BobKamman
Level 15

@TaxGuyBill "The law says if the payment was based on a joint tax return, that 1/2 of the payment belongs to each spouse."

Just to be clear here -- entitlement to the funds is a matter of state law and if the spouses can't agree, they can go back to divorce court.  The tax law says that "Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary," the EIP is allocated 50% to each spouse if it was paid based on a joint return.  That's all we need to know to figure the recovery rebate credit, if any, on a 2020 individual return.  The rest is noise.  When the ex-spouses start trying to tell you more of their sad story, cover your ears and shout "nah nah nah nah nah" loudly until they shut up.  

0 Cheers