Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:36 PM

I heard if you are on ssi

And don't file tax returns you either get a smaller check or nothing.

Why is it the poorest always get left out.

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I heard if you are on ssi (Original post)	I_UndergroundPanther	Mar 2020	OP
Hi.	Collimator	Mar 2020	#1
Got it here	I_UndergroundPanther	Mar 2020	#4
That's not what it says. You will get the check but have to file a 2020 return next year.	hedda_foil	Mar 2020	#8
You will get the $1200. There's been a lot of confusion and misinformation.	Hoyt	Mar 2020	#2
Thanks for the clarification	I_UndergroundPanther	Mar 2020	#13
What if someone doesn't get SS or SSI, only gets VA pension?	JustABozoOnThisBus	Mar 2020	#33
Truly infuriating!	SheltieLover	Mar 2020	#3
They are not.	jimfields33	Mar 2020	#30
But...	SheltieLover	Mar 2020	#31
I heard that but I also heard if you get a 1099 then you get it anyway	jimfields33	Mar 2020	#32
You are correct. nt.	dware	Mar 2020	#35
TY!	SheltieLover	Mar 2020	#37
That's not true,	dware	Mar 2020	#34
TY	SheltieLover	Mar 2020	#38
Within 3 weeks is what I'm hearing.	dware	Mar 2020	#39
Why should the handout apply to everyone?	Verruekt	Mar 2020	#5
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2020	#6
Thank you	I_UndergroundPanther	Mar 2020	#10
This message was self-deleted by its author	Cetacea	Mar 2020	#27
You have never tried to live on SSI payments,have you?	The Figment	Mar 2020	#9
It's always been hard	I_UndergroundPanther	Mar 2020	#12
As a past president once said..	The Figment	Mar 2020	#15
Look	MFM008	Mar 2020	#14
What flavour Koop-ade do you drink?	niyad	Mar 2020	#17
I think it's the covefee flavor.	Marie Marie	Mar 2020	#18
LOL! n/t	EndlessWire	Mar 2020	#22
Because we're all suffering bastards right now.	LuckyCharms	Mar 2020	#19
we are all affected	eShirl	Mar 2020	#24
I don't think your understanding of the purpose of these checks is clear.	Captain Stern	Mar 2020	#25
Finally	Verruekt	Mar 2020	#42
"Handout?"	Buns_of_Fire	Mar 2020	#36
hahahahahaha	Skittles	Mar 2020	#43
Drunk post?	Verruekt	Mar 2020	#44
LOL	Skittles	Mar 2020	#45
Gawd,that would be so Cool	The Figment	Mar 2020	#7
I like Auntie Maxine's Plan	SheltieLover	Mar 2020	#11
This would be my suggestion Borrow someones 2018 or newer turbo tax and file 2018 taxes	StTimofEdenRoc	Mar 2020	#16
One would think the government would cut checks to those	sprinkleeninow	Mar 2020	#20
They don't have to file a return	Cetacea	Mar 2020	#28
It doesn't apply to me, but that makes sense.	sprinkleeninow	Mar 2020	#40
+1	Cetacea	Mar 2020	#41
I read that they will use the form the sea mailed	UncleNoel	Mar 2020	#21
Wut?	EndlessWire	Mar 2020	#23
My understanding is	Lindsay	Mar 2020	#26
Correct.	Cetacea	Mar 2020	#29

Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:45 PM

Collimator (1,469 posts)

1. Hi.

Would you be able to share where you obtained this information?

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Response to Collimator (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:47 PM

I_UndergroundPanther (11,473 posts)

4. Got it here

https://www.respectability.org/

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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:57 PM

hedda_foil (16,086 posts)

8. That's not what it says. You will get the check but have to file a 2020 return next year.

You will still probably NOT have enough income to have to pay taxes on the payment.

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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:46 PM

Hoyt (54,770 posts)

2. You will get the $1200. There's been a lot of confusion and misinformation.

Assuming trump’s admin don’t screw it up, you’ll get you Stimulus payment the same way as your monthly payments.

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Response to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:05 PM

I_UndergroundPanther (11,473 posts)

13. Thanks for the clarification

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Response to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:39 AM

JustABozoOnThisBus (22,608 posts)

33. What if someone doesn't get SS or SSI, only gets VA pension?

Do you have any info on this? I'm trying to muddle through the bill's language, but it's dense (as am I sometimes). Plus, it still may get amended in the House.

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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:46 PM

SheltieLover (54,091 posts)

3. Truly infuriating!

How dare they do this!

Nothing like yet another corporate gift fund at our expense!

I would also like to have seen the Defense Production Act initiated AND funded before any corporate gift handouts.

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Response to SheltieLover (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:26 AM

jimfields33 (12,139 posts)

30. They are not.

1200 to people on SSI.

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Response to jimfields33 (Reply #30)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:32 AM

SheltieLover (54,091 posts)

31. But...

I'd read here yesterday that the $1,200 for those on SSI/SSDI is only going to those who have enough additiinal income to have to pay taxes.

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Response to SheltieLover (Reply #31)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:38 AM

jimfields33 (12,139 posts)

32. I heard that but I also heard if you get a 1099 then you get it anyway

I think the government sends out a tax form every year to people on social security (all forms). Do you know if you got anything from the social security department with an overview of what you earned in 2019?

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Response to jimfields33 (Reply #32)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:40 AM

dware (8,680 posts)

35. You are correct. nt.

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Response to jimfields33 (Reply #32)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:57 AM

SheltieLover (54,091 posts)

37. TY!

Hi again, Jim.

I normally do receive a 1099, but my mail goes to a PO Box & I haven't gone near that place for fear of infection. I will get #s from online accounts & do taxes though.

We have a friend who is legally blind on SSDI, living on approx. $600/ month. The thought of her & others in like situations being passed over because they don't make enough to pay taxes infuriates me beyond words!

TY again!

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Response to SheltieLover (Reply #31)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:39 AM

dware (8,680 posts)

34. That's not true,

everyone on SSI who received a 1099 form will receive a $1200.00 check deposited electronically if you already have direct deposit, a paper check if not.

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Response to dware (Reply #34)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:59 AM

SheltieLover (54,091 posts)

38. TY

TY for clarifying!

I hope Auntie Maxine's plan is enacted soon!

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Response to SheltieLover (Reply #38)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 08:01 AM

dware (8,680 posts)

39. Within 3 weeks is what I'm hearing.

Welcome to DU SheltieLover.

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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:55 PM

Verruekt (14 posts)

5. Why should the handout apply to everyone?

The thing I don't understand is why are those that are employed or are already receiving government assistance getting more government assistance. My thoughts are the handout should only be for those affected, e.g. laid off or fired or have a loss of income directly related to the pandemic.

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Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:02 PM

I_UndergroundPanther (11,473 posts)

10. Thank you

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Response to Verruekt (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:01 PM

The Figment (492 posts)

9. You have never tried to live on SSI payments,have you?

Try deciding whether you want your electricity shut off (this keep the O2 generator you need running) or eating for the last week of the month!

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Response to The Figment (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:03 PM

I_UndergroundPanther (11,473 posts)

12. It's always been hard

Relying on the food bank until my SSI is in. I am so thankful they exist.

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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:07 PM

The Figment (492 posts)

15. As a past president once said..

"I feel your pain"
They have those little librarie boxes in a few spots in the community I live in, if it wasn't for those I'd be one hungry puppy.

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Response to Verruekt (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:06 PM

MFM008 (19,693 posts)

14. Look

As a elderly/ disabled that gets 100.00 SNAP for the whole month.
Even 10.00 can buy bread or eggs.
I put every penny right back into this economy.

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Response to Verruekt (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:13 PM

niyad (96,809 posts)

17. What flavour Koop-ade do you drink?

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Response to niyad (Reply #17)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:35 PM

Marie Marie (9,999 posts)

18. I think it's the covefee flavor.

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Response to Marie Marie (Reply #18)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 02:39 AM

EndlessWire (5,072 posts)

22. LOL! n/t

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Response to Verruekt (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:24 AM

LuckyCharms (14,033 posts)

19. Because we're all suffering bastards right now.

That's why.

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Response to Verruekt (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:16 AM

eShirl (18,057 posts)

24. we are all affected

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Response to Verruekt (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:26 AM

Captain Stern (2,056 posts)

25. I don't think your understanding of the purpose of these checks is clear.

These are stimulus checks. They are being given to people in the hopes that they will spend the money and boost the economy. They are being given to the people that are most likely to do exactly that.

These aren't checks being given to help only people that have been laid off or fired. The increased unemployment amount is for that.

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Response to Captain Stern (Reply #25)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 11:07 PM

Verruekt (14 posts)

42. Finally

..a reasonable response. Good point.

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Response to Verruekt (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:52 AM

Buns_of_Fire (15,850 posts)

36. "Handout?"

Whatever. As I've said before, this is the confusion that results from Congress passing a "hybrid" bill -- part assistance, part stimulus.

But if it makes anyone feel better, I'm not getting one cent in "assistance" -- but I'll be getting the same $1200 most everyone else will be getting in "stimulus."

Either way, we'll be finding out for sure in the next few hours when it's passed by the House.

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Response to Verruekt (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 11:57 PM

Skittles (147,782 posts)

43. hahahahahaha

I bet it is amazing, what concerns you and what does not.

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Response to Skittles (Reply #43)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 11:42 AM

Verruekt (14 posts)

44. Drunk post?

What you wrote has no context. Please explain.

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Response to Verruekt (Reply #44)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 02:41 PM

Skittles (147,782 posts)

45. LOL

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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:56 PM

The Figment (492 posts)

7. Gawd,that would be so Cool

Living on $781 a month is the hardest thing I have ever done.

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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:02 PM

SheltieLover (54,091 posts)

11. I like Auntie Maxine's Plan

$2k/ month through this crisis. 👍

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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:07 PM

StTimofEdenRoc (445 posts)

16. This would be my suggestion Borrow someones 2018 or newer turbo tax and file 2018 taxes

Do it electronically.
You would still owe no tax, only the filing fee.

Since the IRS does not know who you are, or where to deposit the check, and they are using 2018 data.
this should fix that

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Response to StTimofEdenRoc (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 01:48 AM

sprinkleeninow (18,319 posts)

20. One would think the government would cut checks to those

receiving SSDI benefits without having to file a return.

I have bad words coming out of my mouth daily and nightly.

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Response to sprinkleeninow (Reply #20)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:37 AM

Cetacea (7,355 posts)

28. They don't have to file a return

But they should contact SSA quickly if they've moved recently and haven't had their info updated.

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Response to Cetacea (Reply #28)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 03:44 PM

sprinkleeninow (18,319 posts)

40. It doesn't apply to me, but that makes sense.

As a believer, I am coming extremely close to conjuring up words of pure hatred for some unmentionable.

Putting me to the test. Love one another. Except for some that is.

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Response to sprinkleeninow (Reply #40)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 06:20 PM

Cetacea (7,355 posts)

41. +1

I know what you mean!

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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 02:08 AM

UncleNoel (864 posts)

21. I read that they will use the form the sea mailed

That shows your 2019 ssi will be used for non-filers. Hope so

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Response to UncleNoel (Reply #21)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 02:42 AM

EndlessWire (5,072 posts)

23. Wut?

I don't understand your post.

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Response to EndlessWire (Reply #23)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:32 AM

Lindsay (3,276 posts)

26. My understanding is

that if you receive social security and don't receive enough to have to file taxes, the government will use the most recent 1099 you received, for 2019, to determine your eligibility to receive this new additional payment. Meaning you don't need to do anything extra.

I heard if you are on ssi

1. Hi.

4. Got it here

8. That's not what it says. You will get the check but have to file a 2020 return next year.

2. You will get the $1200. There's been a lot of confusion and misinformation.

13. Thanks for the clarification

33. What if someone doesn't get SS or SSI, only gets VA pension?

3. Truly infuriating!

30. They are not.

31. But...

32. I heard that but I also heard if you get a 1099 then you get it anyway

35. You are correct. nt.

37. TY!

34. That's not true,

38. TY

39. Within 3 weeks is what I'm hearing.

5. Why should the handout apply to everyone?

10. Thank you

9. You have never tried to live on SSI payments,have you?

12. It's always been hard

15. As a past president once said..

14. Look

17. What flavour Koop-ade do you drink?

18. I think it's the covefee flavor.

22. LOL! n/t

19. Because we're all suffering bastards right now.

24. we are all affected

25. I don't think your understanding of the purpose of these checks is clear.

42. Finally

36. "Handout?"

43. hahahahahaha

44. Drunk post?

45. LOL

7. Gawd,that would be so Cool

11. I like Auntie Maxine's Plan

16. This would be my suggestion Borrow someones 2018 or newer turbo tax and file 2018 taxes

20. One would think the government would cut checks to those

28. They don't have to file a return

40. It doesn't apply to me, but that makes sense.

41. +1

21. I read that they will use the form the sea mailed

23. Wut?

26. My understanding is

29. Correct.