stimulus checks

UPDATE, May 20: The IRS this week started sending out stimulus payments to millions via prepaid debit cards, and the agency launched a new hot line to help guide people through the debit card use: 1-800-919-9835. UPDATE, May 5: An IRS spokesperson tells NBC Bay Area the Treasury Department now says families who received stimulus payments for deceased relatives should…

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.

After weeks of confusion, the U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday it wants the money back after sending stimulus payments to citizens who had died.

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

Thirteen tenants who rent from a Santa Rosa landlord got a huge break for the month of April when he decided to give his entire stimulus check to his tenants.

Thirteen tenants who rent from a Santa Rosa landlord got a huge break for the month of April when he decided to give his entire stimulus check to his tenants. Cheryl Hurd reports. #SomethingGood

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.

Nearly two weeks after the IRS said it would start issuing federal stimulus payments, dozens of NBC Bay Area viewers tell us they still haven’t received any money. Cynthia in Lakeport wants to know where her money is. “We have not received our stimulus checks and can’t find any information on the internet that answers this question,” Cynthia told...

NBC Bay Area is hearing from viewers daily about missing federal stimulus payments. They’re counting on that money and asking us for help tracking it down.

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 IRS says it’s sending stimulus payments of up to $1,200 per person to 80 million Americans this week. But the process hasn’t been easy for everyone. Here are some of the most common questions and complaints submitted by NBC Bay Area viewers and readers.

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.

Stimulus payments started going out this week, but many Bay Area taxpayers say the IRS can’t tell them when — or if — they will receive theirs.

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...