Found out my 23 year old daughter will not be getting

[revmclaren]

a stimulus payment because as a student, I clamed her on my 2019 return even though she
Filed a tax return.

Who is NOT eligible -

Although some filers, such as high-income filers, will not qualify for an Economic Impact Payment, most will.

Taxpayers likely won't qualify for an Economic Impact Payment if any of the following apply:

Your adjusted gross income is greater than
$99,000 if your filing status was single or married filing separately
$136,500 for head of household
$198,000 if your filing status was married filing jointly

You can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return. For example, this would include a child, student or older dependent who can be claimed on a parent’s return.

You do not have a valid Social Security number.
You are a nonresident alien.
You filed Form 1040-NR or Form 1040NR-EZ, Form 1040-PR or Form 1040-SS for 2019.

This is going to leave millions of students and other Americans without a payment.

This is bulls$&t!!!!

[SheltieLover]

1. More leftover for repukes to steal!🤬

[Newest Reality]

2. Oh, there's plenty

America's Strategic Bullshit supply is vast and they are tapping it everyday now.

[RamblingRose]

3. we're in the same boat with our 23 year old daughter and she really needs the money n/t

[Wounded Bear]

4. A dependent's parent/guardian would get extra money for that dependent...

would they not? If you claimed her, you should get extra. Share.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. No. They excluded them for being of age, even though we feed them.

I have 20 and 22 yo sons. They eat a lot!

[revmclaren]

6. Older children don't get the payment if

claimed. She is very upset and in tears.

[UpInArms]

14. Only for dependents 17 or younger

$500 ...

My son graduated last May... and only worked a few months last fall ...

We claimed him as a dependent, as we were paying the tuition and housing and sending food money ...

Even though he filed, he will receive nothing, and since he was older than 17, there will be no additional dependent funding

[xmas74]

17. Nope.

Must be under 17.

I'm in the same boat with my 19 year old in college.

[Shanti Mama]

7. my 23 year old was supposed to be leaving for Peace Corps soon

Instead he's lost, wondering when his post-college life will begin. I'm really grateful to have him with me, but we, together, could really use that money. It's kind of like we're a married couple right now and it feels very unfair.

[mathematic]

8. I think she can eventually get the money if she's no longer a dependent

Since the check is for your 2020 taxes, don't claim her as a dependent this year and she'll be able to get the check with her return next year. Better late than never, I suppose.

[KWR65]

9. Don't you get $500 for each dependent? You can give her that. n/t

[vsrazdem]

11. You can only claim the 500 for dependants age 17 or under. Students over 18 get nothing, and parent

gets nothing for them being a dependent.

[KWR65]

12. That stinks! n/t

[vsrazdem]

13. Yes it does. That was a big hole in the system for this. My daughter claimed my grandson as he was

18 but still in school, and paying all his expenses, but got nothing, and he gets nothing either. There are millions of people out there that this affects. I feel bad for the students, who were working part-time jobs and going to school and now have lost their jobs. My granddaughter can't even collect unemployment, because she did not make enough money to qualify for unemployment either.

[Jake Stern]

10. My partner and I agreed to stop claiming our son

the year he graduates from HS or when he turns 18, whichever comes first.

[stopbush]

15. We are in the same boat with our 23-yr-old daughter.

While it’s unfortunate that the Congress decided to leave out a significant subset of TAXPAYERS from this relief $, it isn’t like any parent who claimed their kids as 18+ dependents could have known to not do so because it would negatively impact a $1200 check showing up a year in the future.

I’m hoping Congress addresses this in any future actions they take. A simple yardstick would be to lift the restriction as soon as the $ the dependent would have received in relief funds exceeds the tax benefit the parents receive by claiming them as a dependent.

[lobointexas]

16. We were going to be in the same boat with our 21 year old.

Last edited Wed Apr 15, 2020, 02:14 PM - Edit history (1)

We found out this was going to be the case before we filed our taxes a week or so ago. She had already filed for 2019. We amended her return and made sure she was independent. She also was able to get the American Opportunity Tax credit which increased her refund. My wife and I filed and did not claim her. This caused us to have to pay additional income tax, but it was offset by the total amount she will receive as a refund, not including any stimulus payments. Now she will be eligible for the stimulus check. She may have to fight for it in the future, but she is eligible.

I don't know if amending returns is something you have considered. Since we are all helping to pay for my daughter's education, it really didn't matter who got the relief of the American Opportunity Tax Credit. To make her eligible for the stimulus payment, it was worth amending hers, especially because we hadn't filed yet.

On the plus side, we received our checks today, the same day they withdrew the extra amount of 2019 taxes we owed, and the checks did not include a $500 payment for a dependent. The IRS went by our 2019 taxes and not 2018, where she was our dependent. Once they accept her amended return she should get her stimulus check.

On Edit, we would not be eligible for the $500 payment because our daughter is over 17, so I don't know if the IRS went by our 2019 tax filing or not.