The rules for a second stimulus check have changed enough to rewrite who is qualified to make more money.

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The rules for the second stimulus test changed with that $ 900 billion stimulus bill as of December, also for people who owe and receive child benefit. Unlike in the first payment round, overdue child support, also known as arrears or arrears, cannot be deducted from your second stimulus check (We’ll explain it in more detail below).

However, there is one particularly lucrative loophole that has been carried over from the first round of stimulus testing. Some unmarried parents who share custody of their dependent children may be able to “double dip” and get two $ 600 payments each per child. However, if you are one of the parents who didn’t receive the money, you might have to wait until you file taxes next month before receiving the double dependent payment. Read on for the full explanation.

One thing that hasn’t changed in that Admission rules for the second stimulus test is the definition of a dependent on children than 16 years or younger (this can change with the next stimulus check). However, the December bill approved payments of $ 600 for each child as part of the total budget, $ 100 more than last March. How would you and your child’s other parents get paid for the same child, and what if you didn’t get as much as you think you should? We’ll explain. (This story was recently updated.)

Is it possible for both parents to receive a check for USD 600 per child if they have joint custody?

Many parents who are not married and share joint custody of their children actually received two payments for the same child in the first round of stimulus testing if they took those children alternately on their taxes every two years.

If one parent claimed a child in even years and the other claimed in odd years, both could have received checks for the same child. This is because the IRS examined two different tax years – 2018 and 2019 – to determine eligibility for the first audit.

On the second stimulus review, the IRS only reviewed the 2019 tax returns. However, this does not mean that the double immersion completely closed the gap. If you are a parent in a joint custody scenario like the one above, and you have a dependent child typically in odd tax years, you may be able to receive a double child-related payment of $ 600 than Tax credit on filing and claim the child on your 2019 tax return, much like you would if you didn’t get a second stimulus check even though you are entitled to one.

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The second stimulus check deals specifically with overdue child benefit

In contrast to the CARES Actwhat made it legal for states garnish the first stimulus check For those who owed more than $ 150 in arrears, a new rule states that parents can keep all of their second stimulus tests even if they owe child support. In fact, the latest bill prohibits the seizure of business reviews on most types of debt, including those from private creditors and banks.

Of course, this also means that with this direct payment you will not receive any money that you receive from the other parent of your child if you owe child benefit.

For this reason too, the change is a big deal

If the first stimulus tests were garnished In order to provide overdue child support payments, spelling mistakes sometimes also used stimulus money allocated to a (new) spouse who was not the other parent of the child. Stopping all seizures of stimulus-check funds means these individuals will not have to reclaim their full second stimulus-check funds from the IRS. So they will have to claim garnished money incorrectly from their first payment.

You can find more information on stimulus testing here Calculate your second stimulus check sum and here’s what we now know about a third stimulus test for up to $ 2,000 per person.