Dog's hunting is fine.  Just doggone it you didn't get the point. 

You insulted Dog ("that dog just don't hunt"...)  and I had to break my promise.

Okay, let me remind you I did the recap.  

You indicated the EIPs received totaled 1,581 = 1066 + 515.  I presumed these were the amounts entered on Screen 38.2.  I also presumed Line 30 on Does return was $1,936, rounded ( = full entitlement of $3,518  MINUS EIP received of $1,581).  IN other words, Line 30 was already NET of the EIP received.  Correct treatment there.

The IRS adjusted the reported RRC credit  (1,936) - practically Line 30 - by ANOTHER 1,581.

My recap was clear.  Dog's hunting is good. 

rbynaker seemed to conclude that you had misread the IRS  transcript/info - that the the numbers on the notices were amounts sent to each spouse.  In other words, he suggested the total EIP was 3,162.

From rbynaker:

In this case, the first EIP amount was $2,131.95.  The second EIP amount was $1,031.95.  Only half of these amounts were entered into the software resulting in an incorrect RRC.  Your client gave you incorrect information and from that point on it was GIGO.

I first thought he nailed it.  I thought he was correct that you reported only HALF of their total EIP, because (rbynaker's  supposition) you read the transcript for each spouse as the TOTAL.  So, instead of entering 2,132 and 1,032 on screen 38.2, you entered 1,066 and 515.

I even gave rbynaker kudos.    This is important because I, too, come here just for kudos.

This morning, the bourbon wore off.  I remembered you'd said something - not once but thrice - about you or the Doe's having checked the bank records. 

The bank records would show the actual amounts they'd received.  So, based on your prior posting, I figured that Mr. and Mrs. Doe had received ONLY 1,581, and NOT 3,162 as suggested by rbynaker.   (Again, rbynaker's suggestion was based on the scenario that the IRS reported half under Mr. and the other half under Mrs. Doe's transcripts.)

So, here's my final, final take, even if anyone Dogmouthed bad again:

IF in fact Mr and Mrs Doe had received ONLY $1,581, chalk rbynaker's suggestion off as a good try (my kudos shall stay).  The IRS adjustment is still outstanding and unreconciled. 

rbynaker, do correct me if I misinterpreted your point.   

I hope this clears Dog's name.       

And I digress, again.