$1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
#46
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Can it still be cashed by the executor of the estate ? If the check cannot be cleared then the money remains with the Treasury. No loss !
#47
Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Yeah return or destroy the check. Do not cash it. Misappropriating Federal finds is no small deal.
#48
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
No loss to the US, but it’s just another sign that the IRS scattered these checks rather indiscriminately. My daughter lives on Cape Cod, where a lot of jobs in hospitality and tourism are filled by young people from countries like Ukraine. They are just there for the season, I don’t know what kind of visa that is. She told me one girl she keeps in touch with received a check for $1,200 at her home in Ukraine.
#49
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Luckily it's early enough in the year that most will have earned relatively little so far, so a lot of people will qualify for Medicaid (in the states where applicable) or highly subsidized Obamacare. Also many companies are putting their employees on furlough rather than laying them off, which means they may be able to keep their insurance. Macy's is an example of this, they've closed stores but are continuing to pay for their employees' health insurance.
Also, a substantial portion of the people not working now are lower paid service workers who didn't have employment-based insurance in the first place, so it isn't necessarily a change for them. In fact, in most states people earning less than $25 an hour are set to earn more from the expanded unemployment benefits than they would working, so it may actually be easier for them to afford health insurance than it was before, especially with driving, eating out, and entertainment expenses being lower.
Also, a substantial portion of the people not working now are lower paid service workers who didn't have employment-based insurance in the first place, so it isn't necessarily a change for them. In fact, in most states people earning less than $25 an hour are set to earn more from the expanded unemployment benefits than they would working, so it may actually be easier for them to afford health insurance than it was before, especially with driving, eating out, and entertainment expenses being lower.
#50
Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Apparently those on social security will be one of the last to get their stimulus money. Especially those like us who haven't filed taxes for 2019 yet because another country's government hasn't sent their T-4's to non-residents yet.
My daughter in NY got her weeks ago. Oh well, I can live without it.
My daughter in NY got her weeks ago. Oh well, I can live without it.
#51
Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
We have a friend whose mother died last year, about six or eight months ago I believe. On Friday she received a $1,200 check addressed to her mother. And they knew she was dead, because her name had “dec.” after it. Our friend asked her accountant how this happened, and he said it’s a common problem, and the IRS were unable to prevent those checks being sent out to dead people.
My father passed away in Oct 2018 and we have yet to receive payment. My wife and I have not received payment yet, but our income includes Social Security.
#52
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
The Los Angeles Times recently reported issuance of such payments. Although the article had some language of uncertainty, the gist was that apparently the payments are kosher and the checks will not be clawed back. Apparently, if an income tax return was filed for 2018 or 2019, a check will issue.
My father passed away in Oct 2018 and we have yet to receive payment. My wife and I have not received payment yet, but our income includes Social Security.
My father passed away in Oct 2018 and we have yet to receive payment. My wife and I have not received payment yet, but our income includes Social Security.
Thanks, interesting article. I’ll send it to my friend.
#53
Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Overpayments will not be clawed back. This isn't an overpayment, the recipient is dead.
#54
Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
I still get an occasional check for my dad and my wife for her mother. We negotiate them and then split it with family beneficiaries. The question is whether I can do the same if I receive a check for Dad based upon his last tax return in 2018. Fortunately I don’t need the money. The LA Unified School District food services division is now operating as a food bank and I would donate such funds payable to dad. I think he would agree with that.
#55
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
I arrived as L1 at towards the end of last year, enough so that I was non resident in 2019 for my tax return. My normal salary would be far greater than $75,000 but I only earnt ~$30,000 in US as it was pro-rated. Am I right to not expect any cheque? (I don't need it, purely curious - it would go to charity anyway).
#56
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
The Los Angeles Times recently reported issuance of such payments. Although the article had some language of uncertainty, the gist was that apparently the payments are kosher and the checks will not be clawed back. Apparently, if an income tax return was filed for 2018 or 2019, a check will issue.
My father passed away in Oct 2018 and we have yet to receive payment. My wife and I have not received payment yet, but our income includes Social Security.
My father passed away in Oct 2018 and we have yet to receive payment. My wife and I have not received payment yet, but our income includes Social Security.
#57
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
My understanding is that if you filed a 1040NR then you would not be eligible to receive a stimulus payment:
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-...sked-questions
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-...sked-questions
#58
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Apparently those on social security will be one of the last to get their stimulus money. Especially those like us who haven't filed taxes for 2019 yet because another country's government hasn't sent their T-4's to non-residents yet.
My daughter in NY got her weeks ago. Oh well, I can live without it.
My daughter in NY got her weeks ago. Oh well, I can live without it.
#59
Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Getting a stimulus check is NOT a gimme if you're married to a non-citizen...
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/12-m...posts_card_hed
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/12-m...posts_card_hed
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Getting a stimulus check is NOT a gimme if you're married to a non-citizen...
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/12-m...posts_card_hed
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/12-m...posts_card_hed