stimulus checks

Overseas Bank Helped Recover IRS Stimulus Checks To Non-Americans. It Didn't Go Well

3:31pm June 05, 2021

by Sacha Pfeiffer

After accidentally sending stimulus checks to ineligible foreign citizens living overseas, the Internal Revenue Service is now asking some banks to help recover money, creating a legal mess.

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President Biden signs the American Rescue Plan on March 11 in the Oval Office. The $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill includes $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans.

'Life-Changing' Stimulus Checks Begin Rolling Out

6:35pm March 13, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Within days of President Biden signing the stimulus bill into law, many Americans have been delighted to see bank accounts showing $1,400 deposits already pending.

President Biden challenged those who call his stimulus plan too big: "Let me ask them a rhetorical question: What would you have me cut?"

Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan: Vital Medicine Or Costly Overkill?

11:22am February 26, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Backers of the president's ambitious stimulus plan say it will help struggling families and businesses, but critics say it goes too far.

Politics & Government

Week In Politics: Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill Still Has Hurdles To Clear

8:01am February 06, 2021

by Ron Elving

NPR's Ron Elving breaks down all the latest political developments, including the latest blows in the fight for the future of the Republican Party.

Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus — co-chairs Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., at podium, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., right — took credit for helping to break the logjam on an emergency COVID-19 relief bill.

Politics & Government

Congress Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate

11:44pm December 21, 2020

by Deirdre Walsh

The legislation extending aid to unemployed, providing money for vaccine distribution and a round of $600 stimulus checks was attached to an annual government funding bill that tacked on other items.

If you haven't gotten your pandemic relief payment yet and would like to receive it by direct deposit, make sure the IRS has your bank account information before noon Wednesday.

Economy

Want Your Stimulus Check Direct Deposited? Sign Up By Noon Wednesday

8:24pm May 12, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

This applies to people who haven't received a payment and who haven't checked that the IRS has their information. Those who miss the deadline will get a paper check, which may not arrive until June.

Scott Severs and his wife, Julie Bartlett, have been able to pay their mortgage and they have a healthy emergency fund. He donated his federal rescue check but acknowledges not everyone can.

Economy

Colorado City Employee Donates Stimulus Check To 3 Local Charities

10:52am April 29, 2020

by Becky Sullivan

Scott Severs and his wife Julie Bartlett have been able to pay their mortgage and they have a healthy emergency fund. So he donated his federal rescue check, though he acknowledges not everyone can.

About 90% of households — approximately 165 million — will benefit from direct payments, according to the Tax Policy Center.

Show Me the Relief Money – No Promises On When Coronavirus Checks Are Coming

9:11pm March 26, 2020

Under the plan, single people earning incomes below $75,000 will receive as much as $1,200. The White House says it will issue funds in three weeks but experts say it could take months for some.