# Yet Another Stimulus Rebate Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 14, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-stimulus-rebate-question/456462 "2008-07-14T17:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-stimulus-rebate-question/456462/1 "2008-07-14T17:33:03Z")
Are they finished sending out Stimulus Rebates yet? I ask because I have not recieved one, but am expecting a large one. The IRS website does not seem to provide useful information to me, and calls to the IRS end with a “we can not give information about your account” or words to that effect. (I have yet to reach an actual person yet, though.) -Kris ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-stimulus-rebate-question/456462/2 "2008-07-14T17:42:55Z")
Clarifying information: I mailed the tax forms out on April 13th. I put direct deposit information on the forms, and indeed, recieved my normal refund a few weeks later as scheduled. But I have not recieved an additional stimulus rebate, though the calculators tell me I should get over a thousand dollars. Calling the rebate hotline at IRS, I am asked to tell my social security number and my number of exemptions, and my filing status. (Married jointly.) It then simply says “We’re sorry, we can’t give any specific information about your rebate. You are scheduled to recieve the rebate on June 13th. If your forms were processed after April 14th, then it may take eight weeks from the time of processing.” It has been far more than eight weeks since the thing was processed. And I have now tried to get to a live person about this, and failed. It just redirects me to the “hotline” I mentioned above, which is just a computerized system. -Kris ---
**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-stimulus-rebate-question/456462/3 "2008-07-14T19:34:00Z")
The cheques were mailed out in batches based on the last two digits of your SSN; the last of them was [scheduled to be mailed out last Friday](http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=180250,00.html). I assume you’ve checked the [“Where’s my Stimulus Payment?”](http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=181665,00.html) page on the IRS website? ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-stimulus-rebate-question/456462/4 "2008-07-14T19:53:03Z")
[QUOTE=MikeS] The cheques were mailed out in batches based on the last two digits of your SSN; the last of them was [scheduled to be mailed out last Friday](http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=180250,00.html). I assume you’ve checked the [“Where’s my Stimulus Payment?”](http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=181665,00.html) page on the IRS website? [/QUOTE] Yes, I checked it after my last message. It’s nearly identical to what you get on the phone: > [@](#): > > We are sorry. Specific information about your Stimulus Payment is not available. > Possible reasons include: > > - Your payment may still be coming, but has not yet been sent. Information will be available here as payments are sent based on the last two digits of the primary SSN shown on your 2007 tax return. Specific information about your Stimulus Payment will not be available until about one week before your payment is scheduled to be sent. See the complete Payment Schedule below for more information. If this is the item which applies to my situation, then my payment had not been scheduled to be sent as of one week ago, which seems like cause for worry. > [@](#): > > - Filing and/or preparation fees were deducted from your refund or you received a refund anticipation loan from your preparer. You will be receiving a check instead of a direct deposit. Please see the Paper Check Payment Schedule below. Does not apply. > [@](#): > > - You did not file a tax return for 2007 or your return is still being processed. Additional information about filing requirements is available. Does not apply. Return filed, refund recieved. > [@](#): > > - The information entered did not match our records. Be sure to check the information you entered. You may Re-Enter your information as necessary. Checked, double-checked and triple-checked. > [@](#): > > Remember, to qualify for the Stimulus Payment, you must meet the eligibility requirements. The calculator seems to indicate I should be eligible for an $1800 rebate. > [@](#): > > Please allow 6 weeks after filing your tax return before checking on the status of your Stimulus Payment. Return was mailed out on April 13th. Refund was recived around May 7th. I’ve It’s been 9 weeks since the latter date. > [@](#): > > Please note, our phone representatives will not have more information about your payment than is shown on this website. What phone representatives? 🙂 > [@](#): > > Payment Schedule > Please allow 2 weeks from the date shown on the schedule to receive your payment. > > DIRECT DEPOSIT > > Last two SSN digits: Payments will be transmitted no later than: > 00 through 20 May 2 > 21 through 75 May 9 > 76 through 99 May 16 That’d put my rebate _way_ behind, but when I’ve seen this chart before it was specified that it applies if your return was processed before April 14th, which mine was not. > [@](#): > > Paper checks will also go out based on Social Security number. For Social Security numbers ending in 00 through 09, the paper checks will be mailed starting May 9 and will continue through May 16. A similar process will be repeated in the following weeks. > PAPER CHECK > > Last two SSN digits: Payments will be mailed no later than: > 00 through 09 May 16 > 10 through 18 May 23 > 19 through 25 > May 30 > 26 through 38 June 6 > 39 through 51 June 13 > 52 through 63 June 20 > 64 through 75 June 27 > 76 through 87 July 4 > 88 through 99 July 11 Shouldn’t be a paper check, since I successfully recieved a direct deposit for the refund, and since I didn’t file through any third party but simply filled out the forms and mailed them myself. -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![IAmNotSpartacus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@IAmNotSpartacus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAmNotSpartacus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-stimulus-rebate-question/456462/5 "2008-07-15T08:14:40Z")
1. Did you file electronically or hardcopy? (edit: ah, you filed hardcopy? that will delay it by several weeks right there…) 2. Have you received a letter from the IRS letting you know the check is on its way? FWIW, my folks just received their stimulus check yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-stimulus-rebate-question/456462/6 "2008-07-15T11:31:50Z")
My SSN puts me into the last group and yesterday I got the letter saying “the check is in the mail”. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-stimulus-rebate-question/456462/7 "2008-07-15T12:27:39Z")
I just got mine last week. A week prior I got a letter from the IRS telling me it was on the way (I found it hilarious to get a letter from the goverment telling me “the check is in the mail.”). My tax payment (no refund this year) was postmarked April 14th. I don’t know if there is a correlation. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-stimulus-rebate-question/456462/8 "2008-07-15T14:54:24Z")
I got the “check’s in the mail” letter last week. Got the stim check yesterday.