in law gets ssi has a 3 year old that lives with her his 3 years of life and her child is not claimed on taxes. she used the non filers tool and did not get the $500 as well.
this seems to not be in any of our errors. in fact it is on the irs fault. the whole reason for the non filers tool was to be able to get the $500 per eligible child so if no one has obviously came out and said they have gotten it then it seems in fact no one has gotten the $500 per child. So now why should we have to wait until 2020 tax time if the problem from the get go was we do not file taxes. so what will happen we will have to use the same non filers tool with the same glitch and have to wait til 2021 and repeat until our child is over 17 then we can not get it.
aline I did not receives my $500 for my son neither I receives mines im greatful for but that extra helps with the bills do I have to resubmit it again please thanks also he receives ssi.
I receive SSI I have a 9 year old daughter and a two-year-old son I went on the non filer applicant because I’m not required to do my taxes. April 21st I filled out the form for non tax filer so that I’ll receive the additional $500. I only received $1,200 I did not receive an extra $1,000 for the both of my children.
I think the bottom line is the IRS pick and chose who they would give the 500 per kid to. For those of us who needed it but did not receive it now we have to wait til next year to get it with income tax. Very aggravating but this is the government for you. I don’t know about anyone else but I could have used that extra to help out a lot. 1200 doesn’t last very long when when have children and bills.
Well at least you received something. Injured spouse received nothing for their child and not even half of the stimulus check. IRS site states payment was sent April 15, 2020. I always file injured spouse and now the husband is a disabled VET. He owes back child support way before my time. I am the only one who pays income taxes and all my money went to pay his debt, even my child’s portion.
You took the words right out of my mouth!
How to claim in next year 2020 taxes for stimulus money for my 3 kids under 16? I haven’t received anything for my 3 kids.. I got mine 1200 only. How to fill in 1040 for stimulus money for children in 2020 taxes?
Where is my $500 stimulus for my granddaughter? I have had my granddaughter living in my home since June 2019. I have legal custody of her and I’m her sole provider. I claimed her on my 2019 return it was rejected cause someone illegally claimed her on their return. I don’t believe this person was a blood relative. I will be mailing ing my return to fix this problem. I think it is unfair to give the tax return to someone who did not have the right to claim her and then turn around and also give away the $500 stimulus payment as well. When I have been busting my butt trying to take care of her daily needs financial as well as mental and physical! This is so frustrating!
hello everyone I get SSD and I have got the 1200 on the 30 of this month but did not get the 1000 for my 2 kids that’s 13and 16 I AM not sure want going on but it not right I pray the send everyone the kids money CAN WE GO ON THE NEWS SO SOME one can help everyone because its wrong and the kids money going some were but not to us.
I did the non-filers as well as all of you. I received my $1200 but ZERO for my 13 year old daughter. I am very disappointed because I planned on that money for bills since my daughers sperm donor doesn’t pay his ordered child support. Please, Please fix this error.
same except I have 3 dependents I didn’t get for. All rules apply…… I did non filers 2 outta 3 receive ssi only got 1200.
My husband receives SSI. I used the non filers to fill out our information and added my 2 children both under age 14. I have received $2,400 for we are married but not the child credit. Please update me and let me k ow what do about fixing this.
Did anyone read the updated paragraph at the bottom for may 30th? It says that we will have to wait til next tax season if we were expecting a check in the mail, so theres our bad news confirmed. Which is insane! IRS rushed us to put our information in, yet the system is completely behind. I used the non filers on April 15th!! My status still only says Congratulations the irs has accepted your return. Did they even look at the non filers page before they gave us our stimulus checks? This is really upsetting.. I atleast had hope they were just behind and would come in the mail at a later date!
I mean for april 30th updated comment*
I just read an article posted a few hours ago. People on SSI now have until May 5th to do the non filers to get the money for your dependents. I hope this is helpful.
I also received my direct deposit on the 29th. No $500 for my 5 year old child and I only received the 1200. I entered my info on the my portal site so that it would be direct deposited into my account so they had to have received my child’s information which I also entered. Meanwhile deceased individuals are getting deposits and people are getting deposits into unknown accounts. Gotta love the already flawed- flawed system. Was depending on the extra 500 to survive a while longer. I’m sorry so many of us are having this problem
Me too hun I’ve shared this on Twitter fb even went to the irs page on Twitter and asked on the posts..
I recieved my stimulus payment. I am socail security beneficiary. And i put our info on the non filers way b4 the due date. And i did not recieve the 500 for my daughter. But was supposed to automatically get it. I wonder why
Why didn’t I get my daughter 500.00 she was 16 in 2019
I finally received my letter today and it was no help… I didn’t receive my payment for 3 dependants… This is very frustrating. Please help!
Like it showed you were only getting yours and not the money for your kids??
what did it say nothing about your dependents I might be getting same letter I only received 1200 nothing for 3 dependents 2 outta 3 receive ssi
add me to the list of people that got the $1,200 but did NOT get the $500 for my 10 year son. I have been receiving SSDI for many years now and I also did all that I was suppose to do in order to get it but never showed up. I just want to know why . Is the government pocketing the $500 for themselves. if so then that is so messed up, I might need to check in the mirror to see if i have a red beam dot on my forehead for accusing the government for stealing the money. If anyone knows where the $500 went too , please let us know.
Stealing wow we will have to pay back is you know this right on next yrs taxs as deductions FOR THOSE OF US PAY TAXES
i filled out the form married joint with three dependents and only got a deposit of 1200, and not the 2400 for married and nothing for my 3 kids
I know of several parents who received the $500 stimulus payment for their 17 year olds. Why? Am I missing something?
I did not receive it for my 17 year old high school DEPENDANT!
And that is clearly stated that kids under 17 are the ones eligible for it… See this is irritating what is the point of putting requirements if their not gonna follow but parents with kids under 17 don’t have it ugh…. Well I can see why your upset bc some 17 years old shouldn’t get it and not others….
Did you have to file through the non-filers site? Did the other parents file taxes normally for the 2018/2019 tax year? I’m just wondering if its Turbo Tax’s mistake and not the IRS. So many people that didn’t get the $500 credit filed the non-filer through Turbo tax.
When did they turn 17 – 2019 or 2020? If 2020, they were still 16 in 2019 and therefore still eligible.
why would you spend your time writing a stupidly long paragraph knowing that probably nobody is going to see your comment?
Im a disabled veteran who receives SSDI. I received the $1200 stimulus payment but not the $500 for my 10-yr-old son. I filled out the non-filers tool on April 19th 2020 checking to make sure I had no errors. It was accepted, but no child dependent pay??? The one’s I know who got it, had a relative claim their child on there taxes and they also receive SSDI (Should’nt have to do that to get monies that’s rightfully yours). Also found out that the IRS was mailing the $500 seperately to SSI claimants. Hopefully, they fix the issue and start depositing or mailing out what’s due. Praying for Everyone. :)
My husband and I recieved our Stimulus payment today, but like all of you, we did not receive our $500 child credit for our 9 year old. Hopefully they will correct this error that is affecting the finances of many families. This was money they we were counting on and budgeting for. Don’t get me wrong, we are very grateful for the money we did receive, but disappointed, that its not what we were expecting. I hope they do an audit soon and reconcile the error in payments.
I’m 28 I get supplements security income I filed on turbotax to claim my 3 child i only recived the 1200 for myself but nothing for my 3 child this is frustrating due to being on a fixed income as it is and then having to go threw this covid 19 shut down it’s a rough situation and I was expecting to recieve the whole 2700 to help with food clothes and Bill’s and I only recived 1200 and not the 1500 as promised for my 3 children. Life is hard as it is and it’s not even harder during this time. Please please I ask for this to be fixed soon.
Same for us:
I received the stimulus payment for myself, but none for my three children (9, 11, 13 years old)
and yes, they ARE:
– related to me by blood,
– claimed as a dependent on my (non-filers) tax return
– have lived with me at all times,
– are U.S. citizens,
– and they cannot provide any of their financial support during the tax year.
It is heinous that this has happened to such vast numbers of families with children, who – without any income during these trying times but their children home full-time with no school food provided – are the most vulnerable parts of the society, yet the Nation’s only hope for and carriers of tomorrow.
I had to do a non filers form because I didn’t file taxes in 2018 or 2019 and I made sure to include my children’s information and just double checked that I didn’t leave anything out, but I still only received the money for myself and I’m seriously confused I don’t know how this would’ve happened as far as I’m aware no one claimed them on their taxes.
This is sad…and note they only did this to the second batch of stimulus relief. But they are giving millions to company’s. Only in America the Government screw tax payers or US citizen around..
Same thing here! I had a child in 2019 and claimed her via free filing submission on irs website! Yet, when I checked my bank account I only received the 1200. Looking back at the form she is listed as a dependent correctly and there’s no way to correct the problem. I’ll keep checking to see if it updates to correct the issue. Very frustrating
Today, I also only received $1200 and I did not receive $500 for my son or for my daughter. Every year I claim my children by myself and I provided their social security numbers and birthdates when I updated my banking info. They are only 8 and 14 years old. I’m the custodial parent and my children live with me full time. I don’t understand why I did not receive the full amount of $2,200.
I had filed on the non filers site prior to the 22nd to make them aware of our 15 year old grandson in our custody. My husband is on SSDI and we received $2,400 on April 30th for him & I, but no payment for my grandson. My grandson is on SSI , would this make a difference. Will he receive his own check ? I’ve done all the proper steps to insure payment for him also, but did not receive it.
I haven’t received the 500$ check for my daughter. Don’t understand why. I am widow trying to make ends meet. The system is all screwed up!!!
I also received 1200 on the 29th but no 500 for my 9yr old twins. I’m also on SSDI this is really sucks! We could have been paying bills and taking care of our families but no we don’t mean shit to them. I hope they fix it asap! I’ll be calling NBC, FOX and MSNBC and leaving them a slew of messages these kids don’t deserve this and neither do we!
I also am a widow collect survivor benefits i used the non filer form to add all 5 of my children. Got my check today 1200 I literally am crying
I have 5 kids
I’m collecting survivor
Where is the kids $? Hey
I also did not receive anything for my two kids smh
I filled out the non filers form on April 10 2020 both my boyfriend and I got the 1200 but we are also missing our 3 kids 500 all under the age of 5 and 2 are special needs. I am hoping that we are gonna get another deposit because we live off of ssi and ssdi. So needed this to catch up on bills.
I to went under the irs non filers website and submitted the correct information to receive the extra 500.00 for my 10 year old son but only the 1200 was deposited into my bank account on April 30th but not the 500.00 as promised.