# Are tax rebates taxable?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 21, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tax-rebates-taxable/453680 "2008-06-21T12:12:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tax-rebates-taxable/453680/1 "2008-06-21T12:12:44Z")

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Are tax rebates taxable?

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tax-rebates-taxable/453680/2 "2008-06-21T12:19:00Z")

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[http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=182003,00.html](http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=182003,00.html)

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> Q. Is my stimulus payment taxable?
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> A. No. You will not owe tax on your payment when you file your 2008 federal income tax return. But you should keep a copy of the IRS letter you receive later this year listing the amount of your payment.

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tax-rebates-taxable/453680/3 "2008-06-21T12:21:36Z")

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Thanks, **Fear**! 🙂