2009 IRS Stimulus Checks – as much as $1800 Tax Rebate
Monday, January 12, 2009 8:05A lot of people are asking “Are we going to get a stimulus check for 2009?”. Well I’ve been doing a bit of research and have found that the White House indeed appear to have agreed to the 2nd Economic stimulus check.
Barack Obama has proposed a check to the value of $1000 each as the 2009 stimulus check and Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke has stated that he favors another stimulus to the US economy. Ex-President Bush has also been heard on the matter and he also favors Government assistance.
Recent polls have been taken and they suggest that 90% of Americans support another stimulus check for 2009.
October 15, 2008 was the last day of filing in order to receive a 2009 stimulus check. The forms necessary to do this can be obtained from the IRS website. The form you require is Form 1040A.
The 2009 stimulus check are sent out by the IRS, starting on December 31st 2008. Because of late filing and incorrect addresses held by the IRS, 5.2 million stimulus checks are still unclaimed, each averaging $583. It is advisable to make sure the IRS have your correct address so that the same problem doesn’t occur with the 2009 rebate.
There are certain elegability criteria for the 2009 check and these are:
- You have a valid social security number.
- You must have earned at least $3000.
- You are not a dependant of somebody else.
The suggested value of the stimulus check you will receive for 2009 depends on whether you files as a single person and also on how many children you have. Add $300 to the check for each child you have and $300 to $600 for single applicants or $600 to $1200 for joint applicants. So for a 2 child family you will be looking at between $1200 and $1800.
If you qualify for a check then in order to receive it you need to file your taxes. For this I recommend TaxAct who provide a free service along with their paid services and can get your refund in as little as 9 days. For more information click here.
To follow the latest developments regarding this, take a look in 2009 stimulus check.
Tom says:
January 25th, 2009 at 12:37 am
The stimulus check should be 50,000 not 1800. Read more about a 50 thousand dollar stimulus check here. http://dailybragger.com/2009-economic-stimulus-package-check-546.php
bob says:
February 1st, 2009 at 2:05 pm
i think the checks should be only for people that make under 50,000 a year. why should the rich need to get richer? they should just learn how to budget there millions a year or hundreds of thousands a year.
cecelia says:
February 1st, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Bob
Those of us who make between 50k and 100k are NOT rich–what world do you live in???? Especially is we have kids.
Stimulus checks should be more than last year given our economy but it’s annoying since we have to claim them as income on our taxes. That reduces the 1800 for a family of 4 down to 1000!
linda says: says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:33 am
thank you obama for your generosity in our economic times of need. there will be alot of people that will appreciate what you are about to do for the economy.
Jimminy Cricket says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 am
Stimulus for you, stimulus for me…Yayaaaaah! Gonna spend mine on crack…on a dimly lit side street in D.C…gonna get that good stuff from Obama’s handlers on the Black Market…Ah hahaha!
MCM1009 says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:25 pm
For those of you celebrating another stimulus check, think again. YOU ARE GETTING MONEY THAT IS ALREADY YOURS!!. The amount of the stimulus check that you will be getting will be deducted from your 2009 tax returns. So, in essence, you are not getting any extra cash, you are just receiving your cash earlier.
NG says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Ummm… Obama did not start the 2009 stimulus process, it was under President George Bush. So you can thank him and congress… not President Obama. Educate yourselves people. Educate yourselves.
Whatever says:
February 4th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Ummm… Nope. Bush opposed a second stimulus. Educate yourself, rofl.
Vini says:
February 5th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
That’s right, the stimulus check is our own money. We are just getting it back for ourselves and shouldn’t be spend on bailout auto industries. $1000.00 is not gonna help much, not being greedy but a $50,000 to $100,000.00 will help a lot of people for their home, school and pay off debts. For those who are making $50,000 to $100,000.00 a year per family are not rich people. You know how expensive housing in San Francisco? My rent increase every year but not my salary. I can hardly afford my rent. So think about it, housing is falling and so many foreclosure homes. If these families get $50,000 to $100,000 check it will save their home. The government should do this wisely.
SobrietySam says:
February 9th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Ok so seriously u think we should get 50Gs? are u serious? how many american do u actually think are gonna pay off debt with their 50gs….maybe the smart ones but that isnt many….that is wasteful government spending….they cant just take extra billions of dollars so that Carlos and Deshawn can pay for beer and smokes for their homies and have more money for weed every wkend that they can spend with their hoes… i bet u dont even make 50Gs a year….c’mon thats just wishful thinking….250G a year is considered wealthy….anyone making less than 250Gs a year should get a (((reasonable))) stimulus check it should go by your income. You can’t give a person who makes 24Gs a year 50Gs to get out of debt when his job and income does not even allow him to get that much into debt. The more our government gives us the more we owe them. I’m not against the stimulus pkg im just against the 50gs….as should anyone with half a brain…just thinking about the crime rate after they get that much money is scary.
Charles says:
February 25th, 2009 at 12:04 am
If we could do a study to determine what an average monthly mortgage is? (Understanding that all are different) multiply that by three months and this will determine what the stimulus check should be. The cut off would be $5,000 per household. I made $53,000 last year and have four children, not rich by any means!!! There are many factors here which would make this difficult but wouldn’t that stabilize the housing market a bit? At least slow down the foreclosures a few months. I am not a genius by any means, but $250.00 or whatever they are saying is about 10 weeks of gas, right? How does that help the crisis? Just remember this, if the house next to yours goes into foreclosure your property value goes down.
CB says:
April 1st, 2009 at 1:04 pm
NG
bush did not start the 2009 stimulus process! he practically ruined this entired country left Obama with all kinds of problems! Bush being gone has been the best thing for this country. We need to thank Obama for starting up the stimulus package! He’s helping more with these hard times than Bush ever did!!!!!!
bill.T says:
April 21st, 2009 at 4:03 pm
ya,the goverment is all about helping the rich get richer. what about the people thats work all their life.i guess if we,ve work that long we can keep on working.
we need to cut back on some of the free assistints programs.most of that is for people who can work but choose not to. I,ve seen handicap people working even missing limbs they have a will to work.we need a large stimulus check just to get caught up.thats hoping the economy gets better.
emily says:
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:25 pm
i agree with cecilia and bob put a cap on who should get the stimulus but bear in mind that just because someone makes 100K-150K dollars a year does not make them rich…..i come from a family of five kids and my parents fell in that bracket and we really did not have the extra money..i had two jobs in high school at the same time so i could buy luxuries for myself. and now i have a family of three kids a husband and bring in 30K a year total and i still feels like the same stuff over again.
shazambell says:
May 4th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
1st Bush did start the stimulus package, he was still in office when I got my check…obama is merely extending this failed idea. repubs and dems are all out to lunch on this. they are spending my money, your money and your grandkids money. we will be in debt for generations to come. if they want to give me a stimulus i’ll take it and spend it, but i think it’s stupid. all they are doing is taking tax $ from us and redistributing it back to us. of course it’s not fair…. the ones doing most of the work and paying most of the taxes get much less proportionally to those who do squat in our society. But gov’t is merely the middle man and wasting money in the distribution process. it’s not like they are taking a dollar and then giving a dollar back in stimuls. they are taking a dollar and giving back maybe 40cents. the rest is spent on gov’t waste. a real stimulus would be to cut gov’t jobs in half, dismantle the irs and go to a flat/fair tax.
J.R. says:
May 4th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Who ever thinks that 50,000 a year is alot needs to have a reality check. I make close to fifty and by the time taxes are taken out I make 10,000 less and that does not include my health insurance. I couldn’t get food stamp or even qualify for help from the state when I was a single parent or even qualify for low housing. I couldn’t even get help to go to school. You should not blame the people making 50 to 100k a year because we pay taxes. Just ask yourself this question why should the government give people free ride. You have alot of people on wellfare milking the system. They get free medical, food stamps, schooling and housing, along with childcare, and help paying electric bills while I am busting my ass to keep a roof over me and my familys head. How fair is that? If anyone should not get the stimulus check it should be them. As long as the keep getting free rides nothing will ever change.
jen says:
May 12th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Cecelia if you make between 50-100k you are doing well enough that you don’t need help. No one said you where rich. You talk about having kids I have 2 and I only make 30k a year, you must not have had to stuggle to feed your family or pay your bills. If I made that much a year I wouldn’t be selfish enough to think that I should get money over thoses who make under 20k. Typical middle class bs. The stimulus should help those in need, the people who live check to check working 2 jobs barly keeping the head above water. And as a contry we need to come together and help each other out. Shame on you for not thinking about people less forunate than you. Let me guess you call yourself a christan too. Well wwjd.
Nicole says:
November 8th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Dang, a lot of people complaining about who should get what. Ilm a single mother who works full time with 2 children, oner by the way has autism. I think no matter what happens its not a good idea. The last stimulus check did not help really. People lost jobs, lost homes, and for a time gas had went up.Which made it harder on E V E R Y O N E. None of us are better than anyone else. It seems like to me that E V E R Y O N E is on this sinking ship. T O G E T H E R , so what are W E going to do about it?