Posts Tagged ‘economic stimulus payment’

IRS Issues 119 Million Economic Stimulus Payments to Taxpayers in 2008

Monday, May 4th, 2009

CCH (http://tax.cchgroup.com/) reports:
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a new report praising the IRS’s performance with respect to the issuance of 119 million economic stimulus payments in 2008. The report, entitled, “Evaluation of Efforts to Ensure Eligible Individuals Received Their Economic Stimulus Payment” (Reference Number: 2009-40-069), concluded that the IRS made significant efforts to ensure eligible individuals received their economic stimulus payment and also initiated actions to
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The Check’s in the Mail

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Economic stimulus payments have started going out and according to the IRS, nearly 130 million payments will go out this year, via direct deposit and paper checks.
The IRS has posted Stimulus FAQs to answer a variety of questions on the payment schedule and amounts, factors affecting direct deposit of payments and the eligibility requirements.
If you filed early enough to have your return processed by April 15, and you still haven’t
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