there are a lot of us in the same boat so I would not panic yet.

I think mine is being delayed some by the fact I filed kinda late (3/31). you may be in the same boat. you are supposed to give it 6 weeks from your filing date.

5/8/2008 10:04:46 AM

bah,i just did that payment calculator thing, i didnt know some of the answers since i dont have my taxes or W2's near me, but i just guessed what i think would be close, and it said i could expect to receive 300. weakkkkkkk

5/8/2008 10:07:29 AM

so if you filed direct deposit with your employer at the time, then would it goto direct deposit?

and when are they basing the tax deal? within the past year? or like 3 years?

5/8/2008 10:07:44 AM

just this past year.

your direct deposit for tax money has nothingn to do with your employer. there is a space on the tax return to fill out.

5/8/2008 10:09:55 AM

it's actually an early stimulus for your 2008 return. If you make more this year than you did last year, you will get more $ from the stimulus once you file your 2008 return. If you make less, you get to keep the difference.

5/8/2008 10:13:47 AM

link to back that up?

5/8/2008 10:14:35 AM

link

5/8/2008 10:16:31 AM

i stand corrected...somewhat.

5/8/2008 10:17:31 AM

Quote :

"Your stimulus payment is a one-time tax cut - an advance on a credit you'll receive on your 2008 return. You will not owe tax on your payment when you file your 2008 tax return, and it will not increase the amount you owe or reduce your 2008 refund. The stimulus payment is based on your 2007 income initially. If it turns out that your 2008 income and number of children would have qualified you for a larger rebate than the one you received, you'll be sent the difference. If it turns out your 2008 income was lower than in 2007 and you should have gotten a lower rebate, you get to keep the difference. "If you were supposed to receive a larger payment than you did, you will get the extra money," said Treasury spokesman Andrew DeSouza. "If you received more than what you should have gotten, you will not be penalized." "

http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/25/news/economy/rebate_update/index.htm?postversion=2008042512

5/8/2008 10:17:36 AM

I filed early, like early february so it's not because I filed late. I figure I'll get it and all, but I don't see why mine is delayed

5/8/2008 10:33:12 AM

did you try the tracker?

5/8/2008 10:40:23 AM

what's the tracker?

5/8/2008 10:41:16 AM

Oooooh so I could possibly get more?!?!?!

5/8/2008 10:43:05 AM

heh

i'd be getting less with the overages if it was from the 2008 filings

i think this is a win win

5/8/2008 10:44:44 AM

well I got a full-time job last year so maybe I'll get more

[Edited on May 8, 2008 at 10:46 AM. Reason : ^where are we going on our trip?]

5/8/2008 10:45:54 AM

ballerville?

5/8/2008 10:47:37 AM

We already live there! I am game to travel around and see different neighborhoods within Ballerville though

5/8/2008 10:50:10 AM

i'm supposed to get my 600 bucks tomorrow.

5/8/2008 10:51:36 AM

I'm getting mine tomorrow. w00t, I guess. not that I'm going out and spending it.

5/8/2008 12:27:56 PM

Quote :

"I'm with SECU, got 07 as my last 2 digits, and got my shit last Friday. Only fucked up thing is I didn't get enough. They gave me the $1200 for myself and the misses, but I got fucked on my extra $600 for the boys. Dunno why, but I am going to try and find out. I pay enough fucking taxes already and if other people are getting the child credit, I see no reason why I would not be eligible for it either."

Quote :

"http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=181991,00.html"

Quote :

"Many, but not all, taxpayers qualify for the maximum basic payment of $600 for singles or $1,200 for married couples. Many parents are also receiving an additional $300 for each qualifying child, born after Dec. 31, 1990. Your payment may be less than the maximum for one or more of the following reasons: * You are single and your net income tax liability is less than $600. If you file Form 1040 net income tax liability is the amount shown on Line 57, plus the amount on Line 52. * You are married and your net income tax liability is less than $1,200. * You are single and your adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than $75,000. On Form 1040, AGI is the amount on Line 37. * You are married filing a joint return and your AGI is more than $150,000. * You owe back taxes. * You have non-tax federal debts such as unpaid student loans or child-support obligations. Around the same time you receive your payment, you will receive a notice from the IRS explaining how your payment was figured. It is important to keep this notice as a record of your economic stimulus payment. In addition, you’ll get a separate notice if you owe back taxes or non-tax debts."

I thought I didn't get the right amount either.

5/8/2008 12:51:21 PM

i got my $600 yesterday

$360 of it went straight into my car which conviently stopped working on Monday

no PS3 for me

5/8/2008 1:02:52 PM

that went to my car insurance


i could still get the ps3 if i wanted, just cant trick myself into doing it

5/8/2008 1:32:56 PM

^Look at it this way - If you cop it and then decide down the line that you don't want it, then sell it to recovery most of your funds and life carries on!

5/8/2008 1:35:48 PM

score

just got my $600 back from Uncle.


just got $400 back from baby's mama.


turned right around and bought a $589 airline ticked from Seattle to Pensacola.


and both of my vehicles will need tires in the pretty foreseeable future, so that's, ohhh, $1600 or so I'm looking at. I want a compact pistol (another SIG), too. I plan on buying a portable hard drive to back up my laptop. I plan on going down to Seattle to rage this weekend. Plan on going back up to Whistler-Blackcomb to ski in the next month or so. then it'll be getting warm enough to SCUBA dive in Victoria, BC (with a heavy wetsuit).

haha, I could think of a lot more stuff...$600 will be completely burnt by yesterday.

5/8/2008 9:15:42 PM

a friend claims he got like 360, is that even possible?

[Edited on May 8, 2008 at 9:16 PM. Reason : i thought it was 600 indiv/1200 couples / +300 per kid]

5/8/2008 9:16:33 PM

did he make more than 75k? if so, the stimulation gets reduced.

5/8/2008 9:19:43 PM

^

5/8/2008 9:30:00 PM

i thought it was all or nothing, i didnt get one

[Edited on May 8, 2008 at 9:33 PM. Reason : not sure exactly what he makes, but likely in that area]

5/8/2008 9:33:10 PM

the payment date varies by SSN

5/8/2008 9:33:38 PM

Your payment of $600.00 is scheduled to be deposited to your bank on May 13, 2008. If you do not receive the credit by May 18, 2008, please contact us again. We are unable to take any action until then.

Sweet

5/8/2008 9:40:27 PM

mine's $503

sucks that my income was so low last year since I didn't start working until August

[Edited on May 8, 2008 at 9:55 PM. Reason : ]

5/8/2008 9:49:24 PM

its not fair that not everyone gets the free money

stupid election year

5/8/2008 9:52:06 PM

Quote :

"its not fair that not everyone gets the free money"

5/8/2008 9:53:09 PM

but you dont neeeeeeeeed money, you haaaaaaave money


you're welcome america!!1

5/8/2008 9:56:35 PM

yeah, it's stupid populist pandering (although i guess if you look at it for its stated purpose, it makes some sense).

that said, i'm glad to get back a little of the $$$ that Uncle Sam has plundered from my pay.

5/8/2008 9:59:23 PM

yeah i cant hate on it, it just seems that for something that was so important and so across the board politically, then everyone would get it.

or why the fuck they would process 2 rounds of checks?

i know people who got 600, and then paid their tax.

how many people work for the fucking government....

5/8/2008 10:02:33 PM

ssn last two 66

got mine overnight

5/9/2008 8:03:02 AM

got mine overnight (last SSN digits between 25 & 30

5/9/2008 8:03:53 AM

57 and I did not.

filed fed. taxes Feb. 18th

5/9/2008 8:06:56 AM

Got mine.

And routed it directly to make a ring payment.

5/9/2008 9:25:32 AM

so what should i do with my $42.81

I'm PSYCHED

5/9/2008 11:15:06 AM

Wife got hers today, SS ends in 44

5/9/2008 11:19:57 AM

I got mine today. Exactly the day that they said months ago.


NOT EARLY. whatevs

5/9/2008 1:17:02 PM

i guess that means scud's agi is 86k

[Edited on May 9, 2008 at 1:19 PM. Reason : if i did that right]

5/9/2008 1:18:28 PM

i got mine today. straight to the money market acct.

5/9/2008 1:21:17 PM

pilgrimshoes: heh - it didn't occur to me that I was giving that away.

Thank god for above the line deductions or i wouldn't have even gotten my $42

5/9/2008 1:32:20 PM

well, you can buy a beer or two in NYC with your $42

5/9/2008 1:34:31 PM

I'm only getting $358....when it finally clears At least it'll pay down some credit card debt. I wonder if I owed $242 for something.

5/9/2008 2:47:02 PM

Just showed up... ~$992 for a married couple. Hopefully some of it will be spent on the annual 4th of July trip to DC

5/12/2008 9:25:30 AM

I'm glad that they're doing the economic stimulus this year, instead of next year when I have a real full-time job. I'd probably not get anything if they do it next year.

5/12/2008 9:41:10 AM