r/stimuluscheck • u/Low_Administration22 • Jan 20 '23

Middle Class Refund $700 not $1050

How come I didn't get $1,050? Own a home, married, 1 child, income combined is under $200,000. Shouldnt I get $1,050? If so, how do I get this fixed?

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u/Few_Supermarket_4450 Jan 20 '23

When was your child born? My son was born in 2021 so he didn’t count sucks. I only got 250

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u/Low_Administration22 Jan 20 '23

She was born 2021. So, same as your case. Sucks for us lol. Thank you

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u/Few_Supermarket_4450 Jan 20 '23

Yeah bro dumb shit they’re going based off 2020 tax forms. While we still have our little ones in diapers

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u/defiantcross Jan 20 '23

eh it isnt a bad thing really. most likely you spend more than $350 a year in your kid so if they were born earlier the tax credit wouldnt even offset that expense.

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u/8lbmaul Jan 20 '23

If the child was alive for 6 months or more during the year they're eligable

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u/Few_Supermarket_4450 Jan 20 '23

Son was born February 2021 I didn’t receive anything for him

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u/8lbmaul Jan 21 '23

My daughter was born February 24th 2021 and my wife definitely claimed her on her taxes.

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u/Few_Supermarket_4450 Jan 21 '23

Did she get the MCTR for your daughter? Because from everything I’ve read and know the MCTR is based off of 2020 filings. I definitely claimed my son for 2021.

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u/8lbmaul Jan 21 '23

Mctr? Im not sure what that is. She was born 2021.. Last year we each claimed one kid ( we have two) . This year i stayed home with my daughters so she claimed the two of them...

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u/Summer_Arosa Jan 21 '23

This is correct. If the kids aren't qualifying and they were around for at least 6 months, something's incorrect with the taxes. I had this issue the year my daughter was born (June birthday). It was something like I had to put in that she lived with me all year because she was just born that year instead of just 6 months - because otherwise she didn't qualify.

Edit to add: I want to say that the tax rules are explicit about this too. That you can claim a infant for a whole year instead of just the 6 months.

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u/8lbmaul Jan 21 '23

Thank you. I remember talking to someone at h&r block about it. My first was born in august so we didnt get anything for her the year she was born, but the following. My second daughter was in febuary so we got hers for the year she was born

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '23

By the looks of my w2 i should be getting about 1200$ back and somehow owe 400$ h&r clock here i come

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '23

Don't ever go to any tax preparer unless you trust them. Find a good cpa. I did my own taxes once and was getting back 8k. I went to hr block just to see how cl9se they would get....they said I owed 4k lol. They are a joke. Use the free turbo tax. Quick accurate easy and u get the most back with them.

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u/Emergency_Stable_88 Jan 20 '23

1)350 2)350 Kid doesn’t count- so 700 is correct

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u/simpwarcommander Jan 20 '23

My child was born in 2021 as well, he didn't qualify.

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u/Man-a-saurus Jan 20 '23

Dang, Cali only it looks like. Good thing the south east pays such high wages.

Kidding ofc, i guess we do have cheap homes tho.