Stimulus Requirements For Dependents

People who weren t required to file a federal income tax return in 2018 or 2019 may still be eligible to receive the first stimulus check under the cares act.

Stimulus requirements for dependents. On december 28 2020 the house similarly removed the age requirement for adult dependents in the cash act increasing stimulus payments up to 2 000 and changing the definition of eligible dependents from qualifying children within the meaning of section 24 c to dependents as defined in section 152. That s a 600 maximum for each adult down from 1 200 per person in the first stimulus check with another 600 per child dependent up from 500. The first stimulus payment sent out under the march cares act allocated up to 1 200 for qualifying american adults and 500 for the dependents listed on their 2019 tax returns so long as they.

Once again millions of high school and college aged dependents as well as many disabled adults and elderly people will not qualify for a stimulus payment. And this group will qualify again. The 600 per person payments are part of the stimulus bill.

One thing that didn t change is the formula the. They must be related to you blood marriage or adoption they must either be under age 19 or a full time student under 24 for the stimulus payment your dependent must be under age 17. 600 second stimulus check income limits adults and qualified kids count for up to 600 with the second stimulus payment with the second stimulus check each eligible adult will get up to 600.

600 for each child up from 500 in the. To qualify for the stimulus payment your dependent must meet the requirements of a qualifying child. There was no limit to the number of children who could count as dependents as long as they were 16 or.