I have 2 children and i only got 600.00 from stimulus. Y did I only get 300.00 for 1 child and not the other?

Question

it said i recieved 300 for me and 300 for 1 child.

Answer 1

Many of you reading my article My Economic Stimulus Check Didn’t Arrive When Promised are saying that you did receive your Economic Stimulus check, but it didn’t include the $300 per child at all, or it didn’t give you $300 for every child you have.

The IRS has now acknowledged that this is in fact a “systemic” error, meaning it a problem with the way the affected returns were processed, and that it affects many taxpayers.

The IRS says the problem occurs when taxpayers complete their return incorrectly or a glitch in some tax software programs.

Answer 2

Maybe the 600 was for the kids and none for you. It depends on your tax liability for the year.

Answer 3

It's possible that on your return you only checked the "qualifiying child for CTC" box for one of the kids - if that's the case, the IRS has identified the many returns where that happened and will be sending the money for the other child in July.

If that's not it, and you claimed both of the kids as dependents, call them and ask.

Answer 4

Is your child is 17 or older?

Did your child qualify you for the child tax credit and did you check the box on line 6c?

Answer 5

Is it possible that the child's father was able to claim the him or her for the child tax credit/exemption?  It is common in divorce decrees and child support orders that the parent who does not have custody, is able to claim for child tax credit/exemption and the custodial parent as a dependent.

Answer 6

If the child is more than 16 in 2007, child will not get stimulus rebate.

If child is under 16, call IRS to find out why child did not get the rebate.

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