May
29
Where Is My Stimulus Payment?
May 29, 2008 | 109 Comments
Waiting for your Economic Stimulus Payment? You're not alone. Thousands of comments on this site and others indicate many people are waiting for their stimulus payment. So where are the checks? Double Check Your Facts You may be confused by the stimulus payment schedule. Who can blame you, it is confusing. However, you need to [...]
May
27
You're expecting a stimulus payment check from the IRS. You filed a joint tax return for 2007. However, you're now divorced and the check is in both of your names. What do you do? Well, like most checks that are made out to two people, most places (banks, etc) will require both signatures to cash [...]
May
21
15,000 Stimulus Checks Sent to Wrong People by IRS
May 21, 2008 | 114 Comments
Just when you thought the stimulus payment mess couldn't get any worse, the IRS rises to the challenge and and really screws up. The IRS has apparently sent at least 15,000 checks to the wrong people. I've been overwhelmed by the number of questions regarding the economic stimulus package and the payments from the IRS. [...]
May
14
Stimulus Payment: Do My Children Qualify?
May 14, 2008 | 16 Comments
If you have children, they may earn you an additional $300 each this year. That's because the economic stimulus package allows for an additional payment for each qualifying child in your household. How will I know if my children qualify? The IRS has some basic requirements. First the child has to have a valid SSN [...]
May
13
TurboTax VP Answering Your Stimulus Payment Questions
May 13, 2008 | 25 Comments
It's not often a company actively answers questions, especially on a web site they don't manage. That's why I was a little surprised to see comments on this site from Bob Meighan, a Vice President at Intuit, the company that makes TurboTax. TurboTax has taken a lot of heat from people upset over the confusion [...]
May
7
Didn't get your full economic stimulus payment this year? Good news, you have a second chance to get your stimulus money in 2009. Didn't Get the Full Stimulus Payment? Many people didn't get the full stimulus payment. There are several reasons for this. A large number of people had to file amended tax returns. Several [...]
May
6
It seems a lot of people still have questions about how the amount of the stimulus payment is determined. The IRS provides a calculator on it's web site. So it's easy to find out how much should should get, but it's not so easy to see why you are getting that amount. The IRS Stimulus [...]
May
5
I've received several questions about the possibility of a second economic stimulus package. Many people want to know if it's true or just a rumor. Here's what we know right now. The "First" Economic Stimulus Package The Economic Stimulus Package was passed by Congress in early 2008. Among other things, it mandates direct cash payments [...]
May
3
IRS Economic Stimulus Payment Article Index
May 3, 2008 | 9 Comments
There is a lot of confusion and no shortage of questions about the IRS economic stimulus payment. I'm try to keep up with the questions but it's become a full time job. This article is an index of the important links related to the stimulus payment. Too Many Questions At first I tried to answer [...]
May
1
How do you define fiasco? One definition might be the Economic Stimulus Payment from the IRS and the H&R Block Emerald Card. Those taxpayers who've filed with H&R Block and opted to get their tax refund through the H&R Block Emerald Cards are scratching their heads. Will they get their stimulus check in the mail [...]