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.

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

Non-customers of five major banks in Illinois can now cash their stimulus checks for free, according to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. On Friday the Illinois Department of Professional and Financial Regulation announced partnerships with Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, US Bank, Fifth Third and First Midwest Bank where non-customers can go to cask their checks without paying a fee....

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.

For small business owners, this stimulus check could mean staying afloat. However, some have yet to see the money. NBC 5 Kate Chappell reports.

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?

The federal government starting sending stimulus checks this week, but several Chicago-area consumers told NBC 5 Responds they cannot access their relief money because the checks are being sent to wrong accounts. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

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.

At least 80 million Americans will get their stimulus accounts deposited into their bank accounts this week. Here are some frequently asked questions provided by the Internal Revenue Service.

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.

Americans are starting to receive their cash payments via direct deposits, part of the $2 trillion bill passed by Congress to stimulate the economy after the decline caused by the pandemic, NBC News reports. “#IRS deposited the first Economic Impact Payments into taxpayers’ bank accounts today. We know many people are anxious to get their payments; we’ll continue issuing them as fast...

Scam artists are up to their old tricks, but with a new twist: exploiting confusion around the government’s stimulus check program to defraud people to give up banking and personal information.

For millions of Americans awaiting coronavirus cash, help is not on the way, NBC News reports.

NBC10 Philadelphia’s Pamela Osborne reports on a change for Social Security recipients that will get them coronavirus stimulus checks in the mail. They will no longer need to file a tax return to get the checks.