Many taxpayers have been eligible for the Economic Impact Payments (stimulus checks). For the first two rounds of payments: If you did not receive a payment you were entitled to or did not receive the full amount you were entitled, you needed to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on the 2020 tax return.
The third stimulus check will be reconciled on the 2021 return. If you did not receive the full amount you were entitled, you need to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on the 2021 tax return.
For all three payments, the U.S. government has used each person's tax filing status, adjusted gross income (AGI), and amount of dependents to determine eligibility and calculate the payments.
Stimulus Round 1 (distributed in 2020)
Qualifications
You weren't eligible for the first stimulus payment if you:
- Were a nonresident alien
- Were claimed as a dependent by someone else
- Didn't have a valid Social Security number (SSN)
- Had an adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2019 (or 2018) of:
- $99,000 or higher as a single filer
- $136,500 or higher as a head of household filer
- $198,000 or higher as a joint filer
Payment Amounts
$1,200 (or $2,400 if married filing jointly) plus $500 for each qualifying child under 17 is the maximum amount you could receive.
Thresholds
You may have received less than that if your 2019 (or 2018) AGI was between:
- $75,000 top $99,000 as a single filer
- $112,500 to $136,500 as a head of household filer
- $150,000 to $198,000 as a joint filer
Stimulus Round 2 (distributed in 2021)
Qualifications
You weren't eligible for the second payment if you:
- Were a nonresident alien
- Were claimed as a dependent by someone else
- Didn't have a valid Social Security number (SSN)
- Had an adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2019 of:
- $87,000 or higher as a single filer
- $136,500 or higher as a head of household filer
- $174,000 or higher as a joint filer
- People with an SSN who did not receive the first stimulus because they are in a mixed-status household may now qualify.
Payment Amounts
$600 (or $1,200 if married filing jointly) plus $600 for each qualifying child under 17 is the maximum amount you could receive.
Thresholds
You may have received less than that if your 2019 AGI was between:
- $75,000 to $87,000 as a single filer
- $112,500 to $174,000 as a head of household filer
- $150,000 to $174,000 as a joint filer
Stimulus Round 3 (distributed in 2021)
Qualifications
You aren’t eligible for the third payment if you:
- Are a nonresident alien
- Are claimed as a dependent by someone else
- Don’t have a valid Social Security number (SSN)
- Had an adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2020 (or 2019) of:
- $100,000 or higher as a single filer
- $150,000 or higher as a head of household filer
- $200,000 or higher as a joint filer
Payment Amounts
$1,400 (or $2,800 if married filing jointly) plus $1,400 for each qualifying dependent is the maximum amount you can receive.
Thresholds
You may have received less than that if your 2020 (or 2019) AGI was between:
- $75,000 to $80,000 as a single filer
- $112,500 to $120,000 as a head of household filer
- $150,000 to $160,000 as a joint file
How do I find the stimulus payment amount(s) I received?
Refer to your Notice 1444 for the payment amounts you were issued. If you don't have this notice, you may be able to find it in your bank account history.
Most people receive their payments automatically. If you used a bank account for your refund or taxes due on your most recent tax return, your payment was most likely sent by direct deposit to that account. If you chose to receive your refund on a TaxSlayer Visa® Debit Card issued by Green Dot Bank, you may have received it on that card.
Otherwise, they should have been mailed to your last known address.