stimulus checks

Democrats have unveiled their plan for the next phase of coronavirus funding, which includes another round of stimulus payments of up to $1,200 per person. Republicans lawmakers say spending should be narrow and targeted.

Millions of people have already received their stimulus checks, including many dead taxpayers. That has left some San Diegans wondering what they should do with the money.

There’s still time to submit your bank account information to the IRS to get your $1,200 stimulus payment more quickly. But that window is closing, the IRS said on Friday. Americans who qualify for a one-time payment now have until noon on Wednesday, May 13, to get their money faster by submitting their direct deposit information on the Get My Payment site. After...

The federal government wants the money it sent dead people returned, NBC News reports.

The US government has distributed about 130 million economic impact payments to taxpayers in less than 30 days

Millions of dollars in federal relief payments are flowing into taxpayers’ bank accounts via direct deposit

Some deceased Americans are receiving their portion of the stimulus money being sent out to help people through the coronavirus, and bereaved families are asking what to do with it.

Millions of Americans are eligible for “economic impact payments” as a result of the recently passed $2.2 trillion stimulus bill. But what does the stimulus bill mean to you and how do you get your payment?

This week was supposed to include Tax Day, when personal income taxes are traditionally due. Instead, it marked a different big milestone: the beginning of the coronavirus stimulus payments. Now, Congress has updated its timeline on when subsequent rounds of payments can be expected. Here’s the latest, according to the House Ways and Means Committee. Who Gets Paid First...

Relatives of dead Americans all over the country are receiving coronavirus relief payments from the U.S. Treasury Department on behalf of the loved ones this week. Many are confused. Was it a mistake? Are they required to send it back? Some of them have already tried to. Either way, they can rest easy.

Millions of Americans may have had their coronavirus stimulus payments held up by glitches if they were customers of tax preparation services, according to a new report. Here’s why those payments could have been delayed, and what one major tax preparation service is saying about the issue.

The coronavirus relief checks are starting to hit bank accounts, but they’re not providing relief to everyone.  Kara in Los Angeles for example said she received a message that read “payment status not available” from the IRS when checking the status of her stimulus check.  “This is so unacceptable and typical of government,” she said. Others are facing different...

One man even said the IRS deposited money into his deceased mother’s bank account. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2020.

The Los Angeles Police Department is warning people Wednesday about scams designed to defraud people out of their federal coronavirus relief money. “Anyone calling, or knocking on your door, regarding your stimulus check is likely an identity thief,” the department said. The “stimulus check” is not in check form at all, and the money instead will be given through direct…

Paper checks of coronavirus relief payments approved by Congress to be sent to Americans will have President Donald Trump’s name printed on them, a Treasury Department official has confirmed to NBC News.

The website for low-income Angelenos struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic to apply for prepaid debit cards has been crashing since it was put online Tuesday morning, and staff members from Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office said they are trying to fix it. The intent was to open the website from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. People who don’t have...

The first wave of the $1,200 coronavirus stimulus checks went out over the weekend. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News at6 p.m. April 13, 2020.

The city of Los Angeles is launching a new program to provide assistance to low-income Angelenos. Christine Kim reports for Today in LA April 14, 2020.

Many Americans woke up Monday to some welcome news: stimulus checks had been deposited in their accounts.  Most of the first wave of economic impact payments — $1,200 adults, and $500 for children under 17 — were sent out over the weekend. The IRS said by Tuesday most of those folks should have their checks through direct deposit, but others…

The $2.2 trillion package that Congress approved to offer financial help during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work here and pay taxes. That includes Carmen Contreras Lopez, a 48-year-old housekeeper who, though she earns low wages, files a tax return each year. Since the virus…