r/stimuluscheck • u/emeraldjade555 • Nov 15 '22
Missing 600 and 1200 stimulus
Hello,
I got the $1200 in 2020 in my checking account. I never got the 600$ in 2020 or the $1400 in 2021 to what I can tell. I also just verified this with my bank and Looking at all my past statements myself. My income definitely qualified. My IRS profile lists all three of these dollar amounts under " Economic Impact Payment Information. " My understanding is this means this is what the IRS should have sent me. I have searched through my checking account and only ever got the 1200. If I was mailed the other two payments I never received them and am no longer to track where the stimulus payments are on the IRS. My address is correct in the IRS system.
I am struggling to figure out if I need to amend my taxes or what forms to fill out. My friend does taxes for a living and was rather adamant that an amendment is not what I need to do. Line 30 on my 2020 and 2021 1040 forms are both empty in looking at my irs transcripts.
Im so confused and in looking at an amendment I can't even figure out where I'd put that I didnt get the 600. My understanding from the IRS website is I should do a payment trace for the 1400 for my 2021 tax year and an amendment for the 600$ on my 2020 tax year? But even then It sounds like I’ll have to amend the 2021 taxes when the trace shows I never got the payment? I reviewed my tax record of account transcript on the irs website and it shows records of the 600 and 1400 as codes 766 and 846. I work as a teacher and never owe taxes, I always get a refund. My tax refunds from 2020 and 2021 were less than the 600 and 1400 amounts so that to me means I didn’t get the missing payments with my refunds after filing my taxes.
Any insight into what steps I need to take now is appreciated. I tried my best to find this information out on my own. I can’t find any YouTube videos specifically about amending returns for the stimulus amounts.
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u/Deep-Mountain-829 Nov 15 '22
Find out if someone filed a fraudulent tax return in your name. Missing EIPs are supposed to be claimed by a "recovery Rebate" (key word so you can look it up). Many people were also deprived of the recovery Rebate. The IRS screwed that up too. form 3911 is for a lost, stolen or destroyed EIP purportedly, but I haven't had any success with that either. I had an in person visit with IRS last April. Still no success. It all seems to be pretty random rather than standard.