Category: relief payments

States Sending Tax Rebates and Stimulus Checks

While federal stimulus checks ended several years ago, some states have continued to provide assistance to residents in the form of tax rebates or so-called “inflation relief” payments. In context of such payments, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued clarification earlier this year that most relief checks issued by states last year aren’t subject to federal…


US Could Send $1,400 COVID Bill Payments Within Days; Child Tax Credit a Bigger Challenge

WASHINGTON—With plenty of practice sending coronavirus relief payments to Americans, the federal government should be able to launch the delivery of $1,400 checks almost immediately once Congress finalizes the new aid bill and President Joe Biden signs it, tax experts say. Some Americans might see direct payments as soon as this week if the bill…


Didn’t Get Your Relief Payment Yet? You Aren’t Alone

Didn’t get your second relief check yet? You aren’t alone. While the IRS and Treasury have distributed the bulk of the anticipated $164 billion in second-round of relief payments for Americans faster than the first time, millions have not gotten payments yet or found hiccups in the distribution. The latest payments of $600 per eligible…