so i am 20 years and old and made like 15k last year. why is my tax rebate check going to be $300?

lol that sucks

how much did you pay in taxes?

not a clue, its suppose to be $600 per person

is that your tax return or stimulas check

it depends on which tax bracket you fall into, how many you claim, if you have dependents and some other factors(at least thats how it was explained to me). I only get 300 as well. im 21 and paid in about 3k in taxes last year. sucks huh?

thats my rebate check. i already received my refund. this is weird =\. i think i paid like 3-4k in taxes..

wait so that means im only gunna get 300 back? fucck me im not gunna be able to fix my car now this fuccking sucks

****in stupid. so how the hell do you qualify for $600. i need to save up 3800 more for 20g then i can get my 5 series =\.

i thought it didnt matter as long as you made a certain amount you either got 600 or you got nothing. i made close to 20k im hoping i get 600 i really need it

i heard the stimulus one was 600 and an extra 300 for every kid you have

I know I am in a stupid situation because of that plan. My parents claim me as a dependent because it works out better for them in some situations, but because I am over the age of 17 they can't claim me as an additional $300. And because I am being claimed as a dependent, even though my parents aren't getting any stimulus checkfor me, I am not eligible for the plan. Still managed to find a way to screw me [:@]

i believe your living situation/last years tax's matter....I made 56K last year, and I am getting $600...My girl made 29K last year and she is getting $600....We also file single, and not dependants for any one....think that has a lot to do with it.

read the fair tax book you will find we are all being sreeeeeeeeeeeewd

well my coworkers information isnt even on the irs website so im hoping its a glitch and im getting the full $600 back.

I made too much money to get anything back.

It's a screwed up system. I made more money, which means I paid more taxes. people that barely made any money and barely paid any taxes get something back.

if i made enough it wasnt by much... i dont think i made more than 5 grand this year. i dont work during the school year, and having the luxury to take off when i need to when im home for breaks, i elected to take a job with a guy i know (in my educational field) and work for not much money.

The government is absolutely bleeding us white.

fairtax.org

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I know I am in a stupid situation because of that plan. My parents claim me as a dependent because it works out better for them in some situations, but because I am over the age of 17 they can't claim me as an additional $300. And because I am being claimed as a dependent, even though my parents aren't getting any stimulus checkfor me, I am not eligible for the plan. Still managed to find a way to screw me [:@]



wait, so if we are still listed as dependents on our parents form, does that mean we dont get anything back for the stimulus checks??? I'm going to be really pissed if that is the case![:@]

if you filed your own taxes, that MIGHT be a loophole in the system...

because i know i filed my own taxes, but my dad also listed me as a dependent child under his name, since technically i dont graduate for another 2 weeks, so i can still be considered dependent.

so there might be the case where your parents get $300 for you, and you get $300 for yourself, for filing your taxes.

There is a breakoff between the $300/600 amounts, I just don't remember where it was. I wanna say it was around $20K or so?

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if you filed your own taxes, that MIGHT be a loophole in the system...

because i know i filed my own taxes, but my dad also listed me as a dependent child under his name, since technically i dont graduate for another 2 weeks, so i can still be considered dependent.

so there might be the case where your parents get $300 for you, and you get $300 for yourself, for filing your taxes.



dang, I'm a student, but I work all year as well and filed mine with my parents.... I bet that means I dont get anything then[:@][:@].

Consider yourself lucky...I made 13k before taxes and am nearly 21 but dont get anything..

its not perfectly round 300/600 numbers... my buddy got his, it was for $393

its not perfectly round 300/600 numbers... my buddy got his, it was for $393

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wait, so if we are still listed as dependents on our parents form, does that mean we dont get anything back for the stimulus checks??? I'm going to be really pissed if that is the case![:@]

That's how I read it. Off of irs.gov

Q: I know some people won’t get a stimulus payment. How do I know if I’m one of them?
A: You won’t get a stimulus payment in 2008, if any of the following apply to you:

You don’t file a 2007 tax return.[/align]
Your net income tax liability is zero and your qualifying income is less than $3,000. To determine your qualifying income, add together your wages, net self-employment income, nontaxable combat pay, Social Security benefits, certain Railroad Retirement benefits and certain veterans’ payments.[/align]
You can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return (whether or not you actually are claimed as a dependent on someone else's return). For example, this would include a child or student who can be claimed on a parent’s return. [Updated 4/15/08][/align]
You do not have a valid Social Security Number.[/align]
You are a nonresident alien.[/align]
You file Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR-EZ, Form 1040PR or Form 1040SS for 2007.[/align]

from wha i understood, if after you paid your taxes and got your refund, if they still held over 600, you get 600, otherwise you get however much they kept...an old couple in town thought ehy were getting 1200, but ended up only getting 800 something cuz they didn't pay very much taxes...i think i'm getting 600.....i hope lol, but then again, the gov't might as well just give every one coupons for a free mcdonalds' sandwich everyday for a year and call it even...if you think of it like that, it's kind of a slap in the face...then you have tax money parasites that get a check when they don't/barely work...that's cool

alright y'all...i did my research and i do get 600..it's basically just how i explained it above...here's the stimulus check estimator...have your tax return handy to do it - mine's a pdf so it was pretty easy to do...

http://www.irs.gov/app/espc/

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read the fair tax book you will find we are all being sreeeeeeeeeeeewd


Yeah that. It would be nice to get my whole paycheck back every week and not worry about a refund check or a "stimulus check". Just get a prebate check every month. Read the book.

Tax rebates, stimulus checks, what the hell. I'm from Canada, each year i pay close to a grand in taxes and im not exactly raking it in. Top that off with 13% sales tax, 5 dollar a gallon gas, stupid dollar coins instead of bills and widow maker winters, what am i doing living here. We only end up spending our tax money on hospitals and stupid stuff, i've seen universal solider years ago, at least your money's going towards cool stuff like re-animating vietnam vets to be super-soliders.

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ORIGINAL: speedstang06
wait, so if we are still listed as dependents on our parents form, does that mean we dont get anything back for the stimulus checks??? I'm going to be really pissed if that is the case![:@]

That's how I read it. Off of irs.gov

Q: I know some people won’t get a stimulus payment. How do I know if I’m one of them?
A: You won’t get a stimulus payment in 2008, if any of the following apply to you:

You don’t file a 2007 tax return.[/align]

Your net income tax liability is zero and your qualifying income is less than $3,000. To determine your qualifying income, add together your wages, net self-employment income, nontaxable combat pay, Social Security benefits, certain Railroad Retirement benefits and certain veterans’ payments.[/align]

You can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return (whether or not you actually are claimed as a dependent on someone else's return). For example, this would include a child or student who can be claimed on a parent’s return. [Updated 4/15/08][/align]

You do not have a valid Social Security Number.[/align]

You are a nonresident alien.[/align]

You file Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR-EZ, Form 1040PR or Form 1040SS for 2007.[/align]



well, that sucks![:@] Doesn't look like I get anything then.

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alright y'all...i did my research and i do get 600..it's basically just how i explained it above...here's the stimulus check estimator...have your tax return handy to do it - mine's a pdf so it was pretty easy to do...

http://www.irs.gov/app/espc/


you beat me to it! :D

I swear peeps, go to the damn source if you need answers... :eek: