I haven't filed 2020 taxes yet. On my last return (2019) my adult daughter was on my return as a dependent. When I file 2020, I will not put her on my return as a dependent, because she finished college in 2019.

I had her file her 2020 return early this year so she would be sure to get a stimulus check in case they did another one (I assumed they would exclude adult dependents as they had with previous stimulus payments). Today, she got the $1,400 deposited to her account by the Treasury. However, I was surprised to see $4,200 deposited to my account, when I expected only $2,800 (for me and my wife). They paid for my daughter twice, $1,400 to her (based on her 2020 return) and $1,400 to me (based on my 2019 return that showed her as a dependent). They have the social security numbers, so I assumed the IRS and Treasury would have figured this out.

I have searched and searched, but am unsure whether this overpayment will be clawed back or not. I can't even find a mechanism for returning it (and getting credit for doing that if they later do say I owe it to them). I've read if your 2019 income made you eligible, but your 2020 income (if you file after the stimulus) would have made you ineligible, they won't claw back the stimulus they sent. Stimulus money for people that died between the tax return and the stimulus disbursement **does** have to be returned to the treasury.

I can't find guidance for our situation. There must be a fair number of people with college kids that have the same scenario.

This question [3rd stimulus check when 2020 dependents differ from 2019](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/137723/3rd-stimulus-check-when-2020-dependents-differ-from-2019) seems at first to ask the same thing, but it doesn't include the key point of overpayment by the Treasury.