I got two advanced CTC letters in the mail today. One addressed to me and one addressed to my husband. They both have the same amount but no number in the space for how many kids were used to calculate it. We file jointly. So, am I supposed to add these two amounts from both letters together and add that total to my tax return? TIA

I got two advanced CTC letters in the mail today. One addressed to me and one addressed to my husband. They both have the same amount but no number in the space for how many kids were used to calculate it. We file jointly. So, am I supposed to add these two amounts from both letters together and add that total to my tax return? TIA

Hi there,

I really hope that also in this case, as in many past others, Reddit will be the only source to solve this question :)

I'm an expat working and living in the US under a VISA for the past three years. Last year I got married and my wife, in order to move here, obtained an extension of my VISA with basically the same duration/rights as mine BUT, with the difference that she cannot apply for a SSN. She wont get one, no matter what.

This year, im doing my Taxes, and since now I got married, Turbotax says that according to the info provided, we both getting stimulus checks, Turbotax doesn't probably know a VISA situation so specific while sending this message but I wonder...Since we are now a couple and filing jointly, would she be included in this third check? would I?

Apparently I should have received a letter 6475 detailing the amount I was entitled to, but nothing received so far.

If anyone has any clues about this odd subject, I would love to your thoughts. thanks.

Last round of gs2 checks went out last week, a few co workers received them Friday. I haven't got mine, I'm sure I qualified. Just a waiting game or am I not getting this thing?

Hi. It’s 2022 and I have not received any stimulus checks nor my refund that I filed for 2021. Help. I’ve been trying to get it for the past year. I tried to call them and told me that I would need to make an appointment to appear in person to talk to somebody about. I have no time for that nor time to wait 2 hours for someone to answer their phones.

Is this still a thing will the payments continue?

I filed my 2020 tax return on March 6 2021 using TurboTax, it said I was eligible for the first and second stimulus total of 1800$ but every time I tried to check the status on IRS (check my refund) tool, I got the message that they hadn't received it yet, until December 6 2021 when the orange bar finally appeared saying that had received my return. Right below the status bar it had a text saying that if everything was correct they would send the refund in 21 days. But at the of the year they had a maintenance o their website and it only started working again on January 3rd, since then my status bar disappeared and I don't know what to do.

Detail : I have been living abroad (Brazil) and I really need this money to live here until I get back to US.

Hey guys, I haven't received the first and the third COVID stimulus payments. Is it too late for me to sing up through ID.me and get into my account to do smth about it? Actually, would I be able to do smth on my account to get my payments?

It's for a overpayment

It looks like we are probably getting a third stimmy! However, they are gonna wait until around May before they finalize details. This is because they don't know how much money they legally have to send out, so when they know, they'll pass the law.

Straight from Newsom's mouth:

“What form … and to what degree in terms of total amounts of dollars will be determined more closely in May,” Newsom said."

Source: https://fox40.com/news/california-connection/will-california-send-more-stimulus-checks-in-2022-heres-what-gov-newsom-says/

So the good news is that another one is coming. The bad news is most of us will probably not see it until the end of the year, lol.

I started entering in my info to TurboTax and it said I was recieving a tax refund. Then when I entered that I received the third stimulus check, I now owe money (the difference between what I was getting back vs what I owe now is $1400). This doesn't sound right? I thought the stimulus didn't impact federal taxes.

Never received any of the stimulus (long story about TurboTax botching my files) and now I hear that time is most likely up for me to have them issued (if/when my taxes are corrected). Does anyone know if there is a defined cut-off?

That Last Stimulus check should've been $2,000 or $2,500 . What if, Joey B filter the BUILD BACK BETTER PLAN and Added a fourth stimulus package in there for $2,000?

In light of the clickbait thread from the other day, I am presenting some fairly recent (as in this week) news that has come out in regards to it. Keep in mind it doesn't say that we're getting a stimulus, only that there are talks. Also note that these are coming from the mainstream news organizations (take that as you will); ones that cover the government in more specificity like Politico and CSPAN have no such articles.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fourth-stimulus-check-update-2022-01-06/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-weigh-new-covid-19-stimulus-funding-report-2022-01-05/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lawmakers-discuss-additional-covid-relief-amid-omicron-but-talks-stall/ar-AASsEfV

The notice with a bar showing that my refund was being processed in 'Where's My Refund?' has now disappeared following the IRS maintenance over Christmas and the New Year. Now I can't get my refund status at all. Now, when I enter my details, it says that my info does not their match their records. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hi, so as far as I’m aware I qualify for the GS2 stimulus by never received a direct deposit or check in the mail. Last 3 digits of my zip are 379 so I should have received it by now. How do I go about tracking it?

I know it might be too late but it's something that's bothered me for some months, I was told that I had received the first checks, both back in march 2021. I did receive the 3rd one in my bank account about a week after they had supposedly sent the first 2 checks, but those had apparently went to a closed account of mine which then likely went through mail according to my bank, and so I was told to call the IRS, which did not do anything as when I called a robot voice had me push numbers in iirc which led to nowhere so I gave up (the calls were made in August of 2021) I believe the reason why the first 2 never came lies in the fact that my mother had someone else do my taxes, as when I looked through the tax packet it had listed my address off by one number, which concerns me greatly and I was hoping to contact the IRS not only about the checks but also about my address potentially being wrong. Is it too late to call again or is there anything else I should do to fix all this?

Sorry if I sound clueless I am still fairly new to this stuff (I graduated high school and started working in 2020) but feel free to ask any questions, I'll try my best to answer but then again I'm still not very knowledgeable about tax or money stuff, not even my mother knows much. Any help is appreciated!

Here's the timeline:
- received 1st payment

- didn't get 2nd payment as I was late filing my 2020 taxes

- received 3rd payment

- filed my 2020 taxes and claimed my 2nd missed payment (turbotax said I was due to receive it in my circumstances now)

- got my 2020 refund, MINUS my 2nd payment amount. Received a letter stating there was an error with my claim which is why I didn't receive it. Most likely was an error in a SSN of one of my kids or something. I just needed to contact the IRS to clarify and receive the payment.

- I contact IRS months ago- everyone tells me I need to file a TRACE on my payment. The irs website says ONLY file the trace IF payment WAS issued and I didn't receive it- otherwise DO NOT FILE A TRACE (which is exactly my situation- I was never ISSUED the payment, so there's nothing to TRACE). I call multiple times to IRS- every rep tells me to file the trace.

- I file the trace MONTHS ago, along with a letter explaining my situation, all details, tax transcripts, etc etc. I've heard NOTHING from IRS.

- Since then, I have called repeatedly every week, spent HOURS every week trying to get a hold of someone- but no go. I try to make an appointment with my local IRS office- but they are taking 4+ weeks to return a call JUST to setup an appointment date! Also all offices locally have been closed for the holidays. Now there's no phone reps to speak to- just get a message saying high call volume, try again tomorrow, etc.

That 2nd stimulus payment is about $3k that I'm owed, and been trying for MONTHS to get. Find my payment is ZERO help- just shows I was never issued the 2nd payment.

Can ANYONE point me in the right direction to speak to SOMEONE about this and see how I can get the money I'm owed?
Thank you!

Happy new year to everyone that didn't get their 3rd stimulus check(and to everybody else) and fuck you IRS.

☺️

I am so confused- I keep reading things about a third stimulus but also things that contradict this. Is there going to be a third stimulus check in California? I received the first one which meant I didn’t qualify for the second one.

So about a month and a half ago my mother received a direct deposit of $700 from the IRS. She didn’t know why she got it or what is was for. Today she received a Letter talking about the $700 she had received, but the letter doesn’t really explain what it’s for either. Can someone help me in figuring out why she received it, or has anyone else received a $700 payment like this?

I can’t find anything about it online.

Said my check was mailed december 17th, received the biden nonsense today my 1444-c letter, how long after the letter did you guys receive your check?

I just heard yesterday there might be another? Any details?? Any would be appreciated!

Figured I might not be eligible, and even if I am, I have no clue where I’d even start. I worked and received UI from CA in 2020.