According to the IRS figures, as of April 17, nearly 88 million individuals have received stimulus payments worth almost $158 billion in the program’s first three
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After Tweaks, IRS Says Try The Stimulus Check Portal Again
Over the last couple of weeks, taxpayers have been routinely frustrated with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) portal for Economic Impact Payments (EIPs), or stimulus
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IRS Asks Employees To Come Back To Work
(Updated: April 27, 2020) Stay-at-home orders may remain in effect in some states, but the federal government is sending some folks back to work. Specifically,
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IRS Has Delivered More Than Half Of Stimulus Checks Worth $158 Billion
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released state-by-state figures for Economic Impact Payments (EIPs). The ten states receiving the greatest number of payments
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Answers To Your Stimulus Check Questions About Kids, Child Support, Direct Deposit, ITINs & More
(Updated: April 22, 2020) Your questions about stimulus checks keep coming! Last month, I wrote a primer on stimulus checks to answer some of your basic questions
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IRS Begins Sending Stimulus Payments But Reminds Non-Filers To Add Children
(Updated: April 26, 2020) Are you receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Railroad Retirement benefits, or VA benefits? If you are and you
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IRS Says Vets Who Receive Benefits Will Automatically Get Stimulus Checks
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed that recipients of VA benefits will automatically receive Economic Impact Payments (that’s the official name, although most taxpayers refer to
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Here’s What ‘Status Not Available’ On The IRS Stimulus Check Tool Might Mean
Yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched its second tool, Get My Payment, to assist taxpayers with their stimulus checks. According to the IRS, as of
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IRS Confirms SSI Recipients Who Do Not File Tax Returns Will Automatically Get Stimulus Checks
(Update: On April 17, 2020, the IRS confirmed that vets would also receive their checks automatically.) The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed that recipients of Supplemental
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IRS Tool Lets Tax Filers Update Direct Deposit, Track Progress Of Stimulus Check
(Updated with new information: April 15, 2020, in the afternoon). The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released a new web tool that will
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