Comments on: Who Gets the Money? Dems and GOP Square Off Over Tax Rebates

By: pheobe cornett

pheobe cornett — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:30:08 +0000

i am on disablity social security will i get a rebate

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:00:38 +0000

This is a good question, Skippy, and one that wasn’t really answered until recently (there were multiple versions of the plan). The 2001 checks were an advance, but this will not be if the plan as stands makes it through Congress. More here:
http://www.taxgirl.com/what-exactly-is-a-tax-rebate-and-more-importantly-what-does-it-mean-for-me/

By: What Exactly Is a Tax Rebate? And More Importantly, What Does It Mean For Me?

What Exactly Is a Tax Rebate? And More Importantly, What Does It Mean For Me? — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:59:06 +0000

[...] 2007 would receive a check for $600 ($1,200 for a married couple filing jointly). The amounts are less than initially anticipated, previous versions of the plan suggested rebates between $800 and [...]

By: skippy

skippy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:00:34 +0000

I know this is a stupid question, but is the rebate a true grant from the government? Or is it just an advance against next years’ taxes? If it’s an advance, won’t most people be stuck with a big tax bill next year?

By: Deal Reached on Tax Rebates

Deal Reached on Tax Rebates — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:43:14 +0000

[...] The agreement is thought to be a mishmosh of the plans offered up earlier. [...]

By: Bald Man

Bald Man — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:39:49 +0000

We’d pay down debt with a rebate. $1600 would put us awfully close to owning our van.

By: c-bo

c-bo — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:51:55 +0000

I would spend it on consumer goods. Alas, the goods would most likely be illegal street drugs that the government would have a difficult time monitoring.

By: 2008 Presidential Election » Who Gets the Money? Dems and GOP Square Off Over Tax Rebates

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:01:18 +0000

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