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Ask the taxgirl: Qualifying Children and Rebate Checks

18 October 2008

Taxpayer asks: We claimed our son last year on our taxes. Born April 1989. We have a daughter who is 16. We recieved $1500 stimulus check. None for our son and he didn’t get one for himself either. Should he have? Thank you. Taxgirl says: Sorry, no. Eligible taxpayers received an additional $300 for each [...]

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Pelosi Confirms Tax Rebates “Unlikely” Before New Year

18 October 2008

In a move that should surprise very few, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed yesterday that Congress is “unlikely” to approve an economic stimulus package that included tax rebate checks during this calendar year. The Democrats are, however, still pressing for approval on their $61 billion “economic stimulus package” which includes relief for the jobless and [...]

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IRS Changes Gears on Rebate Checks

14 October 2008

If you’re one of many – and by many, I mean a quarter million – couples who did not received a rebate check due to an error matching your spouse’s married name and Social Security number, I’ve got good news! The IRS has changed its position on this issue. Last month, the IRS was adamant [...]

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Is A Second Economic Stimulus Package On Its Way?

11 October 2008

I indicated earlier that I didn’t think that a second economic stimulus package would be considered until after the elections – and it looks like that is, in fact, the case. I’m actually still confident that any stimulus package which includes “tax rebates” would not result in checks being mailed out until the new year. [...]

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Second Checks from IRS NOT Part of Additional Stimulus Package

5 October 2008

Lately, there have been a number of emails and comments regarding the possibility of a second stimulus package. You can read what I had to say about it earlier here and here (I stand by my original posts). There were some good follow-up questions in the comments – but it struck me that not everyone [...]

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The Check Is NOT In the Mail: A Second Stimulus Package Has Not Been Approved

14 August 2008

My inbox is chock full of people asking me to verify rumors – some of them quite specific and I have to say, just a little bit humorous – that a new stimulus package has been approved. In fact, I’ve been getting these questions for a couple of months now. But the requests for information [...]

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