Find out when you’ll see your stimulus check
Posted on March 17th, 2008 – 12:20 PMBy Kara McGuire
The IRS just released the stimulus payment schedule, which it based on the last two digits of Social Security numbers.The first payment will be sent out on May 2nd.
Drumroll, please:
Stimulus Payment Schedule for Tax Returns
Received and Processed by April 15
| Direct Deposit Payments | |
| If the last two digits of your Social Security number are: | Your economic stimulus payment deposit should be sent to your bank account by: |
| 00 – 20 | May 2 |
| 21 – 75 | May 9 |
| 76 – 99 | May 16 |
| Paper Check | |
| If the last two digits of your Social Security number are: | Your check should be in the mail by: |
| 00 – 09 | May 16 |
| 10 – 18 | May 23 |
| 19 – 25 | May 30 |
| 26 – 38 | June 6 |
| 39 – 51 | June 13 |
| 52 – 63 | June 20 |
| 64 – 75 | June 27 |
| 76 – 87 | July 4 |
| 88 – 99 | July 11 |
But remember, you have to file your tax return to get a payment. Here’s the full press release.
I had two questions for my IRS spokeswoman Carrie Resch:
#1: If you filed jointly, whose SSN does the IRS use? (Answer: The person who is primary on the tax form).
#2: If you already filed and did not receive a tax refund, does that mean that you will receive a paper check? (Answer: Yes, unless you provided direct deposit information on
that return in anticipation of the stimulus payment. If you still haven’t filed, owe tax and want your stimulus payment direct deposited, the IRS encourages you to complete the direct deposit portion of the 2007 tax return.)
Bad luck, Kara. I am listed as the primary on my return, have a SSN that ends in far higher digits than my husband’s, and filed without direct deposit since we owed. ETA for our stimulus check? July!
The IRS also posted a calculator over the weekend to help you figure out just how much money to expect.
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