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Waiting on Another Federal Stimulus Check?

8 June 2011

Prepare to keep waiting. A flurry of dismal news including a somber May jobs report and a less than encouraging report from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sent stocks and spirits lower midweek. Traditionally, that combination of factors leads to talk of a federal stimulus to give the economy a bit of a shot in [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Stimulus check and divorce

21 June 2009

Taxpayer asks: Hello, I am writing in behalf of my daughter who has a stimulus check from last year that she cant get cashed. She and her husband or soon to be ex have received a $900.00 check that she cant get cashed. He isn’t playing fair and has moved out of the state and [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: TurboTax and Rebate Recovery Credit

14 February 2009

Taxpayer asks: Punched in all the numbers in TurboTax for my 2008 taxes. The first thing It asked was how much my 2008 Economic Stimulus rebate check was ($2100). Surprise, surprise, it reduced my 2008 refund by $2100. According to the IRS web site the rebate should not effect by 2008 refund plus or minus. [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Do I Need to Do Anything to Claim the Rebate?

10 February 2009

Taxpayer asks: I recently did my taxes through Turbo tax and during the process Turbo tax informed me that I qualify for a rebate of $300.00 (stimulus payment) beings I did not work 2007 and missed out on the 2008 rebate. Here is what turbo tax said “your situation has changed, and you qualify for [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Do I Qualify for the Recovery Rebate Credit?

29 January 2009

Taxpayer asks: We were granted the full rebate but granted a partial rebate as that the difference was applied to IRS taxes owed, would we recive that difference this year? Second question, my son did not work in 2007, worked in 2008, he is a dependent/student on my return, can he file for the rebate. [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Rebate Check for 2008 Baby

21 January 2009

Taxpayer asks: I received my stimulis check for me and my husband and 5 children. We had another baby March 24, 2008. Can I get $300 for him as well and how can I get it? Thank you. Taxgirl says: Yes, you can claim your newest dependent on your 2008 tax return (assuming you otherwise [...]

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At Least One Source of Misleading Rebate Check Stories Identified

20 January 2009

Remember this question from a reader asking about a second stimulus check? She said that she had recently heard on the news that there would be a second stimulus check in February. I received a slew of similar of similar emails from folks swearing that the news had reported that a second stimulus check was [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Recovery Rebate Credit

4 January 2009

Taxpayer asks: my friends told me that the IRS is deducting the stimulus check money from your 08 return! I thought it was free money! And now we have to give it back? Taxgirl says: Deep breaths. You don’t have to give it back. Here’s the confusion… The last set of stimulus checks in 2001 [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Stimulus Checks (once more, with feeling)

3 January 2009

Taxpayer asks: there is a lot of talk that we the people will be getting another stimulus check. Is that true? Taxgirl says: I know that folks want the answer to this question to be different… I know this because I receive several variations on this question per day – including a recent email from [...]

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Top Ten Tax Stories of 2008: The World According to taxgirl

31 December 2008

It’s time for our annual review! Here are my picks for the top stories on taxgirl.com for the year: 10, Dancing With The Stars champ and race car driver Helio Castroneves is indicted on federal tax evasion charges. In a related story, my mother is stricken with grief and may never samba again (okay, I’m [...]

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