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Tue Mar 31, 2020, 12:54 PM

Mar 2020

I am not clear about homeless elders with no SS and no work for a couple of years, plus no bank account.

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IRS releases more info on how to get coronavirus stimulus checks ASAP [View all] yaesu Mar 2020 OP

Like they don't have the direct deposit info from our Social Security checks? rzemanfl Mar 2020 #1

Its a work in progress, I think what they are saying is they are going to exhaust the IRS records yaesu Mar 2020 #2

If they are understaffed how will they process the returns? rzemanfl Mar 2020 #4

That is a very good question! nt yaesu Mar 2020 #9

With people using an online service customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #24

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So the solution is to say, "Send us what we already have, so our overworked staff rzemanfl Mar 2020 #6

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must have changed your topic. nt yaesu Mar 2020 #10

I know the U.C. is a state issue. I have all my clusterfucks in one big basket. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #15

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Repukes except for representative. I did email our useless governor. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #58

Don't underestimate the ability of a bureaucracy to be bureaucratic. Igel Mar 2020 #68

My favorite bureaucracy story is from shortly after I went to work for the rzemanfl Mar 2020 #72

Uhmmm - no - not entirely at all - the states are waiting on the feds for info... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #37

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Irrelevant! getagrip_already Mar 2020 #49

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Sorry, no, not in this case - you are just wrong here... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #88

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sigh - see above - answers there - you argument is spurious. getagrip_already Mar 2020 #93

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Still irrelevant getagrip_already Mar 2020 #96

Post removed Post removed Apr 2020 #120

wow, sounds very republican..... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #121

I believe in reality. former9thward Apr 2020 #124

I'm willing to wait and see.... getagrip_already Apr 2020 #125

May I try? radical noodle Mar 2020 #98

agree, but in the case of MA getagrip_already Apr 2020 #122

Yes. I tried to cover that radical noodle Apr 2020 #126

My state can't figure out how to handle the UI claims without the system crashing MichMan Mar 2020 #65

Better than mine... rzemanfl Apr 2020 #111

There's a process. Igel Mar 2020 #69

+100 at140 Mar 2020 #77

I've read elsewhere ... left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #5

I think those were posts by rational people not involved in the Drumpf rzemanfl Mar 2020 #7

this is still true but it will take longer for you to get it that way, months maybe? because they yaesu Mar 2020 #13

There is a another factor in our particular situation. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #27

Same in my case. klook Mar 2020 #50

So we'll wait for paper checks, unless we each can claim our $1,200 separately rzemanfl Mar 2020 #52

That's not what I'm hearing and reading n/t left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #59

For more - - this WP story - updated 3/27/2020.. asiliveandbreathe Mar 2020 #43

That conflicts with the story in the OP. Why am I not surprised? n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #55

Yes, that's what I've heard and read n/t left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #61

Thank you! sheshe2 Mar 2020 #102

Of course sheshe2..YOU are welcome... asiliveandbreathe Apr 2020 #109

Sorry sheshe2...flash news - the slug is making it difficult - asiliveandbreathe Apr 2020 #113

Thank you, ailab. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #114

Only 17-million Americans are on SS. stopbush Mar 2020 #11

So making a complicated task 11% easier is not worth the candle? rzemanfl Mar 2020 #18

No, they are addressing the best way to get checks to THE VAST MAJORITY stopbush Mar 2020 #40

We did too, but got a paper refund check. My point is having x million people file information rzemanfl Mar 2020 #66

In this case it sounds like they are thinking about all situations Sapient Donkey Mar 2020 #12

Correct. nt yaesu Mar 2020 #14

Also, I wonder how it works for those people who use those tax services Sapient Donkey Mar 2020 #17

Like Mnuchin thinks that deeply. I kinda doubt it. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #19

That may be so, but in this I am glad that people will have the ability to upload & update their Sapient Donkey Mar 2020 #33

If I could think of a single thing the current administration did right rzemanfl Mar 2020 #74

You're correct, for those on social security...they already have the info. I'll give them a pass iluvtennis Mar 2020 #16

I think you're right about not talking to each other. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #20

I think they have to use the IRS information ripcord Mar 2020 #56

That is not the issue. We filed a 2018 return but got a paper refund check. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #60

So you will get a paper check ripcord Mar 2020 #62

Yes, because I knew about the virus in April 2019 and kept it to myself. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #67

I think you'll know about it in April 2019 jberryhill Mar 2020 #78

Are we time traveling now???????? rzemanfl Mar 2020 #79

No, but we will be in the past jberryhill Mar 2020 #80

Oh, but the future is so bright! No, wait. Okay. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #81

ummm.... jberryhill Mar 2020 #82

So files your taxes now with direct deposit ripcord Mar 2020 #89

We already get our SS checks as direct deposit. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #103

No that is wrong Butterflylady Mar 2020 #70

If you're correct it is Mnuchin giving out the misinformation, according to the article. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #73

Social Security recipients will receive the stimulus checks ripcord Mar 2020 #87

Why would I pay to file when I do not make enough to file? sheshe2 Mar 2020 #104

Have to use account associated with tax returns. Not necessarily same account. yellowcanine Apr 2020 #108

That is the most rational explanation I have seen, however I suspect the rzemanfl Apr 2020 #110

Hmmm... Newest Reality Mar 2020 #21

that's a tough one though they definitely qualify for a check. Maybe have a way to file through yaesu Mar 2020 #22

Ah, Newest Reality Mar 2020 #23

I'm thinking, if an address can be obtained, you could simply file a 1040ez free through the IRS or yaesu Mar 2020 #25

Thanks! Newest Reality Mar 2020 #26

and you definitely qualify & I have no doubt there will be another direct payment or more yaesu Mar 2020 #29

and list income as 0$... fill out all the fields, even though they will be $0.... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #38

What about people who filed returns in 2018 & 2019 but got paper checks? lark Mar 2020 #28

We get a paper check because we have no joint accounts and refunds are rzemanfl Mar 2020 #30

Yep, that whole bill is a clusterfuck to the entire nation in multi-pieces. lark Mar 2020 #34

Checks will take longer but how long who knows but if he has an account now he can still file a yaesu Mar 2020 #31

Thanks I'll pass this on to him. n/t lark Mar 2020 #32

You're welcome, pass the article link to him also if you can. nt yaesu Mar 2020 #35

Yep, that's gone out too. n/t lark Mar 2020 #36

yeah - 3 weeks - to red states with rural addresses..... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #39

K&R! SheltieLover Mar 2020 #41

Kick dalton99a Mar 2020 #42

I've moved since last filing and the bank acct is closed KewlKat Mar 2020 #44

Hopefully they will have a simple amend type form for people in your situation or a simple way to yaesu Mar 2020 #51

Direct Deposit then? Good! I won't have to see the asshat's signature then! Roland99 Mar 2020 #47

In case you do get a check, the signature looks essentially like this: klook Mar 2020 #53

HA Roland99 Mar 2020 #54

DUzy! BumRushDaShow Mar 2020 #57

I think I read Denmark did something different bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #48

Only problem for the Danish in that situation is ERM2. roamer65 Mar 2020 #85

Just got off a live chat with a rep at Turbo Tax re: prepaid Visa card happybird Mar 2020 #63

Thank you for the info. nt yaesu Mar 2020 #71

We got a paper check. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #75

IRS at the moment says seniors will "need to submit a simple tax return" More_Cowbell Mar 2020 #76

I trust you mean this- rzemanfl Mar 2020 #83

Correct, the reason is IRS really does not know your AGI since you don't file at140 Mar 2020 #91

my daughter is disabled and has never held a job OriginalGeek Mar 2020 #84

does she get SSI? Disability? Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #106

She did when she was little OriginalGeek Apr 2020 #107

Is it too late? I don't know. Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #115

I don't know either OriginalGeek Apr 2020 #116

that has been my most constant goal -- to maintain her health coverage. Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #117

Thanks for posting this important information at140 Mar 2020 #86

Yes, they should be using the bank info on your 2018 form as I believe they will use both 18 & 19 yaesu Mar 2020 #97

If you receive SS payments (direct deposit or paper check) but do not file tax return, at140 Mar 2020 #90

IRS data will be checked against social media to determine if the recipient is "Nice"or "Nasty". Marcuse Mar 2020 #95

What if... Ollie Garkie Mar 2020 #99

Best guess, probably not, I think they would only go back as far as 2018 but there should be an easy yaesu Mar 2020 #100

this info is not complete. Grasswire2 Mar 2020 #101

Thank you. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #105

This is not what Mnuchin has been saying. rzemanfl Apr 2020 #112

you trust Mnuchin? nt Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #118

I trust no one in this administration. There is a lot of conflicting information rzemanfl Apr 2020 #119

Finally some clarity GeorgiaPeanut Apr 2020 #123

The IRS indicated today, the 1st, that social security recipients will not need to file any forms, yaesu Apr 2020 #127