Get STEPS TO QUALIFY FOR REBATE

The big difference is that eligibility for the stimulus check was typically based on information found on your 2019 or 2020 tax return, while eligibility for the recovery rebate credit is based on information from your 2021 return. So, you could qualify for a stimulus check but not for the credit – and vice versa.

Individuals who are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) may be able to receive a refund of more than $10,000. “If you are low-to-moderate income and worked, you may be eligible for the Federal and State of California Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC).

Generally, if you were a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien in 2021, you were not a dependent of another taxpayer, and you either have a valid SSN or claim a dependent who has a valid SSN or ATIN, you are eligible to claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit.

Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien in 2020. Cannot have been a dependent of another taxpayer in 2020. Must have a Social Security number that is valid for employment before the 2020 tax return due date. Did not receive the full amount of the credit through an Economic Impact Payment.

You will need to file a 2020 tax return to get the first and second stimulus checks and a 2021 tax return to get the third stimulus check. To claim your first, second, or third stimulus checks, wait until the 2023 tax season begins to get help filing your 2020 or 2021 tax return.

Generally, if you were a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien in 2021, you were not a dependent of another taxpayer, and you either have a valid SSN or claim a dependent who has a valid SSN or ATIN, you are eligible to claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit.

Generally, you are eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit if: You were a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien in 2021. You are not a dependent of another taxpayer for tax year 2021.

The 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit has the same income limitations as the third Economic Impact Payments. No credit is allowed if the adjusted gross income (AGI) amount on line 11 of your 2021 Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR is at least: $160,000 if married and filing a joint return or if filing as a qualifying widow or widower.