I think that the government is messed up with the tax rebate check. Why is it that if you owe something there gonna take it anyways. To me that is defeating the whole purpose the money is not going to the economy it is paying off peoples student loans, back taxes, child support, etc. So is this really helping the economy? To me this is just helping the money that the goverment is giving us stay in the government, If you think about it how is paying off back taxes, childsupport student loans to me the money is being used to pay off debt incurred by the government, county or state and I think that is wrong, if you think about it paying off these debts are not helping the economy.

im a citzen an native american i heard that if your married to a non citzen mexican that im not going to recieve my end i work all my life and paid taxes and followed the laws ,you guys are not going to give us people that are married to other nationaity our rebate. i got three children and i deserve that rebate check i lived here all my life and my kids are born here

I am a single mother of a 21 year old full-time student. When I got my stimulus payment, I only received $300. Shouldn't I have received a payment for my son, who I claimed on my income taxes, because he didn't earn enough money?
Does anyone know who I should contact about this matter if I should have gotten a stimulus payment for him, too.

I just heard on the news that the IRS has sent out some 15,000 or so stimulus checks, to the wrong people/bank accounts............no surprise to me.not only have we not received our stimulus check(the last 2 digits of the SS# are 18)............But from 1997-2006 we were not allowed the EIC, although we had a child, our income was never above $35,000.00 combined, I worked mostly part time........For literally years, we'd file a return, and they'd send us a bill, they garnished, took bank accounts, placed Tax liens........you name it, all the while I was "screaming" you have made a mistake........do you know when the IRS finally owned there "screw up", Dec. 2007.......they realized they owed us money, and quite a bit..and it was only by some grace of God I finally got someone on the phone who wasn't a "moron".........in 1997 my daughter, same "computer glitch thing I guess" was deleted....and I spent the month of January proving not only that she existed, but that she lived with us. My daughter is 19, almost 20, so I needed her written permission to access her cum. file......oh the hoops I've had to jump through.....and it's still not over........you see folks, when you owe the IRS.......they get there's, or they get you....but when they owe you, or when they make a mistake, hell will freeze over before you get what is yours, and they're not even nice about it.

Does the IRS need a home address to send a rebate check. I am basically homeless as I am now living from relative to relative. I do have a P.O. Box that I gave to the H & R Block person who filled out my taxes. The thing is I don't know if she put the P.O. Box # or the old address where I no longer live. Will the tax relief check be sent there? The letter I received was sent to my P.O Box but it had one of those little yellow stickers that the postoffice puts on when they are forwarding mail. I did change the address to my PO Box at the H & R place. How will all this effect my rebate? Will they know where to find me, I guess is what I am asking. Or, do I have to depend on the kindness of strangers at the postoffice?

I am direct deposit and last 2 of social are 07. I was supposed to get mine on May 2. I did not. When I go to IRS website to see when, I enter head of house hold with 3 exemptions and the site tells me my information is incorrect when I know how I filed. My bank gave me toll free number to call and check status 1-800-829-1040. When I call it it tells me my information is incorrect and they will mail me a check on May 16th but to give it 2-4 weeks! The only people I know that have received a direct deposit, one make $50,000+ and the other makes over $120,000. I guess if you make under $50,000 you don't count.

my son owes back child support they filed married but separated he is to get 900 and her too..now if she is to get his full 900 she will be getting way behond 1200 which is the highest any body is to get..he pays child support and is paying extra..so how does this figure out to be fair.he isn't that far off of paying it off

I am concerned because I have not received my rebate check. I checked the IRS website and it said that those who had direct deposit, and whose SS# ended in 21-75 would receive his or her rebate NO LATER THAN May 9th and here it is May 10th and not a single cent has been deposited into my bank account. I know it's only a day late so far, but when information is posted on the main IRS website reading "No later than...," it is expected to hold a certain level of competence.

I would like to know why they give you a certain date that your rebate money will be directly deposited if that's not the actual date you get the check. Many of us getting a rebate check have very low incomes and are expecting that money when the Irs.gov site says we will get it. If they weren't sure of the dates they should've had just said so instead of getting our hopes up. Damn government. This is exactly why the government does not need more power. That among other things. Vote republican so our taxes get lowered people.

My last two digits of my social is 52 .I was supposed to have my rebate check by today.I did my taxes with Jackson Hewit and I did direct deposit.Why did I not rec've my check today.

Will I get a check if I'm in default with student loans?

So my husband and I both worked last year. I worked for half the year due to being pregnant. We filed our taxes married filing joint and our son was on their. But we only got back 900. My parents got back 1200 and my mom doesn't work. So whats going on? There were to many rules to this getting money back. I know at least we got something but we are a poor family right now with a five month old child. Babies aren't cheap.

I was just wondering if I were going to recieve a check I filed my taxes and claimed 2 children I barely worked due to having a child but did work? How can I find out if I recieve one?

Paper stimulus checks are being mailed starting today, a week ahead of the posted schedule. Some, but not all, taxpayers will receive their checks early. There is no way to tell who will or won't get their check early.

The top questions about Economic Stimulus Payments (ESPs) we continue to get from taxpayers are:

Q. Why am I getting a paper check when I chose direct deposit on my 2007 tax return?
A. If you requested that your electronic filing or tax preparation fee be deducted from the amount of your refund, you have entered into a financial agreement with the tax preparation provider or e-file software company for a refund anticipated check (RAC). Both Refund Anticipation Checks (RACs) and Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs) are bank products. The money that is deposited into your bank account comes from the financial institution associated with your electronic filing software provider or tax preparation provider, not directly from the IRS. Taxpayers who use RALs, RACs or enter into similar loans or financial agreements with their tax professional or tax software companies will not receive their economic stimulus payments by direct deposit. Instead they will get a paper check that will be issued according to the schedule that has been published for paper check distribution.

Q. I received my stimulus payment, but it was less than I expected. Why?
A. Your economic stimulus payment is based on information provided on your 2007 income tax return.
Many but not all taxpayers qualify for the maximum basic payment of $600 for singles or $1,200 for married couples. Many parents are also receiving an additional $300 for each qualifying child, born after Dec. 31, 1990.

Your payment may be less than the maximum for one or more of the following reasons:

• You are single and your net income tax liability is less than $600. If you file Form 1040 net income tax liability is the amount shown on Line 57, plus the amount on Line 52.
• You are married and your net income tax liability is less than $1,200.
• You are single and your adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than $75,000. On Form 1040, AGI is the amount on Line 37.
• You are married filing a joint return and your AGI is more than $150,000.
• You owe back taxes that reduced your payment.
• You have non-tax federal debts such as unpaid student loans or child-support obligations that reduced your payment.

Around the time you receive your payment, you will also receive a notice from the IRS explaining how your payment was calculated. It is important to keep this notice as a record of your economic stimulus payment. In addition, you’ll get a separate notice if you owe back taxes or non-tax debts that were offset or deducted from your stimulus payment.

The “ Stimulus Payments: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions” section of this Web site has further details on how these payments are figured.

hi my question is why did i receive less then i was suppose to i have 4 kids and all i got was 1,500 when i was suppose to receive 2400 i dont get it and also we are a family with very low income... please answer

My daughts sons father owe child support. Will she get his stimulus check?

Haven't gotten mine, yet. Filed in Feb. with my CPA, paid my fees to him via cash. My direct deposit came sooner than expected, our last numbers are 89. Did everything fair, and do not owe any taxes, student loans, etc. I was just wondering if anyone knows when the last of the direct deposits on this stimulus package are suppose to go out, since I am in the last group. IRS website is of no help at all, and I am hearing rumers that they have already started mailing paper checks to people. I thought dd was supposed to be done, before they started mailing paper checks. Seems to be no rhyme or reason to this thing at all.

For those of you who got back less than you thought you should get, if you paid less than the amount you were expecting in federal taxes(ie. you expect $1200, but paid only $600 in federal tax), then the lesser amount($600) is what you will receive. That is one of those things that is in fine print on this whole deal. I know it's crazy, but I hope this information is helpful.

my last two ss.number is 03 and have not received any thing.

If it says 00 on line 37 on my tax papers and I did file my w-2 and got my money back when I filed my taxes will I get a rebate?

We have not recevied our rebate check and we did not make 75,000 dollars, the last two mumbers is 17. When could we expect it?

I only make 30,000 per year and have 2 children that i claim myslef. i only got back 900 and owe NO taxes- why is that?

I owe back taxes for the 2007 year and I wonder if i will get a rebate check.

Will I be eligible for a tzx rebate check even though I owe back taxes for the 2007 year?

Now I hear that if you had your taxes prepared and selected direct deposit but had the fee deducted from you rebate, you may be getting a check. After trying to find any information about this I have found none. Has anyone else had this problem or am I not looking in the right place for this information.

Just wanted to know why I haven't received my check. I definetly did not make over 75,000.00, my last 2 numbers of my social security are 18 which should have been may 2, I had direct deposit, already received my refunds I think in febuary

I owe the IRS some back taxes, but my wife doesn't. Now I can understand the IRS taking my part of the stimulus to pay up the debt, but my wife should be able to get some of it, but will she?

my husband and I filed jointly, between both of us we made less than 75,000 plus my son lived with us for more than 6 months. Went to the irs webpage and the amount was 918.00. we only received 618.00. Why are they showing this amount and sending the 618.00? Can anyone explain this?
Thanks

My Husband and I filed a joint return, we both had income below 75,000 and we had claimed 2 children, 1 child is in college and 19 yrs. old and the other child turned 17 yrs. old on Dec. 17, 2007. The calculator said we were getting 1200 dollars. So I assume because my son turned 17 the end of December we didn't get the 300 for a child. Well, we received our check today DD but we only received 600 total. What's up with that?