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The only thing worse than having money burning a hole in your pocket, it seems, is wondering where in the devil the money that's supposed to be burning a hole in your pocket is. Now that the IRS is finally mailing the economic stimulus checks (a.k.a. rebates) Congress authorized last February, taxpayers are getting increasingly antsy about when their money will arrive.
The planned payment schedule has been widely publicized. By now, in fact, most of the 45 million or so electronically deposited rebates should have arrived in taxpayers' bank accounts. The final batch -- billions of dollars for taxpayers whose Social Security numbers end in 76 through 99 -- is supposed to be sent no later than May 16.
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The government began mailing paper rebate checks to 88 million Americans on May 9, according to the schedule below. Checks to recipients with Social Security numbers ending in 00 to 09 are supposed to be in the mail by May 16. But there's a big difference between when the first checks go in the mail and when the last taxpayer actually gets his or her money.
A dirty little secret
First, there's the unavoidable fact that it takes a few days, at least, for the Postal Service to get the check to your mailbox. More importantly -- and more frustrating for millions of taxpayers -- is that the IRS schedule applies only to taxpayers whose 2007 tax returns were processed by the agency by the April 15 deadline.
Tens of millions of returns filed during the week or so run-up to the deadline, and after it passed, aren't covered. And the IRS says the owners of those returns can expect to wait for their rebates a minimum of six weeks from the time they filed -- regardless of the last two digits of their Social Security numbers.
So, even if your Social Security number ends in 00, don't hold your breath waiting for a rebate if you filed close to the tax deadline. You might not get your money until June.
If you haven't filed yet, figure at least six weeks will pass between the time you send in your return and when the IRS sends you your rebate. (Late filers can speed up the process by filling in the direct deposit information on their tax return, regardless of whether they have a refund coming. That ensures the IRS will electronically deposit their rebate.)
Checking on your check
If you're wondering where your money is, use the IRS Where's My Stimulus Payment tool to check. Answer three simple questions -- your Social Security number, the type of return you filed and the number of exemptions you claimed -- and you'll get a quick report of how big your rebate is and when it was, or will be, electronically deposited or dropped in the mail. If you're more than a week or so ahead of the trigger date, you'll be asked to check back later.
As noted earlier, all electronic deposits -- for taxpayers whose returns were processed by April 15 -- should be made by May 16.
For taxpayers who will receive their rebate checks by mail, see the official IRS schedule below. If you filed near or after the April 15 deadline, your rebate is likely to be delayed.
| WHEN TO EXPECT YOUR CHECK | |
| If the last two digits of your Social Security number are: | Your check should be in the mail by: |
| 00 - 09 | May 16 |
| 10 - 18 | May 23 |
| 19 - 25 | May 30 |
| 26 - 38 | June 6 |
| 39 - 51 | June 13 |
| 52 - 63 | June 20 |
| 64 - 75 | June 27 |
| 76 - 87 | July 4 |
| 88 - 99 | July 11 |
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POSTED BY: Beckie (May 14, 2008 11:50 AM)
Also, per the IRS website, if you had your filing or preparation fees deducted right from your refund, you will also receive a paper check as opposed to direct deposit. The reason for this is that the company you filed your return with gives you a "Refund Anticipation Loan". This means you got the refund directly from their bank and NOT the IRS, therefore- the IRS never had your direct deposit information so they have no choice but to mail you a check.
POSTED BY: Angry (May 14, 2008 02:17 PM)
Did you also know that if you had your taxes done and the service fees were taken out through H&R block etc. You will NOT get a direct deposit, you will receive an actual check...
POSTED BY: Jdub (May 14, 2008 02:17 PM)
Another point is if you owed the IRS money on your return and paid via electronic direct debit your check will not be electronic direct deposited to that same account, but instead you will get a paper check sent to you. So you have to wait until later date when checks are mailed.
POSTED BY: SR - Las Vegas (May 14, 2008 02:23 PM)
...even if you filed electronically, and had your refund direct deposited, if you had processing fees deducted from your return, you will get a PAPER check? To me this is preposterous!!!...
POSTED BY: ALE (May 14, 2008 02:31 PM)
So the last two digits in my social end in 05, I filed electronically and got my tax return (in) on Feb 1. So why is it that I haven't received my rebate check yet?? No one can tell me why.
POSTED BY: TurboGuy (May 14, 2008 02:31 PM)
I read that "how" you filed is important, too. For instance, if you filed using tax software or preparer AND you had your filing fee deducted from your anticipated refund, then your check will come by mail, even if the refund was direct-deposited.
POSTED BY: kel (May 14, 2008 02:34 PM)
According to the payment chart, my husband and I should have received our electronic deposit with the first batch. As of today, May 14, the electronic deposit hasn't been made...I won't hold my breath on this money. Seeing is believing.
POSTED BY: None for me (May 14, 2008 02:36 PM)
I was saddened (and a wee bit angry) when I found out about my stimulus check. First of all, I want to let readers know that if you owe the IRS ANYTHING they will take it out of your "stimulus" check. 2nd thing is that I didn't make enough to qualify for the full $600. I made enough for only $300. Then with what I owed the feds that left about half which covered the surprise overdraft in my account. Left me with nothing. That was a bad day. No stimulus for me. Hope others have better luck than me.
POSTED BY: Eileen (May 14, 2008 02:38 PM)
Does anyone know if a student who is out of work now and has unavoidably defaulted on a student loan will still be given her rebate check? She filed her tax returns on time for the year 2007.
POSTED BY: Wendy (May 14, 2008 02:42 PM)
Oh, great. First I hear I'm getting it mid-May ('cause I e-filed in March), then they say they're going out a week early (which should be early May), but according to this schedule, I'm not going to see it until mid-June!
POSTED BY: Caroll (May 14, 2008 02:42 PM)
Waiting, waiting, waiting. What if THEY had to pay THEIR bills on time ? In this definate recession, we need this 'stimulas' check SO badly - feels like the government is just toying with us !!!
POSTED BY: Nicandchan (May 14, 2008 02:43 PM)
I havn't received my rebate yet and it was supposed to be debited into my account by May 9th!...
...I will give it until May 16th like the article suggests and then make phone call I suppose.
Has anyone else not received it as scheduled?
POSTED BY: dan (May 14, 2008 02:44 PM)
if I'm reading the IRS website correctly.If anyone had their tax prep fees deducted from their refund(turbo tax)they will not receive an electronic rebate..They will be mailed a paper check.Mine went from May 16 to July 11 if I'm reading it right.
POSTED BY: michael (May 14, 2008 02:46 PM)
... Going to be kicked out of this house by the time the check shows up..
POSTED BY: M (May 14, 2008 02:52 PM)
...the government will not use a third party system...if you paid for your efile through your credit card and didnt have it taken out of your refund you should see a direct deposit...trust me I called (my bank) and spoke to someone directly dealing with the stimulas rebates
POSTED BY: anne (May 14, 2008 03:03 PM)
What a lot of hooey. Can you imagine what this has cost the government (i.e. taxpayers)? Want people to have more of their own money? Cut taxes, Congress. Guess that's just too simple.
POSTED BY: John Healy (May 14, 2008 03:04 PM)
How stimulated can I be if I must wait four or maybe more months for the stimulus check? I e filed my tax form in early March and now must wait til maybe July 11 ? Not very stimulating at all.
POSTED BY: JA,MES M. (May 14, 2008 03:07 PM)
We filed jointly with electronic deposit. My last two digits, 41, was listed on the IRS chart as received no later than May 9th. We still haven't got it and it's impossible to talk to a real person on the IRS website. So good luck everyone!...
POSTED BY: VAW (May 14, 2008 03:08 PM)
This is so unfair to those of us that used Turbo Tax and had fees deducted from our refund and had checks deposited into accounts...
POSTED BY: AM (May 14, 2008 03:10 PM)
What most people don't know is if you filed electronically but had your fee deducted from your refund, you have to wait for a paper check to arrive. This wasn't posted on the IRS.gove site until after my pre 2009 refund should have already been received.
POSTED BY: Dave (May 14, 2008 03:17 PM)
What if you filed jointly? which ss# do you go by?
POSTED BY: Christy (May 14, 2008 03:18 PM)
We electronically filed our taxes way before April 15, we still did not get our money electronically in the bank and the social is (71) any ideas? We do qualify for this, two adults?
POSTED BY: Amber (May 14, 2008 03:21 PM)
I haven't received my rebate deposit yet, according to the IRS's schedule it should have been in my account last week. I went to the local IRS office and they told me that there were some rebates that were posted last week into the wrong bank accounts. So, if you don't get yours on time like me, she told me that we are guaranteed to have it within 30 days of the date promised, (in my case was May 9th).
POSTED BY: Edith (May 14, 2008 03:25 PM)
If the government wants to help people so much and raise the economy then LOWER the gas PRICES!!!!!! So, people can afford to eat and have a life!!!!
POSTED BY: Andy (May 14, 2008 03:25 PM)
You might want to add that if the tax preparation fee was deducted from the refund or if the refund was processed via rapid refund, you will recieve your check via the mail and not through direct deposit.
POSTED BY: joan stoerkel (May 14, 2008 03:33 PM)
i did my taxes with h&r it was direct deposit but the fee came out of the refund does that mean i will get the rebate later like in the mail?
POSTED BY: kim (May 14, 2008 03:34 PM)
my taxes were efiled on 1/27/08 with H& R Block, my rebate was supposed to be issued the week of may 9th. i have not recieved a check when i go onto the IRS site where's my stimulus payment it tells me nothing!! I have tried to call the number they give but you get prompted & it still tells me nothing..almost like i never filed my taxes..i filed i got the return. where is my check?
POSTED BY: Camm (May 14, 2008 03:35 PM)
Shame on the U.S. government! This relief check is merely a pacifier to distract us as the empire crumbles ! ! !
POSTED BY: Cody Ross (May 14, 2008 03:44 PM)
...People on Social Security and less could really use this money but by now should know that our gov. has trouble telling the truth....
POSTED BY: Max (May 14, 2008 03:45 PM)
We used TurboTax and had our 2007 refund direct deposited. We did not get our payment. I called the IRS, and they said eventhough we did get our refund via direct-deposit, we are getting our Rebate Check in the mail.:(
Mark
BluRayEdge.com
POSTED BY: Nancy (May 14, 2008 03:45 PM)
What if you had your April 15th tax return electronically deposited, but you've closed that bank account since?
POSTED BY: garu thomas (May 14, 2008 03:47 PM)
my check will go to pay county taxes
POSTED BY: Rebecca (May 14, 2008 03:52 PM)
You qualify if you earned wages at a JOB (line 7). But if you are self employed and suffered a loss therefore you receive a refund you will not qualify for the stimulus check....So all of the other years you paid taxes with the exception of one year means nothing.
POSTED BY: Dick (May 14, 2008 03:55 PM)
Your questionaire only asks what you "REFUND" amount was. I didn't have a refund. I had to pay $37.00.
POSTED BY: bonnie (May 14, 2008 03:55 PM)
If you filed with a company like turbo tax. In the eyes of the IRS, you did not file electronically, you must look at the paper check dates.
POSTED BY: jennifer (May 14, 2008 03:56 PM)
What they DONT tell you... I prepared my taxes on February 4 using Turbo Tax, and received what I THOUGHT was "direct deposit." The SUPPOSED DAY for my refund came and went, according to the electronic distribution schedule. I went onto the IRS website and learned that since my preparation fees were taken from my return, it WAS NOT a direct deposit. Therefore, HAHAHA on me, I sit here waiting for my paper check to be mailed on June 27...I guess I will just use it to fill my oil tank for the coming winter...
POSTED BY: Ray (May 14, 2008 03:57 PM)
I filed my taxes, electronically, at the end of January through Turbo Tax. My girlfriend did it the same way at the beginning of April. We were due tho receive our checks at the same time; she did I didn't. I called the IRS to was told by an actual person that since I received a "Tax anticipation loan" I would receive my check in June...
POSTED BY: Jerry Weaver (May 14, 2008 04:11 PM)
I am truly puzzled about why Direct Deposit is disallowed if payment to a tax service comes from a taxpayer refund due to overpayment of 2007 taxes.The balance of the refund was Direct Deposited from IRS to my personal bank account, but now I have to wait for a check for my share of the stimulous package. Where is the correlation?
POSTED BY: shere (May 14, 2008 04:14 PM)
The rebate won't help poor college students who live at home and commute instead of living in expensive on-campus housing. Nor will it help their parents who claim them as dependents (too old)! Way to go Mr. Bush!
POSTED BY: Rob (May 14, 2008 04:14 PM)
I electronically filed on January the 24th and my social ends with 60. I recieved my tax return on 2/15. As of today, I have not recieved my check nor has it been processed. I did not file via rapid return either...The local tax office is unable to answer any of these questions as well... You know that poor sap who has to go through a bunch of junk just to get a stimulus that was supposed to be in my account by May the 9th? I'm getting stimulated all right!!
POSTED BY: Claudia (May 14, 2008 04:24 PM)
I was initially schedule to have my rebate check deposited in my checking account on May 9, 2008 based on the last two digit of my social security number. Today is May 14 and still no deposit. I am not alone in wondering "WHERE IS MY REBATE CHECK?"
POSTED BY: Shannon Massey (May 14, 2008 04:28 PM)
I can't believe that my check will not be here till July 4 th. I think that is crazy that people are already getting theirs and I am at the end of the line.
POSTED BY: Georgia L Brown (May 14, 2008 04:28 PM)
Will Senior citizens(widow) receive anything? 75 yrs old
POSTED BY: debbie (May 14, 2008 04:32 PM)
This whole rebate is a joke. While I as a single mother trying to pay for a child in college is not eligible for child credit with this rebate, I also have to wait until the end of June to receive it. I submitted my taxes the end of January and still have to wait for this paltry amount until the end of next month. Glad the government gets to keep making interest off of my rebate while I can barely afford to pay for summerschool classes since this great government has also cut grants and funding for students as well...
POSTED BY: Roxanna (May 14, 2008 04:33 PM)
I filed my 2007 taxes way before the deadline, direct deposit and still have not seen a penny in my bank account...
POSTED BY: the redhead (May 14, 2008 04:34 PM)
I was all excited about my refund that was supposed to be directly deposited in my account on May 9th I didn't get it and do you know why? When I filed my taxes through turbo tax and had them take their fee from my refund that qualified my refund as a loan for a whopping $40 so now I have to wait till June 20th for my check to be mailed. I of course was unaware of this until May 10th way to burst my bubble.
POSTED BY: Benita Anderson (May 14, 2008 04:38 PM)
I understand that people who owe the
IRS possibly will not even receive
a rebate check, yet they aren't even
notified by the IRS....
POSTED BY: Waiting for my $ (May 14, 2008 04:43 PM)
Everyone needs to read the fine print. If you filed and had your filing fees deducted from your return, you wont get your money direct deposit, you'll get a check in the mail! This really sucks for us who filed well enough in time and didn't owe anyting.
POSTED BY: Ann Travers (May 14, 2008 04:49 PM)
I paid for and received my income tax refund by direct deposit. However. my stimulus check was not directly deposited. I thought one was contingent upon the other. Also, I am only receiving a litle over $300.00. Iam single and make less than $75,000.00
POSTED BY: frank (May 14, 2008 04:58 PM)
if you got for an extension on your taxes will you still recive one when you file?
POSTED BY: carole (May 14, 2008 05:02 PM)
What if it's a joint return and the wife has one social security number and the husband has another? What social security number will the IRS use? the husband's because he's the main earner?
POSTED BY: Kim (May 14, 2008 05:05 PM)
Something interesting that I don't see mentioned anywhere (including the IRS website): If you had your taxes prepared and the fees withheld from your refund, you are NOT eligible for Direct Deposit, even if your return was direct deposited. Here I was wondering where my check is, so I call H&R Block only to find out that because their fees were taken from my refund (as opposed to being paid out of pocket) I won't be getting my money until July.
POSTED BY: Margaret (May 14, 2008 05:06 PM)
I guess the government didn't want the economy to be too stimulated all at once.
POSTED BY: chelle (May 14, 2008 05:12 PM)
Why are the dates all being changed. when we were first told about the checks we were given one specific date, now the dates for the paper checks are 2 weeks later than originally posted. Everyone needs these checks with the prices of gas nowadays the longer the delay the farther we fall behind. I hope people arent like me havent to put bills off to gas up so we can work.
POSTED BY: Frank (May 14, 2008 05:29 PM)
I received a letter from the IRS on May 12th, that stated that my direct deposit should be transmitted by May 9th. What a system! Still waiting.
POSTED BY: Cathy (May 14, 2008 05:51 PM)
I really think its unfair that if your child is under 17 you get the extra 300.00 for them. Does the goverment think that just cause they are 17 and a few months that we stop providing for them?
POSTED BY: Mildred Zilka (May 14, 2008 05:51 PM)
I've already spent the promised money several time over. I believe that I have done my part in stimulating the economy. Maybe this is a good tactic; to get people to keep the economy moving forward is to send them money each year.
POSTED BY: sally bullard (May 14, 2008 06:01 PM)
I was informed that I dont quality because i am on social secerity income. I live on about 800.00 a month. I am totally disabled. Is Bush being fair to me?...
POSTED BY: SoSerious1976 (May 14, 2008 06:03 PM)
What alot of people don't know is that even though they use direct deposit to recieve their refund,they will still be waiting on a paper check. This due to the fact that if you file your return on the internet using a site that you had to pay on or a service such as Jackson Hewitt,H&R Block,etc. Those were temporary accounts and are closed now. So the IRS will send check directly to you.
POSTED BY: Reese Thompson (May 14, 2008 06:05 PM)
Yeah, I'm breathlessly awaiting my 600 bucks. Too bad it didn't arrive in January. I could have paid my gas bill for two months...I feel sory for folks who are so broke down that a $600 check "stimulates" them.
Gas prices in 2000: Avg. $1.35 gallon
Gas prices in 2008: Avg. $3.55 gallon
Barrel of oil 2000: Avg. $25.00
Barrel of oil 2008: Nearing $130 per!
POSTED BY: Jacqueline (May 14, 2008 06:06 PM)
I used the Stimulus Tool on the IRS website. It says "No information available" This is awful that the government teases us with this "rebate" and no one I know has received anything...
POSTED BY: BIG RANDY (May 14, 2008 06:30 PM)
...if you had the agency that processed your tax return i.e. taxact ,turbotax etc. deduct the fee from your return you'll have to wait for a paper check and not direct deposit. So even though I filed on Jan.2nd I still have to wait until July for my rebate.
POSTED BY: Linda (May 14, 2008 06:40 PM)
...Hello, Uncle Sam.. where is the money???
POSTED BY: Beacher (May 14, 2008 07:09 PM)
$200 and change is stimulus???
POSTED BY: Buffalo Bill (May 14, 2008 07:14 PM)
This stimulus package is political pandering of the highest order... like giving a child candy instead of vegetables....
POSTED BY: Ron B (May 14, 2008 07:18 PM)
...Why not just do a mass mailing and get it over with?
POSTED BY: LMR (May 14, 2008 07:24 PM)
I did everything right and I haven't received my rebate. I filed early. I used direct deposit. I have already received my refund. I should have gotten my refund last week. When I check online, it just says, "We are sorry. Specific information about your Stimulus Payment is not available." and there is no way to contact anyone with questions. Has anyone else had this problem?
POSTED BY: Irene (May 14, 2008 07:47 PM)
...I'm grateful to be receiving the rebate, but it's disappointing that it did not arrive when promised and I didn't get an explanation as to why I'm receiving a paper check instead of an electronic deposit.
POSTED BY: Mel (May 14, 2008 07:49 PM)
Hey Jacqueline....relax. I am in Florida and my husband and I got our $1200 rebate check...it's for real and it's coming! sit tight!!!!
POSTED BY: Yvette (May 14, 2008 07:51 PM)
I actually know someone who got her check on the exact day the IRS promised it--and not only did she get the promised $1800, she got $2400! (She has 4 kids.) I just hope the IRS doesn't come calling her for the extra $600 back.
POSTED BY: trec1128 (May 14, 2008 07:58 PM)
A friend of mine who filed in february received everything, Federal, State treasury, and the stimulus...
POSTED BY: Rosie (May 14, 2008 08:01 PM)
I have received mine sooner than i thought and it was such a good timing co'z i was broke at the time when i received the $600 in my account i was so surprised and happy to see it...
POSTED BY: Millie (May 14, 2008 08:06 PM)
We did our taxes through a friend who's an accountant - as we usually do. We filed very early - in January. I have already received my "stimulus" and my fiance is due to receive his in a week or 2. Although the money arrived in a propitious time, it is very sad that this President thinks he can actually turn around the economic downward spiral by issuing these funds. Why not increase the hourly rate...why not force companies to give decent merit raises!! Additionally, he can give up some of the profits he and his father have made on oil investments and donate that....
POSTED BY: Terri (May 14, 2008 08:07 PM)
Do something wonderful FOR YOURSELF!! Pay down some of your DEBT with your REBATE and then SAVE the rest...
POSTED BY: Felipa M Rodriguez (May 14, 2008 08:08 PM)
it will come when it comes !!! You had all those bills before you knew about the rebate check...
POSTED BY: Tom (May 14, 2008 08:13 PM)
Thanks Big Randy for your comment, I was begining to wonder where the heck mine was...
POSTED BY: Char (May 14, 2008 08:13 PM)
Everbody keeps using the word "rebate". I am sorry but this is no rebate on taxes you have already paid. This is an advance on what you will pay next time...SO expect that on your tax filing next April for it to ask if you received your $300, $600. $1200, $1800 and for you to subtract that from you refund....You might want to tuck it away...and use it then to pay the IRS back and maybe make some interest in the mean time.
POSTED BY: corinne wickes (May 14, 2008 08:14 PM)
i receieved my stimulate check for 600.00 dollars but i was told i would get additonal 300.00 for my son.
POSTED BY: Alan (May 14, 2008 08:17 PM)
Haven't received anything, filed electronically, should have come the 9th. Tried to use the form for checking--get a "Sorry." Will write my senator.
POSTED BY: christina (May 14, 2008 08:19 PM)
yes we are a pitiful group awaiting our "stimulus" check....are the big oil comapnies getting one as well?...
POSTED BY: Gayle (May 14, 2008 08:22 PM)
My husband's social security number ends in 79 AND we had our refund automatically deposited. When I went to "Where is my Stimulus Payment" I was told my payment would be PUT IN THE MAIL on May 23rd!...
POSTED BY: ellen (May 14, 2008 08:23 PM)
I think the seniors should get them early...
POSTED BY: Pamela (May 14, 2008 08:23 PM)
...Everything is far too expensive to live comfortably!
POSTED BY: Cindy (May 14, 2008 08:34 PM)
My father inlaw got his $300(single male and limited income) on May 9th deposited in his bank account directly from the IRS. My husband and I have one child and should be receiving $1500. Bet we won't see that until July. ...
POSTED BY: Marsha (May 14, 2008 08:36 PM)
Just be patient. When the government gets through all the red tape, those who qualify will get the money that is due them. You shouldn't be depending on it. It's not yours until you have it in your bank or in your hand. Don't spend money you don't have. If it wasn't promised to you you wouldn't be missing it...
POSTED BY: Anna (May 14, 2008 08:44 PM)
Jaqueline...The last two digits of your ssn determines when it's mailed. If it HASN'T been mailed then there's "no information available".
POSTED BY: pep (May 14, 2008 08:45 PM)
...(if) you had to pay taxes like I did, it will take even longer. They (the IRS) process all the tax refunds before doing the returns that had a payment sent with them. I spoke with them on 5/13 and was told that my return won't be completely processed until May 26th and then my check will be mailed 2 weeks later....My husband's social ends in 00 so we were expecting our check long before now!
POSTED BY: Robert Vail (May 14, 2008 08:45 PM)
Well, it finally arrived, except it is $300. short. Now what? I guess I should be grateful for something...Any suggestions?
POSTED BY: wahinie (May 14, 2008 08:46 PM)
I've had other friends who filed with Turbo Tax like I did, and who had the fee automatically w/drawn from their initial rebate and they've already received their stimulus check, via direct deposit. I was supposed to have received mine already, but still nothing.
POSTED BY: Scottie (May 14, 2008 08:58 PM)
Highly upset! In the year of 2007, I was going to night school full time and I earned a wage of $4800.00 for the year. After filing taxes through H&R Block online, I received a message stating that I qualified for the Stimulus amount of $600, so why did I receive just $300? I reviewed the IRS.gov website and I was unable to find a "qualifying net income" requirement anywhere on their website...If there are annual income stipulations to the stimulus checks, the public should have been advised prior to the checks being issued.
POSTED BY: Jan (May 14, 2008 09:19 PM)
Reese, Count your blessings. I work for the postal service. The number of people coming to our office begging for information regarding their refund makes me sad every day.They are afraid they won't get the refund if they have moved...they are afraid they didn't file on time to get the refund and on and on. Many people live week to week and this $600 or $1200 is going to make a huge difference in their lives because of the terrible increase in energy costs. I feel lucky that the check will be a nice addition to our summer vacation instead of going to paying for our bills for one month. It is a blessing to those of us who see the check arrive and smile, instead of watching it arrive and wiping the sweat off of our brow because we know that we have room to breath for another month.
POSTED BY: Lizbeth (May 14, 2008 09:40 PM)
Why is the IRS discriminating against a part of the population who need it the most? My two children are 19 & 21, both full time college students, working part time, living at home and my dependents. They both filed returns on their income. I do not qualify for the extra $300 for them because they are over 17, yet because they were listed as dependants on mine they don't qualify for themselves either. They are taxpayers as well, they should be entitled to their money.
POSTED BY: Bonita (May 14, 2008 10:17 PM)
We just found out if you had your refund direct deposited into more than one account, you will also receive a paper check...
POSTED BY: Dani (May 14, 2008 11:01 PM)
I am waiting for my check, it will help pay for daycare this summer!!...
POSTED BY: Not happy (May 15, 2008 03:24 PM)
I just found out that only those taxpayers who got their refunds electronically deposited would get their rebate done so. I had to pay this year, but thought I had filed to have my rebate electronically paid. Not so--appears that to do so the gov would have taken my payment directly from my account rather than me sending it in.
POSTED BY: JC (May 16, 2008 10:19 AM)
It is sad that the IRS has everyone on pins and needles over these rebate checks. I haven't spoken with one person who has actually rcvd it. By the time we do rcv them, if we actually do, the money will already have been spent on a bill. So tell me how is this stimulating the economy?...
POSTED BY: Cheryl (May 16, 2008 10:44 AM)
Kevin, are you still out there ???? I have a question, the rule about children "under 17", my daughter was not 17 when we filed electronically, prior to April 15th. She did not turn 17 until August 2007. So what is the standard ?...
POSTED BY: c lee (May 16, 2008 02:57 PM)
we used Jackson-Hewitt tax preparers and they told us exactly when our check should be deposited in our account and you could have almost set you clock on their accuracy....
POSTED BY: theda (May 16, 2008 09:53 PM)
Some people I have talked to didn't get the amount they was expecting. If the amounts are less I don't see where it would much with gas prices so high and the unemployment rate going up.
POSTED BY: Linda (May 17, 2008 10:03 AM)
I mailed my 1040A on March 28th. The place to check about it says "no information available." My 300 is not in my bank yet. I have no way to even know If the IRS got my mailed in form....I need this money desperatly for new eyeglasses.
POSTED BY: CATHY C (May 17, 2008 10:14 AM)
...HEY IRS U KNOW U MISSED OUR DEADLINE..
POSTED BY: Hunter (May 17, 2008 12:09 PM)
...I would have preferred they keep the billions of total dollars and make worthwhile investments, then in ten years start sending me a smaller interest dividend/royalty check annually....
POSTED BY: phyllis (May 17, 2008 05:55 PM)
i filed turbotax - too bad the irs didn't feel it necessary until after it's BIG announcement that we won't get ours until JULY because of having the payment taken out of our taxes - even though we filed in early Feb. it's like you're being punished or something for using online filing tools. i sure could use that 1800 bucks about now!
POSTED BY: Liz (May 19, 2008 10:29 AM)
Would you like cheese to go with your whine? No, it's not a lot of money, but it's more than zero. No, if you make a lot of money, you don't get it (but do you need it?) No, if your child is over 17, you don't qualify for the $300, but they probably qualify for $300 or even $600.
POSTED BY: Karen (May 20, 2008 11:34 AM)
My social ends in 94 and May 16th came and went without an electronic payment into my checking account. The IRS was happy to take the couple hundred out that I had to pay on March 30th though...
POSTED BY: Neil (May 23, 2008 09:22 PM)
Appreciate the other comments and information tools for the rebate check on this site. I guess, I didn't completely understand that even though you file electronically and have direct deposit, if you still have fees deducted from your return, your rebate is sent by mail instead of direct deposit. No, this doesn't seem right to me either...We'll see what happens in July.
POSTED BY: Carol (May 24, 2008 10:53 PM)
My social ends in 48 and May 9th came and went without an electronic payment into my checking account either. The IRS was happy to take the $88 I owed this year out of my account but I didn't get the pleasure of receiving the stimulus payment in the same manner. I know several who received large returns and then received their stimulus payments on time per the payment schedule...
POSTED BY: Kim (May 29, 2008 06:39 PM)
I dont think its fair that they go by your social number. My neighbor filed way late and got her check already. Mine wont go out in the mail until May 29th and I filed in February! ERRR
POSTED BY: mary (May 29, 2008 11:15 PM)
I am too waiting for my stimulus rebate. You will get a carbon copy letter in the mail couple days prior to when you are supposed to get your direct deposit/check. I got mine but didn't read it closely until I kept looking at my non stimulated bank account. The carbon copy letter will tell you how much you will be receiving and underneath it says why. It will also say when it will be deposited. After reading everything, mine was under review, most likely b/c I amended my original tax return and thus, am not going to get my rebate on the planned date. It also says that if they don't explain why it's under review or have not gotten the rebate after 60 days to call a number. I'm still waiting for 60 days to pass. So those under review may not get their check until 2 months later.
POSTED BY: Nomen (May 30, 2008 08:47 AM)
I haven't received my first rebate check which I badly need to pay for my higher utility and gas bills. Congress better get to work RIGHT NOW on a 2nd rebate because I don't see these higher energy costs going down anytime soon. The fundamental economic problems will continue. This already looks like a recession by design.
POSTED BY: tami (May 30, 2008 04:59 PM)
I filed at the beginning of Feb and it's not fair that because I received a paper check that I have to wait til July. It should have gone according to when you filed regardless of how you received a refund...
POSTED BY: Sandy (June 05, 2008 03:02 PM)
Question.....can anyone answer or comment??? My niece was a full time student and also employed. My sister claimed her as a dependent. Why is it that no one will get a tax rebate for her since the cut off is 17 and my niece paid plenty of taxes from her pay. Does that seem fair?
POSTED BY: cynthia (June 05, 2008 03:02 PM)
...filed my income tax in february and i have to wait until july. I really need the money. I am a single mother and need it for my daughter. They should have sent all of them together. I agree it is not fair. The people that filed April 15th got their money already and thats not fair. They need a better system.
POSTED BY: Not Fooled! (June 05, 2008 03:24 PM)
This is all a gimmick! It's an election year...They are giving your own money back and then finding way's to keep it!!! This isn't a stimulus package it's a "Vote Republican Package!!!
POSTED BY: Denise Kennedy (June 05, 2008 03:25 PM)
I e-filed my tax return the third week in January and received my refund by direct deposit. I have not received my stimulus payment yet and others whose last two numbers are higher than mine have. I e-filed for my son whose last two digits were 86 and he received his a month ago. The same for my sister and her husband. Where is mine?
POSTED BY: suzid4 (June 05, 2008 03:46 PM)
...Someone hands you money asking nothing in return and you still can't please anyone!!!
POSTED BY: taxpayer (June 05, 2008 04:03 PM)
The "Gov't" is paid for by all of us. How many people would you like to help carry you through life?
POSTED BY: Magnolia (June 05, 2008 04:08 PM)
Tami & Cynthia,
I do not know why you are complaining about when you get your stimulus check. The government did not have to give you any extra money to begin with. At least they are giving back to the tax payers.
People need to realize that they are not owed this money and as far as I am concerned I will take the money whenever I get it. It is extra money that I would not have received otherwise.
POSTED BY: Kim (June 05, 2008 04:13 PM)
We filed in February and I have called H&R Block and they pulled our return and said we would be getting a paper check and based on my husband's SS we would get it by June 21st. Don't go by the posted schedules. I have found they are...inaccurate, follow up with who did your return. H&R Block was very helpful and we have dealt with them for years.
POSTED BY: Kevin (June 05, 2008 04:15 PM)
...this a gift and not something owed to you....even when you get a handout people will whine and cry.
POSTED BY: Puzzled (June 05, 2008 04:15 PM)
I do not understand those who are so upset about receiving monies that they under normal circumstances would not be receiving anyway. Rebates are not an entitlement...You have bills and children made and conceived by your own choice so take care of them without always expecting a handout...
POSTED BY: Fred (June 05, 2008 04:30 PM)
We are definately eligible for $1200. I filed before April 15. We requested direct deposit. Guess what, we still have received our rebate.
POSTED BY: person (June 05, 2008 04:31 PM)
You should all be happy to even be getting this. Lets be thankful for what we are getting and not complain.
POSTED BY: misty (June 05, 2008 04:34 PM)
This is ridiculous they keep moving back when they are going to mail these checks out... last month it was supposed to be June 27th for my section of ss digits... and now its July 11th... they are sending out this money and energy prices are still going up... i might as well use this measly $600 for gas the next 6 weeks... the government needs to get it together already... and realize there are more poor people in this country then they think....
POSTED BY: karen (June 05, 2008 04:34 PM)
This is "extra" money that the government is GIVING people- everyone should quit bitching about WHEN they're getting it and be happy they ARE
POSTED BY: Michelle (June 05, 2008 04:35 PM)
I almost have to agree with Nomen on the recession by design. It sure came on fast, thank you Government for allowing the oil prices to be unjustably raised to the proportions that gas is now. As for having filed in February and not getting your checks until July, be glad your even getting them, as they certainly didn't have to. Oh, no, I'm not one of those early recievers, as mine is supposed to be here in July sometime, too. And yes, it certainly hurts big time, as I can't even work being on disability that doesn't even pay half of what I was making when I was working.
POSTED BY: monika (June 05, 2008 04:36 PM)
i too do want to receive my check. but count it a blessing that we're even getting one!...i am thankful for the extra money at whatever time it comes!
POSTED BY: Jim (June 05, 2008 04:38 PM)
I notice several complaining about not getting a rebate until July. Life is not "fair" and all are not created equal. These are basic truths so why not get over it and be thankful you'll be getting anything when it comes. By the way...I'm not scheduled to get one until July either and no sour grapes here.
POSTED BY: Nandi (June 05, 2008 04:49 PM)
I love you President Bush received mine recently and it was such a blessing. Again thank you soooo much President Bush from a single mother what a blessing.
POSTED BY: janice jones (June 05, 2008 05:24 PM)
i think it's a shame that if u owe the IRS and are making monthy payment that they still will keep your rebate check. that is totally wrong. i thought the president wanted it to go back into the economy
POSTED BY: d newton (June 05, 2008 05:54 PM)
Well, seeing that my "budget" plan oil bill just increased this month by more than $150/month year-round, this three hundred dollar "stimulus" will not even cover two months worth of that increase...
POSTED BY: sann (June 05, 2008 06:21 PM)
It defeats the purpose of helping the people with much needed money, if the stim. check can be intercepted by student loans or back taxes. I can see if child support is owed, since the money will go to help children and families....
POSTED BY: cousteaumom (June 05, 2008 06:31 PM)
good thing Bush got in for a 2nd time or you wouldn't be receiving ANY rebates.
POSTED BY: Cindy (June 05, 2008 07:13 PM)
At least you all get a refund ... My husband and I exceeded the $150,000 gross income limit so we are penalized for paying all those taxes to begin with ... not fair!
POSTED BY: taxprosue (June 05, 2008 07:25 PM)
Whoa. This is not "FREE" money. It is an advance on NEXT YEAR's refund! The government is changing next year's tax tables to get us a bigger refund. They're just sending us the extra now. If you don't get it now, you'll get it then (assuming you qualify.) And this is YOUR money: your overpayment of withholding taxes against your final tax liability...
POSTED BY: JoeG (June 05, 2008 07:41 PM)
Karen...This rebate is a refund of YOUR OWN money. Michelle...The government no more controls the price of oil than I control the rotation of the planets. The price of oil is NOT set by oil companies either. The price of oil is set by commodity traders in the free market.
POSTED BY: TransMan (June 05, 2008 07:43 PM)
"EXTRA" money the gov't is "GIVING" people??? You have to be kidding! But I do agree - griping about amount or schedule does no good.
POSTED BY: Lynda (June 05, 2008 08:15 PM)
Just remember this is only an advance on your 2008 return.
POSTED BY: Tileguy (June 06, 2008 12:31 AM)
Most disconcerting here are the references to "the government" as if "it" is a singular, self sustaining entity. Government is YOU, WE, ALL OF US VOTERS. The economic stimulus checks are not coming from "the government" but from our own pockets just as does a tax refund...We've just seen how we, the government, can effect a bid for a Presidential nominee. The same power can be excercised anytime one of your elected representatives is not performing as promised. Vote in November and help to change what you consider to be injustices.
POSTED BY: Helen Wright (June 06, 2008 06:17 PM)
This is not free money from the government...It will be deducted back out when you file your return next year.
POSTED BY: Christine (June 10, 2008 02:09 PM)
According to the primary ss# in our household, we should have had our stimulus check deposited May 9. We filed our taxes in January and had direct deposit for our refund. We still don't have it and learned that we won't be getting it until June 27 because we had done our taxes with Turbo Tax....We had to do a massive search and make some very frustrating phone calls before finding this out.
POSTED BY: Jess (June 10, 2008 02:24 PM)
Not only will we pay for this later, this isn't "ours" in the first place. It's borrowed from China.
POSTED BY: bix (June 10, 2008 02:45 PM)
we e-filed in Feb. using no preparer and getting no advance loan. We received our refund via auto-deposit in Feb. We meet the requirements listed to get $$. According to the IRS website, we should've had our stimulus $$ auto-deposited a month ago, but still nothing. Even the phone reps at IRS can't tell us what's wrong and when to expect the $$....
POSTED BY: Barbara (June 10, 2008 02:50 PM)
It is never FREE MONEY from the government. The government gets it money from the hard-working TAXPAYERS, which is why those who DO NOT pay Federal taxes should NOT expect to receive anything.
POSTED BY: mary (June 10, 2008 03:26 PM)
If I have a 19 year old daughter who earned over $3000 last year and paid taxes shouldn't she get a rebate?
POSTED BY: Terrance (June 10, 2008 03:43 PM)
Considering the current state of our governments debts, we'll just print up a bunch more of our phoney money and further devalue our dollar. Get a clue people. Charge and spend is a pyramid scheme just like our current housing finance crisis.
POSTED BY: Joe (June 10, 2008 04:01 PM)
I did not owe any taxes , and I did not have any back money owed the government. I do receive Social Security and I filed the correct forms to have the rebate direct deposited, but it was not deposited on the date supplied by the IRS. When I inquired with the IRS, I was told that it had been an error on their part and I would now have to wait on a mailed rebate check on or around July 4, 2008. Why do these things only happen to older or disabled social security retirees?...
POSTED BY: Joe Cronk (June 10, 2008 06:32 PM)
I think this money is more a slap in the face then money to stimulate the economy. How can we stimulate the economy if gas prices continue to rise? All that money is going to used for is gas. ...we all should have got 800$ to 1000$. THAT would have stimulated our economy, not 300$...
POSTED BY: BUTCH (June 10, 2008 06:58 PM)
...COMPLAIN ALL YOU WANT ABOUT (how) PEOPLE THAT DONT WORK SHOULD GET NO REBATE CHECK. THE FACT IS OUR GOVERMENT GIVES AWAY 10'S OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO COUNTRIES THAT DONT NEED IT...TAKE THOSE BILLIONS AND PASS IT AROUND TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, RICH OR POOR.
POSTED BY: Laurie Walton (June 10, 2008 07:35 PM)
I am a simple person. I do not understand how a government that has a nine trillion dollar debt thinks it will boost the economy to send us this money. Mine will go to pay bills. That is not what they had in mind. If I owe money, I am not going to borrow money to stimulate mine or anyone else's economy. I am seventy-one years old. In the past seven years the government has done this twice, but for the first time in my or anyone else's lifetime. Boy, that Bush is some genius! And about as fiscally conservative as the mortgage companies that screwed up that market. God help those who will be paying for centuries to come. Bah!
POSTED BY: J.W. Somebody? (June 10, 2008 07:53 PM)
I do not get a rebate check, but that is Ok. For these reasons I don't; I am a Senior Citizen, disabled,on Social Security,..I guuess my only complaint is the fact that I started to work when I was 11 years old and I worked and paid into the system from the time I was a teenager til I was disabled. It amounted to about 47 years of paying income taxes, amongst all the other taxes I paid during that time. I don't really want their handout but would appreciate some kind acknowledgement for my work and a thank you for all the years I put in to make these handouts possible.
POSTED BY: Felicia (June 10, 2008 08:01 PM)
...I recently was married in 2007 and my husband received a letter this past May stating he had an error in his 2006 taxes, so now he owes money to the IRS and since we are married now, they are keeping both of out rebate checks, what a joke, so they take my money since i am married, too bad i was not married to him in 2006...there needs to be a limit on how many kids you can have.
POSTED BY: Ryan (June 10, 2008 08:26 PM)
Barbara I work hard and always pay my taxes. Does that mean I shouldn't get anything? If I do get something, should I feel guilty about it? I'm not sure I get your comment.
POSTED BY: Ryan (June 10, 2008 08:33 PM)
I get it. If you had your fees deducted from the refund you get a check. I just wish HR Block would have told me that. I would have gladly paid the $20 with my debit card, and had my rebate a month ago....
POSTED BY: B.H. (June 12, 2008 12:17 AM)
I as well, am one of the unlucky few that looks like will be left out in the cold on these rebate checks. My situation for not getting it is WAY WAY out of my control and has to do that I was under doctors care from a car accident last year, therefore not being able to work and not having to file any taxes as well. I feel that this is not fair to the little people, like me, who was not able to control this and...not being able to be entitled to this "wonderful package". So what money I do have, will not be going to anything out of the ordinary and instead, just barely fighting to keep a roof over my head and other things necessary to survive in these difficult times!!...
POSTED BY: CINNLATER (June 12, 2008 12:56 AM)
J.W. SOMEBODY?.
You are still or should be entitled to a rebate. If you are on SS all you need do is file a 2007 tax return, even if you are not required due to SS as your only income. Contact your local state representative they can help you out. The only way you will not get the refund is if someone else claims you as a dependent on federal taxes.
POSTED BY: Gilbert (June 13, 2008 12:22 PM)
The last two numbers of my ss# are below 09 and I mailed my return on 4/15/08. I still have NOT received my rebate check...Any suggestions?
POSTED BY: oscar smith (June 14, 2008 06:41 AM)
I was with the understanding that UNLIKE last time, the rebates were NOT prebates and would not have to be paid back. There was no mention of a special credit for 2008. Further, what has a sluggish 2007 rebate have to do with 2008 tax prebate. Or, don't the economic conditions now warrant both?...
POSTED BY: rick (June 14, 2008 06:57 AM)
Stimulus money....come now ! To give our country a real Stimulus "JUMPSTART" I believe that it should have been more like $20,000/$40,000. America needs a real stimulus check, not one that will just help pay for the gas this summer to cut our grass....
POSTED BY: conan (June 14, 2008 07:04 AM)
hey b.h. if i read this article right you will still get the extra money. it just will be in the form of an extra credit in next year's tax filing instead a stimulus chevk this year.
POSTED BY: K N (June 14, 2008 08:50 AM)
Your local IRS office will file your taxes for you for free. I did not know this and have been going to H&R for all these years...
POSTED BY: Tim (June 14, 2008 09:24 AM)
...H & R Block's business will fall off by at least 10%, due to those who did business with them not receiving direct deposit of this rebate and having to wait until June/July for their paper check.
POSTED BY: Pat (June 14, 2008 09:52 AM)
Social Security recipients. If you don't normally file you need to get a 1040A tax form...fill in as usual name address s.s.# if married fill in both of your info. check filing status single or joint (married).......etc. then go down to #14 I believe it is, put in how much s.s. for 2007....go to other side of form sign and date..if married both sign. If want electronically sent...put info in the bank info. where indicated. You can also call IRS....theyre very helpful....and will give you the address to where you mail the form.
POSTED BY: Lynn (June 14, 2008 10:41 AM)
I owed this year and paid, everything is paid on time and in full. I filed a few days prior to April 15th. Still no stimulus check. They say if you filed around the 15th there is a delay. How much of a delay? SS# end in the 00-19 bracket, anyone know the answer email me.
POSTED BY: saundra (June 14, 2008 11:07 AM)
why should you get a rebate if you did not pay the taxes? Sorry you have been ill. Illness is the real problem . We need a single payer system for health insurance so we pay when we are well and get something when we are sick.
POSTED BY: JPB&JGB (June 14, 2008 11:47 AM)
We filed in March, did our own tax forms, and the primary SS# ends in 01. The rebate check was supposed to have been mailed in May. Still no check (6/16/08).
POSTED BY: Shannon (June 14, 2008 12:05 PM)
Well, as everyone is yelling and griping and calling every person in the IRS directory to find out where their check is, I wish that everyone would take a moment and reflect on how this is all really going to affect us all. I am a server and have received a $2.13 wage (plus tips) for the last 13 years or so....It hurts me more than most people on here who have been complaining because the second the gas prices went up past $3.00 a gallon, my wage went down enormously. So next time one of you is checking the mailbox and slamming your foot on the ground because there is no check there yet, remember that some of us really don't even want the check because it's going to cause more harm then good.
POSTED BY: Mitsu (June 14, 2008 12:11 PM)
I have not received my rebate and this should have gone out by now. I guess I have to contact the IRS.
POSTED BY: Carole (June 14, 2008 12:31 PM)
I called the IRS on 6/3/08 to inquire about my stimulus check. Because I owed the govt. $702.00, even tho I send it in, and filed on 4/12/08, people that owed money, evey tho it was paid on time will get there stimulus payments last...If I havent received it by July 3 to call back...fyi.
POSTED BY: Helen Moschella (June 14, 2008 12:51 PM)
The incentive was to increase sales throughout our country and as stated in the information, not to pay down debt - however, if you owe IRS, even though you are paying them monthly, they just grab it...
POSTED BY: wildbill (June 14, 2008 01:11 PM)
I recieved a letter stating I would recieve my stimulus check on June 13th, that also stated that the check was under review. Which is it? I had previously asked for direct deposit...Has anyone had this experience.
POSTED BY: Confused about it (June 14, 2008 01:14 PM)
So do we get one or not? Married filing joint, I'm self employed, wife get's a W2, no kids, we didn't get a refund. We fall in the last 2 digits 00-09 caterogy, but so far have not gotten anything.
POSTED BY: lyle (June 14, 2008 01:24 PM)
...not going to get one even though I filesd a tax return.
POSTED BY: Coley (June 22, 2008 09:48 AM)
I am a disabled vet and got NOTHING!!! They even cut my return to $17.00...
POSTED BY: linda (June 22, 2008 10:12 AM)
Ive been waiting on my check and called and was TOLD I wont get one!! I made too much money! yeah right IM a single woman work my butt off just to make ends meet and I make too much money but everyone else I know at my work got the check??...
POSTED BY: joan akason (June 22, 2008 11:15 AM)
my check evidently was in the mail 6/13 but rec'd it 6/17 irs used two ways, one said rec'd by that date the other said mailed -so evidently 2nd way is accurate
POSTED BY: Amy G (June 22, 2008 12:29 PM)
According to the last two digits of my social "77" and H&R Block did my return in February. I should get a check in the mail (not direct deposited...since $ was taken from my return to pay H&R Block) on July 4th(A Holiday????...
POSTED BY: butch (June 22, 2008 01:00 PM)
The schedule says by last two numbers of ssn, my check was supposed to be mailed on 6 Jun, but the IRS said, sorry, they were behind and mine wouldn't be mailed until 27 Jun with a three week window....
POSTED BY: Joanna (June 22, 2008 01:34 PM)
This whole thing is redic...As a small busniness owner I work nearly 365 days a year, and am ineligible for a rebate check, it's not the money so much as the principle of the thing!
POSTED BY: aonorat (June 22, 2008 02:04 PM)
My ssn ends in the grouping 39-51 scheduled for mailing 13 June. I have now been informed 27 June is the likely mail date...
POSTED BY: Louis (June 22, 2008 04:24 PM)
OK Guys! My last 2 digits are in the first group (May 16). We filed (married/jointly) Apr 9 (toooo close to Apr 14, their rules) via snail mail as we had enclosed a check to pay additional taxes, and also provided our electronic banking info as required on the return. Lo and Behold!!! Per our Jun 17 visit to their office the Rebate was direct deposited Jun 19!
POSTED BY: Barry (June 23, 2008 08:45 AM)
One thing I realize that most readers don't know about the stimulus check, is that it is NOT a gift, but a LOAN against next year's tax refund. ...It's not costing the governmnt any money, since they get it back next yer. What kind of stimulus is this??? Most people are using the rebate to pay off credit card debts, so where is it helping???
POSTED BY: Jen (June 24, 2008 05:02 PM)
Anyone know if the government realizes that July 4th POST OFFICES are closed?? When will my check actually be mailed? 3rd? 7th?
POSTED BY: lisa (June 28, 2008 02:42 PM)
According to the flyer from the IRS, we are not required to report the amount of our stimulus payment as taxable income on our 2008 federal income tax return...It sure is going to help my family at this time....
POSTED BY: Chris (June 29, 2008 01:35 PM)
Barry's comment is wrong. This isn't a loan against next year's refund, and you don't have to pay tax on the stimulus payment.
POSTED BY: mike (June 30, 2008 03:04 PM)
...I have been waiting and waiting for my stimulus check to arrive. My SS ends in 09 so I should've had it months ago right? WRONG, my mother unknowingly claimed me as a dependant on her return, and somehow due to the fact that I am over 18, no one will get money for me...I am sure i paid plenty more than a lot of you in taxes, and because of my mother I had to pay money on my taxes, and I also will not get a stimulus check.. thanks government :S
POSTED BY: derric taylor (June 30, 2008 03:21 PM)
july 4th post offices are closed when will my check actually be mailed?
POSTED BY: MARTRELLOUSCLARK (July 14, 2008 01:29 PM)
WHERE IS MY REBATE CHECK?
POSTED BY: Robin Clendenon (July 15, 2008 02:49 PM)
My husbands SS# ends in 38 and mine 51, we should have received our check in June, it's now July 15th, will we ever receive it?
POSTED BY: quallitychic (July 15, 2008 08:25 PM)
Will i get a check if so when?
POSTED BY: therasa a roberts (July 17, 2008 03:23 PM)
where is my check
POSTED BY: tanya (July 17, 2008 05:24 PM)
my last two digits are 28 meaning(according to the schedule) i shouldve recieved it june 6. its now july 17th........an i have yet to see it, will i ever see it????
POSTED BY: Sharon (July 22, 2008 05:29 PM)
I just went to the site where you can check on the stimulus check it told me someone else claimed me as a dependent, my income tax went through fine but I can't reach anyone to find out. Does anybody know how to reach Int. Rev...? Also has this happened to anyone else? thanks sharon
POSTED BY: james (July 23, 2008 12:40 PM)
were is my check?
POSTED BY: K Griffin (July 24, 2008 08:47 PM)
I was supposed to receive the rebate somewhere around June 27th give or take a few days. Here it is July 24, and I still have not received it. - I reverified with the on line calculator, I qualify but when I go to see what has happened it says...not enough earnings, soooo wrong, I made more than enough. So now I guess I try to find a phone number to see what is going on.
POSTED BY: suzan (August 05, 2008 10:57 AM)
I did a efile and got my return directly in my checking account in feburary...now i am in August and i still have not received my rebate....am i the only one that this happened to?...
POSTED BY: anne (August 10, 2008 03:20 AM)
i shpould have gotten my check by may 23, here it is august 10, and i still have not receivd it. how much money did you have to earn in order to receive Oone? wondering if i didnt make enough.
POSTED BY: Marc (August 12, 2008 10:59 AM)
It's Aug 12th and no check in site. I have talked with others that I work with and there are alot of us still waiting for checks. At this point I gave up on it....
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