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Where's my rebate?
Step up to the bank and get your electronically deposited economic stimulus rebate.
Today’s the day for folks whose Social Security numbers end in 21 through 75. The IRS is clicking along with its refund/rebate/get-the-money-out-of-the-door program.
If you had known how they were going to send out the money before you filed your return, you might have arranged to get your money sooner. But the IRS didn’t announce this Social Security number system early enough for many people.
The IRS is sending the rebate checks out according to the last two digits of the filer’s Social Security number. On a joint return, the number that matters is the first one listed. By today, May 9, the IRS planned to direct-deposit payments for those whose numbers end in 21 through 75.
Zero to 20 got theirs last week.
And all the rest, next week.
That’s for those smart enough to have filed early (Your return had to be processed by April 15) and to have opted for direct deposit. If you did both those things, then you’re on the schedule I mentioned above.
If you didn’t request direct deposit, you could be waiting up to six weeks longer than the others. The IRS plans to send out checks to those whose numbers end in 19 through 75 between May 30 and June 27.
Want to know where your money is? For rebates, you can check the schedule at www.irs.gov. Or just count on the money showing up in a minimum of six weeks after you filed, the IRS says.
For tax refunds, call the IRS Refund Hotline at 800-829-1954 or go to Where’s My Refund on www.irs.gov.
Harriet Johnson Brackey, the personal finance writer for the Sun-Sentinel, has been an award-winning business...
Comments
We got the rebate, but the problem is IRS spent another $49 million sending letters to recepient about how they calculated the rebate /tax incentive. They could have given that much money back to the taxpayers instead of spending it on stamps!
Posted by: pps | May 11, 2008 1:28 AM
what they don't tell you is if you used h & r block or any other tax prep service even though you used direct deposit you will get a paper check sometime in june
Posted by: fl native | May 12, 2008 7:43 AM
How is that? I heard from someone else who used H&R Block and hasn't recieved the rebate. What happened to prevent it from being directly deposited ?
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Posted by: bal | May 15, 2008 1:27 AM
Fact is, our "wonderful" government, and yes, there is much sarcasm in that statement, has once again told its AMERICAN citizens to "BEND OVER!" For 10 years I fought the IRS over an $800.00 tax bill my ex-husband agreed to pay in our divorce...he even executed an agreement to pay the same DIRECTLY with the IRS...guess who paid it?? Me...the single mother of 3 who is owed over $81,000.00 in back child support by that very same ex-husband. And that's not even the real kicker...the IRS WITHHELD THE SAME EXACT AMOUNT OF MONEY OUT OF MY 2007 REFUND...THEY STOLE, STOLE, STOLE A SECOND TIME FROM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO LIVES RIGHT, PAYS HER BILLS AND IS STILL STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT!! THANKS UNCLE SAM!! HEY, WHY NOT TAKE IT A THIRD TIME NEXT YEAR??
Posted by: Johnna Miller | May 17, 2008 5:07 PM
Fact is, our "wonderful" government, and yes, there is much sarcasm in that statement, has once again told its AMERICAN citizens to "BEND OVER!" For 10 years I fought the IRS over an $800.00 tax bill my ex-husband agreed to pay in our divorce...he even executed an agreement to pay the same DIRECTLY with the IRS...guess who paid it?? Me...the single mother of 3 who is owed over $81,000.00 in back child support by that very same ex-husband. And that's not even the real kicker...the IRS WITHHELD THE SAME EXACT AMOUNT OF MONEY OUT OF MY 2007 REFUND...THEY STOLE, STOLE, STOLE A SECOND TIME FROM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO LIVES RIGHT, PAYS HER BILLS AND IS STILL STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT!! THANKS UNCLE SAM!! HEY, WHY NOT TAKE IT A THIRD TIME NEXT YEAR??
Posted by: Johnna Miller | May 17, 2008 5:08 PM