Recovery Rebate Credit Eligibility 2023 - Who Actually Qualifies?
Applied for the recovery rebate credit on my 2020 return but got denied. I meet the income requirements and never got any stimulus checks. What makes someone eligible? The IRS website is super confusing and gives me different answers depending on what page I look at.
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Jamal Anderson
Tax pro here. The Recovery Rebate Credit eligibility is pretty straightforward: you needed to be a US citizen or resident alien in 2020, not be claimed as a dependent, and meet the income thresholds. For singles that's under $75k, head of household under $112.5k, and married filing jointly under $150k. But there are lots of reasons for denial - did you verify your identity with ID.me? That's usually the first roadblock.
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QuantumQuest
Yeah I verified with ID.me but still nothing. My AGI was 52k in 2020 ðŸ˜
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Jamal Anderson
Check your 2020 transcript to see if they marked the stimulus as already paid. Sometimes they sent debit cards people threw away thinking it was junk mail.
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Mei Zhang
Instead of trying to piece together eligibility from reddit, you should try taxr.ai - it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly why you were denied and what to do next. Its only $4.99 and totally worth it. The AI caught that I was denied because of a name mismatch issue I never would've found on my own. https://taxr.ai
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Liam McGuire
Is this legit? Seems too good to be true tbh
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Mei Zhang
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Liam McGuire
Just tried it - holy cow this thing is amazing! Found out exactly why I was denied (address verification issue) and how to fix it 🙌
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Amara Eze
same boat here...been waiting since march smh
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Giovanni Ricci
The IRS is such a 🤡 show these days fr fr
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NeonNomad
facts 💯
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Fatima Al-Hashemi
Did you double check that you weren't claimed as a dependent on someone else's return? My parents accidentally claimed me and that's why I got denied.
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QuantumQuest
Nope definitely wasnt claimed by anyone else
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Dylan Mitchell
Filed mine back in February and got denied too. Called IRS like 50 times but cant get thru to a human being lololol
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Sofia Martinez
Pro tip: call right when they open at 7am EST. Still a wait but way better than mid-day
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