Recession? What recession?
President Bush has announced that the delivery of the rebate checks will happen sooner than initially planned. The checks will be distributed beginning Monday, four days earlier than expected.
Paper checks will be mailed May 9, one week earlier than expected.
Here’s the breakdown.
For direct deposit:
For paper checks:
Four days earlier… Do you care? Will it make a difference?
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Josh, good point. I also think that some folks are not receiving the full amount due to income and assume that the rebate for the child was left out. I just posted about it: http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-why-didnt-i-receive-all-of-my-rebate/
i am so confused we are 04 i dont know if it will mail out on the 9th or the 16th help
I am confused, we didn’t recieve our direct deposit today, which the IRS website says should have happened today. The last two of our SSN is 42, and we made 52000 last year. We definately should have gotten a deposit today.
Since the rebates were moved up by several days does this affect the “where’s my stimulus rebate” inquiry? According to the new dates I should have a check mailed out to me by the 16th of May. I should be able to view the status on the IRS website but I get a message that says the info is not available. I am wondering if it will show up a week before my original mailing date…Also, I never received a letter telling me how much I would get and when. I only received a letter saying that I should be eligible…a standard letter that everyone got.
sh*t how much am i getting?
my tax guy says he doesn’t how much aim getting the IRS says the same and bush having a great all time cuz his daughter just got married…
I filed with hrblock.. My last two digits are 37 and I know people that have 63 and have recieved theirs.. What is going on? I should have recieved my direct deposit by now.
speaking of which, i never received a letter saying anything and I filed my taxes for 2007.. I have been hoping I haven’t been over looked.. How would you find out? I have called and gone to the IRS website and I am an error in their system, they can’t tell me anything..
Just wanted to say that I should have had ours direct deposit may 9th according to the original schedule I called the irs and the lady told me that ours will be mailed due to us getting our return back with in 14days she said anyone who received there return within the a 14 day period after filing will get a paper check thats according to the irs lady so just be aware that this may be why you have not recieved your deposit
Oh and we never got a letter in the mail but she showed that we would recieve a payment try and call them
my father is a senior and he was suppose to get his on the 9th as well,but nothing instead the irs sent him a letter saying he will be getting it in 6weeks is that right? forget it people are getting stressed out for nothing cuz after all of this we are going to pay it all back and then some….
any possibilities of the rebate paper checks going out even sooner than the revised schedule on your site? I’m fighting a losing battle w/bills and am a single parent w/no help!!!!! pls advise
Stacie,
6 weeks sounds about right I know what you mean about everyone stressing out over this I cant see why everyone was told that checks were coming early when they knew all along that the were following the first date they have caused more headach that what was needed. There are so many people counting on this money and they have just added a new worry to everyones stress level
Good luck
you said that sounds about right i thought that the IRS was not suppose to send anyone any written letters at all, and now they are — what is realy going here?. I think the gov. is realy in a major slumpp and they are driving all athe old folk crazy!they say never promise and baby candy and an old man money!!!as for me i don’t realy care if i get it or not but is’t just stupid the way george B.. is going about it .. have another beer george B..
I got mine as scheduled, it was direct deposited into my account in the morning on the 8th.
There are a few things that the IRS Web site is now mentioning that it did not initially. One if you filed through an Tax Agency, such as HR Block, Jackson Hewitt etc,…. and they were allowed to take a portion of your return as payment for their services… You have to get a check instead of Direct Deposit.
So for those of you who requested Direct Deposit but you used one of the above tax services to do your taxes that is why your Direct Deposit did not go into your account as scheduled.
Did anyone get a paper check through the mail today with ss# 00-09? they was suppose to be sent out on 5-9-08. I know it take 3-5 days to mail, but someone should at least got theirs through the mail today.
I know my brother got his on monday his last are 21 he got a letter saturday saying the amount and got his check on monday
I got my letter yesterday 5-12-08, and social security ends with 03, I am waiting on the mailman I will let you know if I will get mines today. Im from Long Beach, Ca.
No mine did not arrive in the mail today, I guess most checks was not mailed
Friday, 5-09-08 like they stated before. When someone do get their check in the mail please keep me updated, Thanks.
I was suppose to get direct deposit but
according to the above information I guess I will now get it in the mail. I have moved now, can anyone tell me what kind of problem I’ll have now getting my rebate? Do I have to somehow let the IRS know this?
Has anyone receive any rebate check for back childsupport?
To change your address with the irs you need form 8822.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8822.pdf
Did anyone get a paper check today?
Has anyone gotten his/her check yet. I am starting to think we have been played.
I filed online and the 12th has come and gone and I still don’t see a check. What is up with that?
I know people are getting them two of my cousins and my brother all got theres last week
tcm mommy,did they get paper checks or through direct deposit?
One cousin got direct deposit and my brother and other cousin got paper checks
What was their last 2 ss#, and did they get a letter in the mail mon. May 12th saying it will be sent by fri. May 16th?
My brother is 21 1 cousin is 05 and the other one was 12
Thank for that information, so I know mines should come monday or tuesday.
got my check friday my social is 01.
How many people out there actually got these letters stating how much and when? I got the general thing they sent out, but no specific letter. My husband’s last 2 are 34, and I am hoping we are getting one. Don’t have a whole lot of faith in the IRS
My husband and I got our check in the mail today (along with out letter). Last two digits of ss# are15.
My husband and I got our check in the mail today (along with our letter). Last two digits of ss# are15.
Yippee, I got my check in the mail today, in Long Beach,Ca.
Glowdiva, what are the last 2 of your social. Just trying to figure out when to expect ours.
03, got a letter in the mail on the 12th saying i will get it by 5-16-08, and it came today about an hour ago.
I have been checking the IRS web site and finally it said it would be mailed by may 30, although the new schedule said it should be mailed by the 23. Do I go by what the IRS web site says or do I go by the new schedule
One other question, does it make a difference if my spouse and I file married filing jointly every year, but I still file under my maiden name? I still use that name, so I was just wondering if that would make a difference. I starting to get very frustrated hearing that people are getting rebates with SSN’s in the high numbers and my hubby’s is 34 and the IRS can tell us NOTHING!
Melissa I would go by the irs schedule because I talked with an agent and she said they only mail the checks out on fridays. mine said the 30th too and she said it will not be mailed any earlier. I still hold out some hope but not much. The mail it the 30th and we should have it by the 2nd or 3rd of june. i hope this helps.
Where did you get the information that there was a schedule change from the irs to move payment up by 4 days? This was stated on the intro statement from this site. Anyone can respond if you found this to be correct.
Aaron,
Bush announced it personally – and it appeared on the IRS web site: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=181972,00.html
I am sorry, I may be missing something but the dates on the site you have listed and the dates on the very top portion of this site do not match. Where did the President make this announcement?
Ahh, the old switcheroo. Apparently, the chart is no longer correct on the IRS web site – I wonder if that’s to get people to stop complaining about the late payments! But if you read the first paragraph of the 4/28 press release, you’ll see that they say that taxpayers will begin seeing the deposits today (meaning 4/28). The updated chart was on the site in April.
The Bush announcement is all over the web – here’s a good reference at the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/28/tax-rebate-checks-2008-re_n_98940.html
That story references Bush’s announcement that the rebates were going out earlier than expected.
Does anyone know for sure that the IRS only mails out checks on Fridays? I get conflicting answers each time I call the IRS. My deposit was rejected by my bank b/c the account is no longer active, so I am getting a paper check. I called the IRS and they first told me it would be mailed on 6/2. Then I called back to confirm, and another agent told me that 6/2 is a processing date for IRS purposes only, but my check would actually be mailed out 5/23 and I should receive no later than 6/2. Then a third agent told me it would be mailed on 5/30, b/c they mail 3 days prior to the processing date (6/2). I am soooo confused. 6/2 is on a Monday. I always thought that the IRS mailed checks on Fridays. Can anyone confirm this? Also, does anyone know how long it will take to come in the mail? Thanks!
It’s Sat., May 31, and no check in the mail. Our soc. security numbers end in 30 and 35. Guess it should arrive next week if they are truly ahead of schedule. It’ll be nice to finally have it in hand.
I never recieved a letter in the mail telling me when or how much i will be getting back. does that mean I won’t get one?
Brenda,
Alot of people aren’t receiving their letters before their checks, so I wouldn’t worry about it. I know people who have gotten the letter the same day as the check and some people have gotten it after the fact. Has your date passed yet on the schedule to receive yours?
I have a question. I received my letter in the mail on 6/2 saying that I should expect my payment by 6/6/08. Does that mean I will have it by then or it will be mailed by then? My status has been on the IRS website for over a week now. I don’t get why this all has to be so confusing, you know? The other thing I found weird is that I received the letter on 6/2 and on the letter it said Notice Date: 6/2. How did it get to me the same day? Weird.
The IRS does, I think, what many government entities do which is to postdate letters, taking into consideration that it may be several days before the letter is actually mailed. I often receive notices from IRS before the date of the letter.
This whole rebate thing has been one big disappointing experience! There has been so much conflicting information provided that it’s hard to believe anything anymore. My dad’s social ends with 10 and he got his check in the mail this past weekend. With any luck I’ll probably have mine by July and it’s supposedly going to be mailed out on 06/20. Yeah right!
Well, I thought all this time the IRS said we were one week early on all the checks. So, I was trying to be sure…however, upon googling, I have found I am going to be disappointed. A friend ends in 4* and is supposed to get it June 13, old schedule, but the reviesed says June 6, he got a letter today saying he will get it June 13…now I thought I would get mine on June 13 according to the revised schedule ending # 55. Has anyone gotten a paper check a week early!!!!
The revised schedule is not correct. I received a letter on June 2 saying that my rebate would be here on June 6 and as the original schedule also said the 6th, I received my paper check on monday June 9. I would go by the original schedule.
I second that. Go with the original schedule. I got my letter on June 2nd saying to expect it by June 6th and it came June 7th.
I would like to know if i will get anything .. I had direct deposit my is # 90 man, IRS needs to send those checks faster..
My paper rebate check should have been mailed on May 23 as my last snn ends in 19. On june 16th. I have note gotten a letter or a check. Is anyone with # 19 still waiting?
finally got my letter for my check it says pymnt should be here on 06/20 keeping my fingers crossed
DENISE, WHAT WAS THE LAST TWO DIGETS OF YOUR SSN?
The last two are 52
I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SITE TODAY AND THEY FINALY SHOWED A RESPONSE. IT STATED THAT MY CHECK SHOULD BE SENT ON JULY 4TH. MY LAST DIG. OF MY SSN IS 19. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MAY 23RD. DATE THAT THEY SHOW ON THEIR SCHEDULE ?
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