economic stimulus
IRS Seeks to Return $266 Million in Undeliverable Refunds And Economic Stimulus Payments to Taxpayers
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers who are missing more than 279,000 economic stimulus checks totaling about $163 million and more than 104,000 regular refund checks totaling about $103 million that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors. “People across the country are missing tax refunds [...]
Hawaii State Tax Department Urges Residents To Apply For Federal Economic Stimulus Payment
HONOLULU – The State of Hawai‘i Department of Taxation is reminding residents that the deadline for taxpayers to file their 2007 federal tax returns to receive a federal economic stimulus check by December 31, 2008 is October 15, 2008. Thousands of Hawai‘i residents, including many senior citizens, veterans, and people with disabilities, still have not [...]
Scammers Use e-Mail, Fax to Pose as IRS
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service cautions taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new wave of scams using the IRS name in identity theft e-mails, or phishing, that have circulated during the last two months. In May and June alone, taxpayers reported almost 700 separate phishing incidents to the IRS. In 2008 so [...]
2008 Tax Rebates Start Going Out Early
Some tax filers who used direct deposit for their refunds saw their tax rebate deposited into their accounts today. This is early as the IRS stated that the rebates would not be sent out until Friday May 2nd. Do not be alarmed if you did not get your rebate today, the IRS will be sending [...]
Tax Rebates Mailing Begins May 2nd
IRS Announces Economic Stimulus Payment Schedules, Provides Online Payment Calculator WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it will begin sending more than 130 million economic stimulus payments starting May 2. The initial round of weekly payments will be completed by early July. Stimulus payments will be made by direct deposit to people [...]
