Have You Received Your Stimulus Refund Payment Yet?
April 30, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Economy, Spending and Saving
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I thought it’d be fun to hear from people who have received their stimulus payment so far. I haven’t received my payment yet, but according to the payment chart, it should be sent to my bank account next Friday, May 9th. However, it could be earlier than that since they started sending the stimulus refunds this past Monday.
So, if you were one of the few to receive it first, post a comment below that you received it and how you plan on spending/saving it.
i was supposed to have gotten it on 5-9. still nothing. everyone i know got it. except for me
We haven’t received ours either…should have been deposited by 5/9.
Rachel – Here’s the wesite where you can find all the information, although apparenty the dates are not “real”, since no one seems to be getting their payments on time. Hope this helps though. http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=177937,00.html
Here is one of the glitches that I figured out, which isn’t really a glitch. The IRS just failed to mention this when they put out their info about the payments.
Check line 57 on the 1040 that you filed. If that amount is less than $600, then you’ll receive $300 for each person. so, if you filed jointly, you’ll get $600, and if your single, you’ll get $300. The letter I received that if your net tax liability (line 57) is less than $600, then you can’t receive the full amount.
I think this will help answer many of your questions who received money, but not the correct amount.
For those that haven’t received yet, you will most likely receive a paper check in the mail for whatever reason. The bad news is that it will be june or july if you receive a paper check.
DON’T RELY ON THIS MONEY!
Alright here is something quite interesting i heard from somone on another blog who seemed to know what they were talking about. For the people who filed througha third party such has H&R block or Tax Act…if you had the fees at the end taken out of your actual rebate then more than likely you will be getting a paper check. This is because since you had them take out the fee from the irs check the 3rd party gave the irs their bank account info instead of yours. That is so they could recieve your money, take out their fees from it then send it to you. So even though you was direct deposited the irs did not have your bank info. If you want to double check look at your bank statement. If your rebate came from the IRS it should say somthing like U.S treasury. If it says anything else then then you recieved your rebate from the third party and the IRs did not get you bank indo…..sry if this is bad news for some but hopefully it will answer some questions.
Hey, I have found the IRS’ Hotline number.
Rebate Hotline at 1-866-234-2942.
My husbands social security number ends in 00 and we still have not recieved the paper check. Only a note stating that we would get it no later than the 16th!
I am so annoyed by people complaining about other people complaining! If you are told you will receive something by a certain date then you should have it. If the IRS cannot stick to the dates THEY supplied then we have every right to be angry! I submitted my taxes online on Feb 1st and received my refund deposited into my account on February 15th. So where is my check??? I too was counting on this money to pay bills. Maybe if the government would protect us from price gouging oil companies I would not be in such a dire need of this money to commute to work! If we are held to a strict standard of sending in our taxes on time then they should pay us on time. It’s not like the government gives us back the interest they earn on OUR hard earned money! Too bad Huckabee didn’t win the republican seat – doing away with income tax would have been great!
And we want the government running our health care? Um…no.
Nikki. There is some confusion on the direct vs paper rebates. I called the IRS. I filed through Turbo Tax and it was direct deposited. I had them take the fee from my refund. If you filed with any of the companies and had your tax refund direct deposited but they took the fee from the refund. You will get a paper check. They neglected to tell people this. With todays economy people aren’t only needing a rebate to spend in the economy but to get through LIFE!!! So this was a surprise to me. But at least relieved to know what happened. They say it will be a week before the check date from your SS# before any info is listed on the website “where is my stimulus rebate”. So if you are like me, June 13th paper check. You won’t see info on the site until a week before that, possibly a little sooner. And the check will come between 1-2 weeks before that date said the IRS guy. But they say give it 2 weeks after the date as well. Hope that helps.
“Please allow 2 weeks from the date shown on the schedule to receive your payment.”
That’s probobly why all your checks are late because the IRS website says that. So it might take 2 weeks longer.
Did anyone have to pay in for federal?? I did, but they took it out electronically so they have my bank info. My last 2 digits are 05. They sent me a letter saying I would recieve it by may 16th( 2 weeks later than I expected) but will it be mailed or direct deposit? I also filed through Tax Act, but paid the fees myself. This really confusing! I am getting married next weekend and could REALLY use the extra cash…
I would like to say to SOME of the people on here who are saying we shouldnt complain about not getting this ‘extra money’ from the government….YOURE INSANE!! The government gets ‘their’ money from US, THE TAX PAYERS!!!! ITS OUR MONEY!
The government doesnt make money it TAKES MONEY! Fools that think this is a gift are crazy!
We are over taxed and the only people who get a ‘gift’ from the government…which is the American People… are those on the welfare system and medicare. We pay their way.
Im so sick of idiots!!!!!!!
We were supposed to have ours directly deposited on the 9th but never received it. After doing some research I now know why … Ernastine summed it up perfectly ..
PROCESSING FEES DEDUCTED FROM YOUR REFUND,BY THIRD PARTY BANK,WILL CAUSE LATE STIMULUS PAYMENTS.THIS IS FOR DIRECT DEPOSITS.THE IRS WILL MAIL YOUR PAYMENT.
That means if you did your taxes through H & R block or another tax service and had the fee deducted from your tax money. You will be mailed a check! It does not matter if it was directly deposited. There is also a schedule for mailed checks on the IRS website. Ours will be mailed out on June 13th! Not thrilled with having to wait a month but whatev ….
For all of you who are waiting for your stimulus payment, I am sorry but we didn’t get all of the full info from the Government. We assume that because we had our money direct deposited then thats how its going to be but they failed to mention that if you took those fees out of your refund , you will get a CHECK in the mail instead so your payment date changes.
My husband and I didn’t opt to get direct deposited so we are expecting something in the mail. We get a notice saying that we should get our by May16th.. well its May16th and I already got my mail and have NO CHECK!!
I dont know if they are going to MAIL it out today but all of these notices are confusing!!
All I can say, is don’t count on it and just pray that it comes!!
This whole thing is a joke. I’ve had my hopes up for some much needed cash and every week there seems to be ANOTHER delay with some bull**** reason. My friend got a letter in the mail saying that even though she had direct deposit for her refund, the bank that filed it has decided to send paper checks instead and will take an additional 6 weeks to arrive! Total crap I say.
Has anyone gotten their stimulus check yet? I’m 04 and the website says it would be mailed out yesterday (Friday 16th)…Gotta love our government..
So several of you have not received your direct deposit even though your 2997 return was direct depostied and several of you are wondering why has the stimulus payment not hit my banking account.
If any of you utilized A tax service such as (HR BLOCK OR JACKSON-HEWITT) and had them deduct your fees from your initial tax return. for your 2007 return, then this means you are going to get a hard paper check, becuase even though you got your return direct deposited, it was initially sent to your tax providers account, then the tax provider direct deposited the funds once they took their fees out, this is classifed as a 3rd party involved, so the IRS will be sending you a paper check, even though you had your return direct depostited. I hope this makes sense.
DIRECT DEPOSIT ONLY HAPPENS IF YOU PAID YOUR TAX PROCESSING FEES TO YOUR TAX PROVIDER ON THE SPOT, OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET A PAPER CHECK….
DIRECT DEPOSIT
Last two SSN digits: Payments will be transmitted no later than (and received by the end of the day of):
00 through 20 May 2
21 through 75 May 9
76 through 99 May 16
PAPER CHECK
Last two SSN digits: Payments will be mailed no later than (and received a few days after):
00 through 09 May 16
10 through 18 May 23
19 through 25
May 30
26 through 38 June 6
39 through 51 June 13
52 through 63 June 20
64 through 75 June 27
76 through 87 July 4
88 through 99 July 11
Hey guys… I hope all of you that have been waiting finally received your $$$!
Quick question… has anyone received their refund, but never received one of those notice letters? Everyone’s been telling me that the IRS sent these notices out to let you know when to expect payment. I never got one… but I’m like 99.9% sure I’m eligible for the refund.
Later…
It is now May 18 and still no check! The letter I got from the IRS said no later than may 16th. Hmmm!!! imagine that.
No not yet and mines was mailed out friday the 16th too. I was told to give it 3-5 days to arrive in my mailbox. P.S. Im 03.
http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/05/16/if-you-had-filing-fees-deducted-from-your-tax-refund-you-will-receive-a-paper-check-rebate/
check this link. This may explain some of the reasons why you all have not received the stimulus payment by direct deposit.
Also, the IRS is reporting that 1,500 payments (that they know of) were sent to the wrong bank accounts. How special is that? They’re saying 1,500, but I am guessing that they will find out that it’s more than that.
Has anyone received their paper check today?
#124
Nope…my last two are “03″ and we have not recieved anything today( yet the letter from the IRS saying showing us what we get said we’d have the check by 5/16. Now if they meant to say that it would be placed in the mail on 5/16, fine, but somebody obviously didn’t proof read).
Love our goverment (and look at all the sheep out there who want to vote for someone [Obama] who is going to increase the size and ineptitude of our government. Great…)
EVERYONE SHUT UP. This is just extra money so deal with it ,and you will get it when it comes!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay. None of the above applies to me. I filed my taxes electrtonically through my cpa, whose fee I paid with a personal check at the time of filing. I owed money to the irs which I have paid in full (the check was cashed very quickly, I might add!). I haven’t received any letters letting me know I will be recieving any stimulus money, but I am a single mom and definitely in a low tax bracket. Technically, my check should have been direct deposited by the 16th. What gives?
per irs.gov, the irs is aware that some folks did not receive the $300 per child, etc. and they will be sending out addl stimulus payments per the mistake. go to http://www.irs.gov
C’mon folks~we all need some extra cash but do you all think that belly
aching is going to bring it sooner? We have not received ours yet either but
you should not be counting on this money to pay bills. My son flipped out when he read he would receive it by May 9 and he did not. I explained to him that he would receive a check in the mail and he should not pay any attention to those dates. I am with all of you about needing the money but complaining won’t bring it sooner. Good luck everyone!
For the people that are making rude comments and telling people to “SHUT UP” if you don’t want to hear about it…then go away!! People are wanting to hear other peoples experiences to make them feel better and know that they aren’t the only ones in this situation! If you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all…Feel like i’m talking to my 5 year old!
Mine is #55. Today I called IRS and they said that she doesn’t see anything gone out for me yet. It means they haven’t processed me yet. She could not tell me the reason why it was not processed yet. I am in CA. It took me 1/2 hour to get thru to thru the music and talk to her. Anyone else with same reason being told.
My last 2 digits are 25…I haven’t received…mine yet and did file my taxes sometime in Feb….I really ain’t going to complain about it…Just trying to live without out…When I get it I will be glad…but without I am ok
I totally agree with you Jamie…Discussion blgs like this one are used for exactly what their called..”Discussion”…these are here so people can connect with eachother about their problems and rant and rave about them. So adding to the comment above..to those who are being disrespectful to people on here either read what a discussion blog is for and get over yourself….or quit reading them in general. To everyone else Good Luck with everything!!!!!!!!!
I have not r’cvd $600 as promised on irs.gov website. SS# ends in 50. Should have had it May 9. It is May 22.
Ok for everyone saying if you files on turbo tax or etc your check will be mailed….thats bull my mom did turbo tax nd recieved hers in bank account almost 2 weeks ago…..As fo me lol my 2 are 19 and will be mailed so didnt even get to me yet
but hey im not complaining its free money!!!!!!!!!!
oh yea and i forgot to add my friends last 2 are 39 and she got paper check in mail last week!!!!!so……… i dont know how this is going to work out but GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!
We went through Turbo Tax but paid our fees up front via credit card BUT had the refund deposited into 2 accounts. Did this cause it to kick us out of the DD and into the paper check mailing??
I received mine on time. I got mine on the 16th of May and my last two were 91. I was told that if you used Turbo Tax, those people are having problems getting theirs late. I always use TaxAct. There is a site you can enter in your social and it will tell you if you are getting one or not. Also you can enter your tax info and it will tell you how much you should expect. I know lots of people expected 600 and they got less than that.
I called today to speak with an IRS rep because my neighbor whose last two Soc #’s are after mine and he already received his check via the mail. I have not. I asked the Rep and I was told “your check was mailed on friday, all checks are mailed on Fridays. But it will probably take 14 business days to reach you. I told him there is no reason it should take that long to go from them to me. He stated that it was on its way. I said well I received a letter on Monday that said I would “have it BY the 23rd” and using the word BY is saying that I will have my check BY that date and not later. He laughed and said yes that was worded wrong, it means it will be out by the 23rd but don’t look for it until the 30th. I then questioned how the note said inside at the top “Notice Date: May 19th”, he said oh we know about how long it will take to reach you, SO the date is usually right around the time you get it. I said okay but you cannot do that with the checks, that makes no sense. After being frustated with that I then said okay but my neighbor…he said “depends on who filed first” I said you know what everything about the rebate has been “worded” all wrong. First people were not correctly informed about Direct Deposit until after the IRS got a million angry calls, now its on how fast you filed. I mean its was nice that they did it, but all the problems and frustration. Yes people shouldn’t be counting on it, but when its made a big deal and you get peoples hopes up, then get disappointed and they have a right too. “Free money or not”.
are some of the people on here slow or can’t read? If you go to the IRS website it explains everything in plain ENGLISH.
It says the checks will be mailed out no later than the date and should be received a few days after well if it was a weekend you need to add a couple extra days. If you live in a small town that does not directly mail from their post office that’s an extra couple days. Just because you have a post office in your town does not mean the bulk mail goes there it more than likely goes to the largest town then they distribute it to the smaller town post offices and then they deliver it to your home. It also says if you had a RAL loan and rapid refund, tax preparation fees taken out of your refund you will get a paper check. Yes it sucks that they didn’t tell us this BEFORE we filed our taxes but it’s too late to do anything about it now! If you would just read the information on their site you would understand where your refund is or when it will get to you. If you mail out a letter on Friday most likely the person will not get it til the following Tuesday maybe even later. They can’t promise a day you will receive a paper check. They are not the courier service they only promise the day it will be sent out by.
Why are people getting their checks before their listed date? My husbands is 26, but I know of so many people, who’s numbers are way higher than that who received their check, in the mail last week. My friend who is 84 said she also got hers via mail last week. What is up!!!!!
Still no info on the irs website, just tells me no info avail at this time. Calculator gives me the amount. But of course 600 less than what we thought , married 3 kids. only getting 1500 back. Can anyone tell me why these checks are going out with no rhyme or reason. PLEASE DO NOT POST THAT STUPID IRS SCHEDULE. IT MEANS NOTHING.
Thank you
last 2 digits 80, did my taxes on H&R Block ( will not ever use them again) and paid fees to Block by tax reduction. I am waiting for a paper check. NO check yet by mail. I filed my taxed the first day you could file them online. Would like to hear from someone who has gotten a papercheck with last 2 digits 80-90!
UPDATE!!! Monday late at night I finally got some info on the IRS website , but ofcouse it says mailed out on the 6th. My husbands #26 , No letter as of yet. I’m still keeping my fingers crossed it comes early. We leave for vacation on the 7th. I still say the IRS time line can go OUT THE WINDOW. I guess I am one of the unlucky ones that is actually going by that stupid schedule. I just read another one. that said the guys # is 80 , shouldent get it till July, and got his letter last week , and got his check Friday. We filed in Feb. got out check dd 10 days later. but because of the whole 3rd party thing waiting on a check. Ya know I am very grateful we even get something, and we should not be complaining, BUT, If you are told you are getting something on a certain date and it does not happen, people are going to be upset, especially right now with everything being so much money. I am grateful I have my family , my husband and I and all our kids are healthy and my moms cancer is under control right now. There are people out there who will think JUST SHUT UP, but if people would take a step back and stop living such crazy lives, the World may not be in such bad shape. (not that Busch has done his part). HAVE A GREAT DAY AND I HOPE EVERYONE GETS THEIR MONEY TODAY!!!!!!!!!
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MINE EITHER, LAST 2 #’S ARE 74 (MAY 9)
I KNOW I WILL GET THE REFUND BUT WHEN?
I THINK IF IRS GIVWS DATES FOE THE CHECKS TO BE OUT AND THEY ARE NOT THEY SHOULD BE CHARGED INTEREST AS IF THEY WOULD CHARE US.
Boy, this is a mess. my last two are 01 and paper check shoudl have been mailed May 16th. It is now two weeks late and nothing. I sent in my tax forms early in Feb. so I know that is not it. That stupid “Wheres my stimulus payment” link just keeps saying “Sorry, no information yet available.” Why, why the hell isn’t there? A couple times it has told me I didn’t qualify for a stimulus payment because someone else had claimed me as a dependent..HA!!!!!I am 56 years old, divorced over 20 years, live alone, have only one child (whose taxes I do for him every year), there is absolutely no one who could claim me as a dependent.
I just think the whole thing is a screwed up farce.
Hello everyone I just called my bank just about 5 minutes ago and my stimulus payment was deposited into my account as of 6:00am. Ya ya!
They told me I would be getting it June 13th but it came early. I wish all of you who are still waiting the best. It is Friday May 30th.
Have not received mine (last two digits in SS #80), according to the schedule it should have been direct-deposited on May 16!
There is an online form at the IRS website called “Where’s My Stimulus Payment?,” but when I filled it out, it said they had “no information” on my return or my payment. Maybe this will help someone else… I have read all of the “rules” as to why it would be a paper check instead of direct deposit and none of them apply to my return.
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=181665,00.html
well my last 2 numbers are 03 and i did direct doposit and i have not got nothing yet