Why am I not receiving stimulus for my dependent child?

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January 1, 2021
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My son is 2 and disable why am I not getting stimulus for him?

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DoninGA

Did you enter him as your dependent in the My Info section of the TurboTax online program? If so, make sure the birthdate is correct, that you said he lived with you for the whole year, that he did NOT provide over one-half of his own support, that there was not another person in the household that also supported him.

The stimulus payment will be on your federal tax return Form 1040 Line 30 after you answered the questions in the Review section concerning stimulus payments received or not received.

You can view your Form 1040 at any time. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

NCPERSON1

following @DoninGA advise, note that turbo tax is not yet set up for the 2nd stimulus but should be (we all hope) by the time the filing window opens in late January. So the software may only show the refund for the 1st stimulus. What is critical is that before you hit the 'send' button you are comfortable with the number that appears on Line 30 for Form 1040 - that is the stimulus refund you are eligible for,

JohnH1

Does it matter? Isn't the 2nd stimulus a 2020 tax issue?

taxlady28

Are you able to be a dependent of someone else. Who is supporting your son? Who is claiming him on their tax return? That is the person who will get the stimulus.