600 dollar tease

Jules said:
Do you have to declare this as income and if so does that mean paying taxes on it. Asking as a northern neighbour.
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I believe, no.

However, there might be some exception, if someone has over a certain amount of income.
Though I don't think so, but they might want to check to be certain.
 

fmdog44 said:
Why? This thing is a joke. I have no need for the first one and even less of a need for this check. People making $74,999 get the same check as those that have not worked in 6,7,8,9 months?
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I see your point FM, but I think the main idea was to stimulate the economy, not necessarily charity or welfare. Altho' lord knows we need food and rent, never mind new toys.

If anyone doesn't want to spend it to help the economy, St.. Jude's Children's Hospital could use it.
 
I give to a couple different churches and from time to time when I can afford to I give to the homeless shelter to help feed them.
 

Aneeda72 said:
At least it’s showing, it’s not showing on mine yet, a d I have kinda, sorta already spent it. Buying the puppy and all the puppy stuff, 🤣, doing my part to help the economy.
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A true American! 😂
wcwbf said:
i have been dealing with NJ unemployment since March. school district figured a way to continue paying us after everything started shutting don in middle of March. got paid for everything except what would have been "spring break" in April. by then there was literally nobody to actually talk to. the handful of people working from home won't even tell you their last name or give you a number for contact. whoever concocted this work from home thing didn't include WORK phones. NOBODY wants to give out their home phone number to strangers!

so i go to see if i got stimulus and find that i've had mess of deposits from UI... like over $10,000!! now need to find out if i could have just continued UI in September. i didn't return to school (teacher aide) cuz doctor said age and pre-existing condition would make it way to dangerous. first thought was to pay off most/all of my "new" (to me) car that i started payments on just last January.
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Wow! That’s like a really good thing, right??? Would love to suddenly see $10,000 in our checking account!! 😊
 
I didn't see this when I posted H & R Block's info about the stimulus payments. But the article does give additional info. It seems Jan 4th is the first date payments should hit accounts and be available. I'm wondering if I will get a check or direct deposit because they screwed it up last time. I e-file and the IRS has my bank account info on file because they deposited my refund, yet my last stimulus was mailed out. I didn't want it mailed because we have some issues with mail being delivered to wrong addresses.
 
MarciKS said:
If the unemployed are getting $300 a week per person in a single household that's $1200. That's almost as much as I make going out there every day to work. You expect me to believe that they need assistance? Come on!
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If that is all you make then you are being exploited IMO. Also, cost of living of different areas doesn't seem to have been considered by Congress, I think it would make more sense to have the per week amount vary by area. In many places a person would have to be paying $1500 to $3000 a month for rent/mortgage and if it is a two adult family and they have nice cars could be another $1000 per month? It would probably hurt the economy if lots of families default on their car, rent, and credit card payments. Gee, now that I think about it, maybe the whole point of the stimulus is so banks don't suffer.
 
Murrmurr said:
A $600 US Treasury deposit hit my account last night. A separate $2000 stimulus bill was still being argued in the House of Rep yesterday.
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Hmm, if the 2000 bill passes then we would get 1400 more not 2000 more, which I believe is the way it will work. I am very happy to have my 1200 dollars. I will be super happy to get more 😂😂😂
 
Aneeda72 said:
Hmm, if the 2000 bill passes then we would get 1400 more not 2000 more, which I believe is the way it will work. I am very happy to have my 1200 dollars. I will be super happy to get more 😂😂😂
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Yes, I think you're right. Except it is a separate bill, so maybe not. Anyway, I just read that the house killed the bill. I'm going to check into it further, tho. Might not be totally dead.
 
I was just talking with my DIL and she said she knows four people who never got the first stimulus, including herself. Her cousin needs to prove she's who she said she is? WTH? My DIL says she hasn't been able to get through on the IRS website supposedly set up to help people who need to alert them that they haven't received their stimulus. A good friend of mine and my Honorary Daughter never received theirs..
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I was just talking with my DIL and she said she knows four people who never got the first stimulus, including herself. Her cousin needs to prove she's who she said she is? WTH? My DIL says she hasn't been able to get through on the IRS website supposedly set up to help people who need to alert them that they haven't received their stimulus. A good friend of mine and my Honorary Daughter never received theirs..
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I did not get any the first time or this time ..... i was reading on the IRS website i should be able to claim a credit for the payment i should have gotten..... I have NO idea why and i cannot get through to a human to ask something is not matching up when i put in my information although it is exactly as it has been on my returns for the last few years I think they mis keyed my address cause my birth date did not change or my SSN
 
Jeni said:
I did not get any the first time or this time ..... i was reading on the IRS website i should be able to claim a credit for the payment i should have gotten..... I have NO idea why and i cannot get through to a human to ask something is not matching up when i put in my information although it is exactly as it has been on my returns for the last few years I think they mis keyed my address cause my birth date did not change or my SSN
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This might help...did you respond online for a credit?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robert...aim-a-missing-stimulus-check/?sh=4e824cbc16ab
 
RadishRose said:
I see your point FM, but I think the main idea was to stimulate the economy, not necessarily charity or welfare. Altho' lord knows we need food and rent, never mind new toys.

If anyone doesn't want to spend it to help the economy, St.. Jude's Children's Hospital could use it.
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100% agree, Radish. If you don’t need it, or don’t want it, you don’t have to look very far for someone who desperately does.
 
Sassycakes said:
Not to turn this Political, but why can't I get a check that equals the amount a Politician makes in a month. My husband and I did receive our check for $600. each last week.
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We JUST received our’s Sassy and came to find out it was because of a glitch at Turbo Tax who we used to file our taxes last year. They (turbo tax) sent us an email and told us about the glitch and how they were working around the clock to fix it and get corrected info to the IRS. We received our checks the next day.
 
Jeni said:
I did not get any the first time or this time ..... i was reading on the IRS website i should be able to claim a credit for the payment i should have gotten..... I have NO idea why and i cannot get through to a human to ask something is not matching up when i put in my information although it is exactly as it has been on my returns for the last few years I think they mis keyed my address cause my birth date did not change or my SSN
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I just read that too Jeni and was going to share that information with you. It's alright for some people to have to do it that way...but I feel for those who desperately needed the money "yesterday"! Now they have to wait until tax time to get it?! According to their website mine was "scheduled to be mailed Jan 6th". I haven't gotten it yet and who knows if they are on schedule. It's going to charity anyway so the timing doesn't bother me. I just hope the mail person doesn't screw up the delivery address.

@RadishRose St. Jude is one of my favorite charities. They get my RMD every year.
 


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