However, if the check is issued in both your name and your deceased spouse's name (and therefore you can't deposit the money), you'll need to return the whole amount to the IRS. If you received a payment for someone who died in 2019 or earlier, the IRS says you should return the entire payment "unless it was made to joint filers and one spouse is still living." If you're the living spouse, you should return half the payment - just not more than $1,200 in all. What to know if a family member in your household died Was your stimulus check total calculated correctly? Here's more information about who didn't qualify for the $600 stimulus check. You received the same payment round twice.You're claimed as a dependent on someone else's taxes (this applies to the first and second checks).Your adjusted gross income exceeds the limit for example, $87,000 for a single taxpayer with the second check.You're a noncitizen who files federal taxes.You're considered a " nonresident alien" without a US citizen spouse.You don't have a Social Security number.You received a check for someone who has died - but there's some nuance here (more below).If you fall into any of these categories and received a stimulus check, it was likely by error: The government determines who is and isn't eligible to receive a stimulus check based on several factors. Why you may need to return some or all of the stimulus money you received Brush up on the situation with a fourth stimulus check, and educate yourself on all the confusing child tax credit rules, including how much money you could get. For more information, here's how you could get up to $50,000 back with one-time COVID credits, and what we know about student loan debt forgiveness.
If you received a check in error, there are specific ways to send the money back, depending on the payment method used - paper check, EIP card or direct deposit. For example, with the first stimulus check, the IRS accidentally sent out payments to people who weren't eligible. We'll go through scenarios where you'd have to return stimulus money you received for any of the three checks. (This applies to the child tax credit, too.) But what happens if the IRS sent you stimulus money you didn't actually qualify for? It could be that you'll have to return the amount you were overpaid. That includes " plus-up payments" for those eligible for a larger check based on their 2020 tax returns. One-hundred sixty-one million third stimulus check payments have been made to individuals and families who qualify for the payments. We'll tell you how to know if you need to send back a stimulus check overpayment to the IRS.
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