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Tue Mar 31, 2020, 01:27 PM

Mar 2020

it will be computers processing the return data. Very little human intervention at this point.

Also, as the returns in question will have zero taxable income, there's no reason to turn on the "look for returns ripe for audit potential" function. That should speed things up.

However, there are fraud possibilities from this, too. If someone has the SSN for a person with diminished mental capacity, and access to their bank account, a return could be filed, and the money siphoned off.

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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

This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #46

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