Reply To: Accidentally claimed recovery rebate

[Imoverit]

I’m a pather. As I was going thru my taxes I see where I accidentally reclaimed the recovery rebate. Can this audit me or will they just send me the difference once they see I already have it?

[JACOB]

A3. No, the IRS will not reject your tax return if you made an error in calculating your 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit.

If you made a mistake on the line 30 amount, the IRS will calculate the correct amount of the Recovery Rebate Credit, make the correction to your tax return and continue processing your return. If a correction is needed, there may be a slight delay in processing your return and the IRS will send you a notice explaining any change made.