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Answers To Your Stimulus Check Questions

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 6, 2020May 5, 2020

(Updated: April 20, 2020) Last month, I wrote a primer on stimulus checks, and I’ve been updating it as I field your questions: thanks for asking! I

Stimulus Checks Are Going Out Soon By Direct Deposit, But Some Paper Checks Could Take Months

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 4, 2020May 5, 2020

Whenever my kids want to know when I’m going to do something, I often answer, “Two minutes.” We both know it’s a lie, but if

Do Seniors Have To File Tax Returns To Get Stimulus Checks?

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 31, 2020May 5, 2020

(Update: Treasury and IRS changed course and will not require returns.) Each year, about 64 million people collect Social Security benefits: about one family in four receives some kind

Watch Out For Stimulus Check Scams And Related Hoaxes

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 28, 2020May 5, 2020

Ugh. The ink is barely dry on the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act” – and scammers are already coming up with schemes

Why Your High Schooler Or College Student May Not Get A Stimulus Check

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 27, 2020May 5, 2020

COVID-19 continues to impact the United States, the federal government is taking action to ease the burden on taxpayers. Most recently, Congress passed a massive stimulus package.

What You Need To Know About Those IRS Stimulus Checks

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 25, 2020May 5, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to impact the United States, the federal government is taking action to ease the burden on taxpayers. Most recently, the Senate passed a massive