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Claiming Dependents

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
January 31, 2021
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My partner usually claims our children. I would receive a higher rebate this year, so I was going to claim them. We do live together. We both received correct stimulus payments but the turbotax system keeps telling me I was underpaid as my significant other received the stimulus for our children. How can I deny getting extra stimulus money that was already paid out to my partner?

DMarkM1

You would include in the boxes the amounts received for the children on your return since, in essence, you did receive them as you are together.

Your significant other would not include the children on his return as dependents, but would include the payments received in the stimulus boxes as the IRS knows the payments were sent to his social security number.

There is no penalty or reduction for any overpayment. His Recovery Rebate Credit is simply reduced to zero, as would yours be, signifying full payment received by all.

Here is a link with more information on the Recovery Rebate Credit, if needed.

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