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"and I read that if you had a baby in 2020 you can claim 1,100 on your tax return? Is this correct? and she is not claiming her stepchild this year"
That makes it a Wash, then. Perhaps it would help to review what is really happening:
The funds were paid out as Advanced payment against a projection. The projection used 2018 or 2019 tax returns. But 2020 is the Actuals. You use the 2020 return to reconcile what a person is entitled to, against what they got.
You might want to bookmark these links and read the IRS guidance.
Interactive wizards portal for determining dependency:
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita
And:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-a-eip-eligibility
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/second-eip-faqs#Eligibility
One for each EIP.
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