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If my information and calculations are correct, the young wife and I will together receive the princely sum of $171 and it will arrive in September. So I have no idea what will happen to it then.
If my information and calculations are correct, the young wife and I will together receive the princely sum of $171 and it will arrive in September. So I have no idea what will happen to it then.
If nothing else, he will get his money via a tax credit on his 2020 return.
There will be a lot of scams with this free handout.
do you think the stimulus checks will be taxable? just want to know what people think?
do you think the stimulus checks will be taxable?
Will the Money I Get Now Be Taxed Later?
No. As we mentioned earlier, the check you receive is really just an advanced payment of a tax credit for the 2020 tax year. As such, it won't be included in your taxable income.
My $1200 is listed as pending and will be in my account on the 15th.
Wonderful! I am so happy for you.
Mine is still not listed, even as pending, so I'll just have to be patient for a while longer.
When you say "listed," where exactly is the checks status listed. TIA
Your bank account. Mine is listed as pending with a deposit date of the 15th. So it's "listed" in your bank account transactions. Maybe not all banks/credit unions do that but my CU does.
My $1200 is listed as pending and will be in my account on the 15th.
I thought there was some kind of true up process that looked at your 2019 tax return also?
Hadn't seen that. I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
There's an opportunity to manipulate the amount of your stimulus check if you haven't already filed your 2019 return.
If you get a higher amount using your 2018 return, wait to file. If the amount is better using 2019 numbers, then file as soon as you can
Let's say you wait to file your 2019 return because your stimulus check will be $100 more if the IRS bases your payment on your 2018 return. Will you get to keep that additional $100?
That's still an open question. The way the law is written, the checks that will be sent now are actually just advanced payments of a new refundable tax credit for the 2020 tax year. We don't know yet how the IRS will treat stimulus payments that are more than the 2020 tax credit amount.
If we had to guess, we don't think the IRS will require a payback. Nevertheless, we'll keep an eye out for IRS guidance addressing this situation, so check back later.
I am not collecting SS and just have dividend income. I do file, but I owe nothing and get nothing from the federal government, just always have to pay state. I would still be entitled to a check, correct?
Thanks
What?? You mean this is NOT free money??Whomever wrote the article for Kiplinger's needs better reading comprehension (or CPA friends with reading comprehension).
The text of the law is quite clear that stimulus payments that are larger than the 2020 credit amount will not have to be repaid. The wording is something along the lines of: "Your 2020 credit will be reduced by your stimulus payment, but not below zero."
The amounts currently being sent out are advance payments of a tax credit to be applied to your 2020 tax obligation. The amount you get now is determined by either your 2018 or 2019 AGI, but the ultimate amount of your credit will be determined by your 2020 AGI. Consider the two extreme cases: 1) you had greater than $198,000 AGI in 2019 (MFJ), so you get nothing now, but you have less than $150,000 AGI in 2020, so you get a $2400 tax credit when you file next year; and 2) You had less than $150,000 AGI in 2019, so you get $2400 now, but you have greater than $198,000 AGI in 2020, so you are ineligible for any tax credit when you file next year. In case 2, you do not need to pay it back.What?? You mean this is NOT free money??
BTW, what is a "credit amount?"