Eligible individuals with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 will automatically receive the full $1,200 payment. Eligible married couples filing a joint return with adjusted gross income up to $150,000 will automatically receive the full $2,400 payment.
the first Economic Impact Payment was $1,200 ($2,400 if married filing jointly) plus $500 for each qualifying child you had in 2020; and. the second Economic Impact Payment was $600 ($1,200 if married filing jointly) plus $600 for each qualifying child you had in 2020.
Your check could actually be much higher or lower. To calculate the amount of your check, Uncle Sam will start with that $1,400 figure. If you're married and file a joint tax return, then both you and your spouse will get $1,400 (for a total of $2,800). If you have dependents, you get an additional $1,400 for of them.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, signed into law on March 11, 2021, authorized a third round of Economic Impact Payments and required them to be issued by December 31, 2021. The IRS began issuing these payments on March 12, 2021 and continued through the end of the year.
COVID-19 Stimulus Checks for Individuals
The IRS issued three Economic Impact Payments during the coronavirus pandemic for people who were eligible: $1,200 in April 2020. $600 in December 2020/January 2021. $1,400 in March 2021.
Below, we compare the first $1,200, second $600 payments and the third check of $1,400, which includes a massive change to the definition of dependents. This story has been updated with new information.
Congress passed a third stimulus payment package last week, and some direct deposits started to go out over the weekend of March 13-14. The new checks are for up to $1,400 per person and $1,400 per dependent (children or older adult dependents). Those who file joint returns will get up to $2,800.
Eligible families can receive $1,400 per dependent, so an average family of four (two parents and two dependents) could receive a total $5,600. Here are the income limits for receiving a full $1,400 stimulus check: Single taxpayers with an adjusted gross income below $75,000 (phases out completely at $80,000 or above)
All third-round stimulus checks have been sent out, the IRS announced Wednesday. If you haven't received all of the money you are eligible for, you will need to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2021 tax return. The third stimulus checks were technically advance payments of that credit.
Congress approved legislation for continued COVID relief that includes a second round of stimulus checks. The payment is worth up to $600 for each adult and each qualifying child dependent in the household. For example, a family of four would receive up to $2,400.
Stimulus amounts for 1 & 2:
The first stimulus payment was $1,200 per adult and $500 per dependent child under 17. The second stimulus payment was $600 per adult and $600 per dependent child under 17.
Families Get More Money
For child in your family who qualifies for the child tax credit (i.e., kids 16 years old or younger), you'll get an extra $600 tacked onto your second stimulus check. Under the CARES Act, you only got an additional $500 per qualifying child.
Second round of direct payments: December 2020-January 2021
The first payments, through direct deposit and paper checks with some later payments made by EIP 2 Cards, were issued between 29 December 2020 and 15 January 2021.
The government has so far issued three rounds of stimulus checks. The first "economic impact payment" was worth up to $1,200 and given to low-income households in 2020. This was then followed by a second payment worth up to $600 at the beginning of 2021.
Who Qualifies for the Third Stimulus Payments? Generally, if you're a U.S. citizen (or U.S. resident alien) and not a dependent of another taxpayer, you qualify for the full third stimulus payment. In addition, your adjusted gross income (AGI) can't exceed: $150,000 for married filing jointly.
Couples who file jointly could get up to $2,800. Additionally, eligible dependents could also receive $1,400. To qualify, you had to be either a U.S. citizen or resident alien in 2021. You also had to have a valid Social Security number, though there are certain exceptions for spouses or dependents.
The third round of stimulus checks went out to more than 169 million U.S. taxpayers last year. The consensus on Capitol Hill remains that the $1,400 stimulus checks—the largest payment of the three rounds—will be the last of the COVID-19 direct payments.
It has gone from $2,000 per child in 2020 to $3,600 for each child under age 6. For each child ages 6 to 16, it's increased from $2,000 to $3,000. It also now makes 17-year-olds eligible for the $3,000 credit. Previously, low-income families did not get the same amount or any of the Child Tax Credit.
Can our family get the third stimulus check for our children? Yes. For the third stimulus check, any household member that has an SSN qualifies for a payment. This is different than the first and second stimulus check, where at least one tax filer must have an SSN for the household to claim the stimulus checks.
Eligible taxpayers will receive an economic impact payment of up to $1,200 for individuals or $2,400 for married couples. Up to $500 is provided for each qualifying child who is a dependent under 17.
Normally, a taxpayer will qualify for the full amount if they have an adjusted gross income of up to $75,000 for singles and married persons filing a separate return, up to $112,500 for heads of household and up to $150,000 for married couples filing joint returns and surviving spouses.
The third stimulus payment was an advance payment of the Recovery Rebate Credit on the 2021 tax return.
The vast majority of the third stimulus payments were automatically delivered to taxpayers' bank accounts or via a check in the mail last spring. The payments were authorized by the American Rescue Plan in March 2021 and were meant to help people struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
As of July 2022, the federal government doesn't appear to have any plans to send a fourth stimulus check to all U.S. residents.