May
1
IRS Where's My Stimulus Payment Web Page
May 1, 2008 | 218 Comments
The IRS has created a new web page to help you track the status of your stimulus payment. This should help answer a lot of those "where's my stimulus payment" questions. The web page is located on the IRS web site. Here is the link to the Where's My Stimulus Payment? page. You will need [...]
Apr
30
Economic Stimulus Payment – Child Support Questions
April 30, 2008 | 318 Comments
Many questions about the Economic Stimulus Payment keep coming up. Some of the most common involve child support. The questions fall into two categories: owing and receiving child support. If You or Your Spouse Owes Child Support The IRS will withhold your payment up to the full amount, if you owe back child support. If [...]
Apr
28
Bush Announces Faster Payment Schedule for Stimulus Payments
April 28, 2008 | 352 Comments
President Bush announced that stimulus payments will be issued faster than previously announced. Tax filers who chose direct deposit can start receiving their payments as soon as April 28th. I've updated the payment table from my original article on the stimulus payments below. You'll notice that the last payment coincides with the Independence Day holiday, [...]
Apr
10
Government Employees Go on Credit Card Spending Spree
April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again: The government is the single biggest threat to wealth in this country. Employees of the federal government are using their government issued credit cards (or purchase cards as they call them) to buy everything from baseball tickets to lingerie to breast implants. The US Senate [...]
Mar
28
IRS Economic Stimulus Payment Details
March 28, 2008 | 259 Comments
The IRS has released the details on how it’s implementing the Economic Stimulus Package payments. Due to the questions I received on the previous article on the Economic Stimulus Package I’ve decided to write on article that focuses on the details of the plan. I’ll address the FAQs (frequently asked questions) that I’ve received. The [...]
Mar
26
Your Economic Stimulus Payment
March 26, 2008 | 34 Comments
Uncle Sam has decided to give you back some of your money. President Bush and the Congress passed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. Every tax payer gets up to a $600 rebate. The rebate goes up to $1200 if you are filing jointly and you could possibly get another $300 for each qualifying child. [...]