Stimulus Package Dependent Age Limit

However the bill states the 600 would be directed toward each dependent child under age 17 which means that adults who are nevertheless claimed as dependents such as college students and.

Stimulus package dependent age limit. The child must be a under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than you or your spouse if filing jointly b under age 24 at the end of the year a student and younger than you or your. Congress has finally reached an agreement on a coronavirus relief package that includes a second round of stimulus checks. This excludes roughly 13 5 million adult dependents from.

Dependents up to 17 years old will also receive 600 which is 100 more than what was provided in the cares act. To qualify for the stimulus payment your dependent must meet the requirements of a qualifying child. The first stimulus payment included 500 for dependents aged 16 and younger.

But just like the first round of checks only taxpayers and their. Therefore a university age student who is not claimed on a tax return as a dependent could be eligible for a stimulus check under the cares act and perhaps under the second covid relief package. The 900 billion stimulus law also defines dependents as those age 16 and younger leaving out those age 17 and older including most college students and older relatives.

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. As with the first stimulus check children age 17 and above and dependent adults won t be eligible for the 600 dependent payout. However adult dependents are not eligible for the stimulus checks despite earlier.