Stimulus Check Max Dependents
Negotiations over next stimulus bill ongoing.
Stimulus check max dependents. Under the heroes act democrats sought to send out 1 200 for dependents of all ages up to a maximum of three per household. Who does the irs currently define as a qualified dependent for stimulus checks. The first stimulus payment sent out in 2020 included 500 for dependents aged 16 and younger.
This would likely be the case should a second stimulus check be approved as well. If a child was born or adopted into your family in 2020 and therefore not listed on your 2019 tax return you can claim them on your 2020 tax return to get the 500 dependent stimulus payment from the cares act sometime in 2021. Dependents age 16 and under will qualify for a 500 stimulus payment that will be added to the check of the adult who claims them on their tax return.