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February 18, 2021
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Can I report to the IRS that my husband and I split the Economic Stimulus payments since we are separated? Do I report the total amount received as joint filers?

  • February 18, 2021
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I see that I am eligible for the full amounts for both rounds since I am filing as head of household this year due to marital separation. Since my husband and I jointly were not eligible in 2019 to receive the full amount, I did not receive $1200 and $600 payments after splitting the payments

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February 18, 2021

Report the amount that you actually received for yourself and your dependents as stimulus payment 1 and stimulus payment 2.  Since you are filing as a head of household, it sounds like you may qualify to receive the full payment of:

  • $1,200 for stimulus payment 1,
  • $600 for stimulus payment 2,
  • $500 for a qualifying dependent for stimulus payment 1, and
  • $600 for a qualifying dependent for stimulus payment 2.

If you have not received your second stimulus check, you will receive your payment in the form of a Recovery Rebate Credit on line 30 of your 2020 Federal tax return when you file.

 

TurboTax will compare your one or two stimulus payment amounts to the computations within TurboTax.  The computations within TurboTax are based upon the information that you have entered into the tax software.  If you are due an additional amount, it will be issued as a Recovery Rebate Credit (RRC) on line 30 of the 2020 1040 tax return.

 

In TurboTax Online, you are prompted to input stimulus check 1 and stimulus check 2 information under Review down the left hand side of the screen.

 

You can access your stimulus check choices by following these steps: 

  • Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal.
  • Across the top of the screen, click on Other Tax Situations.
  • At the screen Let’s keep going to wrap up.  Click on Let’s keep going.
  • At the screen Let’s make sure you got the right stimulus amount, click Continue.
  • At the screen Did you get a stimulus payment? you can update your stimulus check entries. 

See also this TurboTax Help.

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