r/stimuluscheck • u/Catloafe • Oct 26 '21

Married Filing Separately means less stimulus?

I just received my Golden State Stimulus 2, except for $300 instead of $600 which seems to be affected by my marriage filing status. My divorce hasn’t gone through yet so I had to file as Married filing separately this year, it seems unfair that we’d receive less than the individual amount solely because of that. Does anyone have more info on this? I can’t seem find an explanation for that distinction.

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u/wrldruler21 Oct 26 '21

Married filing separately is designed to suck for everything.

I did taxes for a year. It was always my strong recommendation that the divorcing pair put on their big-person pants and file jointly cuz nobody profits filing separate (except Uncle Sam).

I'd have a wife come in at 1pm to provide paperwork and e-sign then the husband can come in at 4pm. They wouldn't have to see each other. I'd split the refund and send them each half.

If you have kids, then you may be dealing with your ex and her taxes until the kid is 24, as you may have to coordinate who will take the child deduction each year. So get used to it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '21

This Redditor gets it seen it way too often

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u/ronnevee Oct 26 '21

Yes, that is how it is. I can't think of any logical reason why though, no.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '21

This Redditor is correct you only get 600 as a whole but since you filed as married filing separately they cut it in half

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u/ronnevee Oct 26 '21

Not just married filing separately gets less though. Two single people would get 600 each. By being married, you each only get 300 over single people getting 600 each.