Kiplinger Tax Rebate Calculator
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By Kevin McCormally, Editorial Director, Kiplinger.com
February 13, 2008
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Don’t expect a blizzard of cash from the multi-billion dollar economic stimulus package President Bush signed into law on February 13. It will take months for the U.S. Treasury to churn out $120 billion in rebate checks. In fact, because the rebates will be based on 2007 tax returns, the first checks won’t go out until several weeks after the April 15 tax filing deadline.
While you wait, our NEW KIPLINGER CALCULATOR will help you savor the coming largesse by showing you just how much stimulus you can expect from Uncle Sam. See how much you’ll receive by clicking here. For a fast explanation, watch our tax rebate video.
You know the basics
Most single taxpayers will get a rebate of $600.
Most married couples who file jointly will get $1,200.
Plus, you’ll get an extra $300 for each child under age 17 for whom you claim a child credit on your 2007 return.
Low income seniors and disabled veterans (and their widows) who don’t owe enough income tax to qualify for the full rebate can qualify for checks of $300, or $600 if they filed joint returns.
Get the details that matter
Our calculator cranks in all the nitty-gritty details, including:
The fact that anyone who can be claimed on someone else’s return is banned from receiving a rebate, regardless of how much he or she earned or how much tax he or she paid with a 2007 return.
The phase-out zones that squeeze the value of the rebates as adjusted gross income rises above $75,000 on a single, head of household or married filing separately return, and over $150,000 on a joint return.
You must file to get a rebate
The rebates are actually a prepayment of a tax reduction that will go into effect for 2008. The checks that will begin going into the mail in May will be based on information on 2007 tax returns. (If you have your 2007 refund directly deposited into your bank account, the Treasury is supposed to try to direct deposit your rebate, too.) Folks who file after the April 15 deadline, or who file for an extension to put off their deadline until October 15, will also delay their receipt of the stimulus check.
And, note this: Millions of citizens with incomes too low to have to file a tax return will need to file one anyway to be eligible.
If the Kiplinger Rebate Calculator shows you deserve a $300 or $600 rebate based on Social Security or veterans’ benefits, for example, you’ll need to file a return even if your income level doesn’t demand it. That’s the only way to get your rebate.
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Posted by: Susan at 02/14/2008 12:10:50 PM
Do you know what happens if the extra $300 for the qualifying child is based on 2007 tax return, and in 2008 the taxpayer cannot claim the child for the child tax credit because of income going over the limit, must the $300 be given back?
Posted by: kevin mccormally at 02/15/2008 10:53:40 AM
Susan-- Believe it or not, this is a heads you win, tails the IRS loses situation. Very rare, indeed. You get the rebate based on 2007 return. If you deserve more when you file 2008 return next year...you get it. If you deserve less, you DON'T have to pay it back. --Kevin (author of the calculator article)
Posted by: Patty at 02/16/2008 03:15:33 PM
What I don't understand is why we are not entitled to a tax credit if a child is 17. I am a single mother and I support both of my son's on my income. It is hard enough making ends meet but to loose a $1,000 child tax credit because your child is now 17. He is still in high school and still at home. Now I am not even entitled to the extra $300 because he is 17. Single parents struggled more with providing for their children than married couples and the married couples are the one's who benefit. Bush needs to rethink this. Most of the single parents will not spend the money. It will be stashed for emergencies.
Posted by: Janice McWilliams at 02/17/2008 11:05:29 AM
I claim my 92 year old mother who lives with me as her income is under the limit. She doesn't file a tax return, but will need to do this to get rebate. Will that compromise my filing as head of household and claiming her on my income tax. My total income is $80.000 so I will not be receiving full $600 rebate.
Posted by: kevin McCormally at 02/17/2008 03:47:48 PM
Janice-- Don't worry about jeopardizing your head of household status. But I've got some unhappy news for you: Since your mother is your dependent, she does not qualify for the rebate. Congress specifically banned dependents from receiving the rebate, regardless of their age, income, or how much tax they pay for 2007. --Kevin McCormally (Kiplinger's)
Posted by: chris at 02/19/2008 02:55:31 PM
I am being claimed as a dependent for 2007 but won't be for 2008. In 2007 I made enough to pay over $600 in federal income taxes. Since this rebate is really just an advance refund for 2008 I will recieve the $600 when I file my 2008 return, right? Or am I just unlucky? Thanks.
Posted by: Jean at 02/20/2008 01:09:43 PM
My disabled mother's (age 68) only source of income/benefits is SS and SSI, monthly food stamps, annual fuel assistance and partial monthly electrical assistance. She doesn't file income tax, but is required to do so in order to obtain this 2007 rebate. If she receives the rebate, will she be subject to a penalty of reduction in any of her benefits received such as SSI, food stamps, heating/electrical assistance? Would she have to identify this rebate as income for those benefits? I would hate to see her lose/reduce montly benefits in order to receive a one time windfall. I appreciate any information you can provide.
Posted by: Evelyn at 02/20/2008 02:30:03 PM
I just got married in 2007. My new husband owes taxes from 2003 and 2004. I did not make enough earned income to file an Injured Spouse form. will Our rebate for filing a Joint return also go topay his back taxes just as our refund did?
Posted by: Larry Furnas at 02/21/2008 04:22:10 PM
I actuly owe taxes this year and was wondering if the rebate i receive will be or can be applied to the amount of the tax liability i owe
Posted by: kevin mccormally at 02/23/2008 09:43:23 AM
Note to Chris, who is a dependent for 2007 but won't be for 2008. You are NOT unlucky. This one of the few "heads you win, tails the IRS loses" scenarios in the tax law. Since this rebate is "reall"y a 2008 tax credit that's being prepaid based on 2007 tax return information, you'll have a bite at the apple when you file for 2008 NEXT spring. If your tax bill for 2008 is at least $600 and you are NOT a dependent in 2008, you'll get the $600 credit -- reducing your tax bill or boosting your refund. (This assumes your income isn't so high that your right to the credit is phased out.) --Kevin McCormally, Kiplinger's
Posted by: kevin at 02/23/2008 09:46:01 AM
Note to Larry, who wants to use his rebate to offset part of his 2007 tax liability. Sorry, you can't do that. Your rebate is based on your 2007 return, so you can't get the money until after you file...and pay what you owe for 2007. And, since you owe rather than getting a refund, you can't get your rebate direct deposited to your bank account. You'll have to wait for a check in the mail. --Kevin McCormally, Kiplinger's
Posted by: Sandra S at 02/23/2008 04:12:49 PM
If the only income you have from self employment and the only tax you owe is the only tax you owe is SE Tax, does that count as taxes paid in?
Posted by: Frank Hefferin at 02/24/2008 07:19:45 PM
This so called tax rebate is nothing more than additional welfare. The top 10% of income earners literally pay 66% of all the individual taxes. When you crunch the numbers, all the people who won't see a dime from this 'tax rebate' represent about 75% of the total taxes paid. What about the folks who just happened to have an AGI of $86999 last year? They can look forward to a 5 cent rebate check for handing over in the neighborhood of $18,000 to Uncle Sam. Quite a rebate for their healthy contribution huh?...
Posted by: Joe at 02/25/2008 01:16:18 AM
OK. I've read that Social Security and disabled veterans' benefits qualify toward eligibility. But what if I'm retired, receive a regular (taxable) early retirement employer paid pension, no Social, but, including dividends and capital gains, my AGI is such that I will owe $1200 for 2007?
Posted by: Kevin McCormally at 02/25/2008 09:20:47 AM
Note to Sandra S., who asks if self-employment tax counts as tax paid for purposes of the rebate. No, it does not. The rebate is based on net income tax liability for 2007. However, if you have at least $3,000 of self-employment income for 2007, you qualify for a $300 rebate. --Kevin McCormally, Kiplinger's
Posted by: Lori at 02/25/2008 11:38:41 AM
I think it is extremely unfair that any child that is age 17 or older that is still a dependent of their parent but works and pays taxes is ignored in this rebate program. Their parent doesn't receive $300 for them because they are over age 16 and the child doesn't receive anything because they are a dependent on their parent's income tax return. Yet they are subject to federal income tax when they work!! If a child is 17 or older and pays more than $300 in federal income tax, they should be eligible for the rebate, too!!
Posted by: kevin mccormally at 02/26/2008 09:24:06 PM
Note to Joe, who asks what his rebate will be with his income coming from a pension and interest and dividends. Since Joe owes $1,200 for 2007, he qualifies for the top rebate...$600 or $1,200 if he files a joint return. The special rules for Social Security benefits come into play only if your tax liability for the year is insufficient ot get the top rebate.
Posted by: Maria at 02/28/2008 11:51:02 AM
I know I am going to owe money this year for "other income" I must claim. Will I still get the $600? I suspect I will ONLY if I paid the taxes due by April 15. Is this correct? Thank you.
Posted by: kevin mccormally at 03/02/2008 04:04:56 PM
Note to Maria, who is concerned about taxes due on "other income." The only time the source of your income comes into play is when your net tax liability for 2007 is under $600(or $1,200 on a joint return). If you owe at least that much, you get the full rebate, regardless of the source of your income. You do need to file, though, to trigger the rebate. --Kevin McCormally, Kiplinger's
Posted by: dballejos at 03/05/2008 06:40:53 PM
My question is, if you owe a tax liability for 2007 but can't afford to pay the balance in full when you file and make payments monthly. Do you still qualify for the rebate or is the rebate applied to the balance owed for 2007?
Posted by: sam at 03/06/2008 02:01:38 AM
I just paid off my taxes from the 2005 year. I did not file yet for 2006, But I will have to pay in!So this year I have to file for 2006 and 2007. I will owe for both years. Will I still get the full tax rebate?
Posted by: Kathy at 03/10/2008 01:44:14 PM
For 2007, we had income over 85000 but did not owe taxes b/c of a withholding error that took forever to correct. For 2008, our only income will be from disability as my husband can no longer work and requires me home for his full time care. (The disability is an after tax plan.) Do we get any rebate & if so, how much? Tax guy gave us a number, calculator gave different amount. And a business friend said none--thanks so much
Posted by: Wendy at 03/19/2008 08:44:03 AM
I still owe taxes for 2006 and probably for 2007. I plan on filing 2007 before April 15th. I am making payments... Will I receive the tax rebate. Our family qualifies for $1800 according to everything I have read. Thank you!
Posted by: Kevin McCormally at 03/19/2008 09:25:39 PM
For Wendy...who notes she still owes taxes for 2006 and asks if she'll receive the rebate. The IRS can intercept rebates for any taxpayer who owes back taxes, back student loan payments or back child support. If you owe the IRS for 2006, the agency will likely claim your rebate as payment.
Posted by: Kevin Mccormally at 03/19/2008 09:28:10 PM
Note to Kathy who had income over $85,000 but owed not tax because of withholding problem. The issue is NOT whether your owed additional tax when you filed your return but whether you owed at least $1,200 in 2007 income taxes. The overwithholding does not impact your right to a rebate at all. If you owed at least $1,200 and your income was below $150,000 on a joint return, you should get a $1,200 rebate.
Posted by: Debbie at 03/20/2008 01:20:00 PM
My husband died in 2007 but paid taxes all year. I'm filing as married jointly (per the IRS). Won't I still get the full $1200 rebate since the return is joint? Even though he's gone?
Posted by: MsPerez at 04/02/2008 02:02:27 PM
My husband and I have already filed our taxes and had to pay a small amount which we mailed. The preparer did not take our banking info because we did not receive any money back. How will we know when we will receive the rebate?
Posted by: kevin mccormally at 04/03/2008 09:58:39 PM
Note to Debbie, whose husband died in 2007 (condolences): Yes, because you are filing a joint return for 2007, you will get the $1200 rebate, assuming you paid at least that much in tax for the year and your income isn't so high as to squeeze the rebate. And, even though this is really a prepayment of a 2008 tax break (and you won't file a joint return for 2008) you don't have to pay back the extra $600.
Posted by: kevin mccormally at 04/03/2008 10:02:56 PM
Note to MsPerez, who wonders how she'll know when her rebate arrives. Since you didn't include electronic banking info on your return, the IRS will mail your check to you. Folks who have refunds electronically deposited will get rebates electronically deposited; and folks who owe with their return can get an electronically deposited rebate if they include bank account and routing information on their returns. Since you didn't do so, though, watch for your check in the mail. You'll get a notice from the IRS telling you about when you'll receive it.
Posted by: Mrs. Hilton at 04/08/2008 12:00:05 PM
My husband and I underpaid our taxes this year and will owe taxes. We will have to pay by installment plan. Will we get a rebate?
Posted by: kevin at 04/09/2008 02:41:22 PM
Note to Mrs. Hilton who asks about installment payement plans and the tax rebate. The IRS will treat your rebate the same way it treats tax refund...which is to say the government will apply your rebate to the amount you owe via the installment payment plan. Sorry. Here's the rule from the IRS on refunds: "Any refund due you in a future year will be applied against the amount you owe. If your refund is applied to your balance, you are still required to make your regular monthly installment payment."
Posted by: Nicole at 04/09/2008 11:09:28 PM
Note to Mrs. Hilton. This is not a refund this is a rebate so I think you might just get a check
Posted by: shelly at 04/28/2008 09:41:02 PM
Does anyone know if you are owed back Child Support and there is a court order to Garnish Federal Taxes if I should get the stimulas check for my children ???
Posted by: donna at 05/01/2008 01:06:37 PM
note to shelly, if you are owed back child support and you get his federal taxes you will also get the stimulus check too. depends if he filed on or before april 15th. if he didnt chances are you will wait a bit.
Posted by: Linda Faber at 05/05/2008 11:16:02 AM
My husband owes back child support (shouldn't but laywers said cheaper to pay her instead of paying for a lawyer) and I filed joint with him and I also filed injured spouse. Do I get my portion of the rebate or does little princess get that as well?
Posted by: kevin mccormally at 05/05/2008 05:37:02 PM
Note to Shelly and Linda, re: child support. If you filed a Form 8379 injured spouse claim to protect part of your tax refund, that form will also protect your share of the rebate. Your husband's share will be captured to pay the back child support but you should get your share. --kevin mccormally, Kiplinger's
Posted by: vanessa at 05/07/2008 03:56:06 PM
My son's father owes alot of money in back support, I have revieved his tax return, but he still owes arrears. I was wondering if i will also get the rebate check he will recevie filing as single
Posted by: Sheryl at 05/09/2008 08:26:25 PM
I received only $600. I did not receive $300 for my 14 year old son. Who do I contact?
Posted by: Kathy at 05/12/2008 11:53:23 AM
My husband owes on a student loan, the last 2 years, I have filed injured spouse and received my half of our refund. This year, the IRS has rejected my claim, nothing has changed on our side. Is it because of the rebate?...does it matter if the injured spouse has income or not?
Posted by: kathy at 05/12/2008 12:22:30 PM
The IRS collects on my husband's student loan from before we married. The last 2 years I have filed injured spouse and collect my half of our tax refund. We live in a community property state. This year I received a letter stating they couldn't allow our claim. Nothing has changed on our side. Is the tax rebate affected also? Does it do any good to appeal these types of things?
Posted by: Manny at 05/14/2008 02:16:59 PM
What if a taxpayer owes money to the IRS from prior tax periods; does the rebate get applied to balances owed to the governent?
Posted by: Kimberly Tabb at 05/14/2008 02:17:17 PM
My rebate check was suppose to be in my bank account no later than May 9th because I did my taxes direct deposit but I have not received it yet! what should i do?
Posted by: Stacey at 05/14/2008 02:37:22 PM
If my husband claimed me as a dependent when we filed jointly am I correct in saying he will get his $600 plus $300 for our 2year old and I will not recieve a rebate check? thanks
Posted by: Karen at 05/14/2008 02:41:26 PM
My husband and I filed a joint return plus have one child. Instead of 1500, we received 900. Who do we contact to discuss?
Posted by: Wendy at 05/14/2008 02:46:54 PM
Since this is a "prepayment of a tax reduction going into effect in 2008" and it is based on my 2007 return, does this mean if my income dramatically changes that I possibly may owe this "rebate check" back in the 2008 tax filing year? (One of the jobs I have is 1099'd, commission, and my earnings can vary greatly).
Posted by: PATRICIA at 05/14/2008 02:46:57 PM
I guess I'm not the only parent who thought where's my other $300 for my child credit...the other ladies in my office are wondering too(several of them are in my..excuse me..our boat)
Posted by: Teresa at 05/14/2008 02:55:03 PM
We are a family of three, one of which is our 17 year old child, and we barely make above what is considered low income and we did not get but a six hundred dollar check for my husband. They say our child and I do not qualify...They act like it's their darn money, when in fact it is our money taken through taxes to provide the government with benefits you and I can not afford....
Posted by: Diane at 05/14/2008 02:57:02 PM
My husband and I filed jointly and have 1 child. We received $900. Is this right? We have our taxes done by the same preparer every year for the last 17 years and have always filed jointly.
Posted by: Carm at 05/14/2008 02:58:09 PM
Just received a notice indicating that the refund will equal what we paid in federal taxes last year (after deductions), not as much as the $1200 expected.
Posted by: James at 05/14/2008 03:01:57 PM
No rebate for married filing separately. Boo!
Posted by: Donna MC at 05/14/2008 03:13:31 PM
How much does an independent have to make in order to qualify for a rebate check? What is the minimum amount?
Posted by: Elizabeth at 05/14/2008 03:20:42 PM
My husband and I file a joint return and normally our AGI is about $48,000 or less. However, in 2007 we sold a second property we owned since we could no longer afford the upkeep of it. This brought our AGI to $195,000. Guess this means we get nothing for selling that property in the wrong year???
Posted by: Leia at 05/14/2008 03:27:50 PM
I have 2 questions 1. If a child is alternated between parents each year-does the one who claims the child in 2007 receive the full return and if so, is the other parent eligible for half. And #2 Does child support need to be paid from this form of income
Posted by: Becky Shreve at 05/14/2008 03:43:40 PM
We got a total of $703.00 (instead of $1200.) because that was our tax liability for 2007. So we merely got our taxes back - nothing more. What about people who don't have to pay taxes? They get more? Something is rotten for the middle class again.
Posted by: john bills at 05/14/2008 03:47:11 PM
Wife and I filed jointly. Both retired. Both receive ss. Only other income is 5k [my pension. We are 72 and 71.] We received 600. Why not 1200 ? thanx
Posted by: Nikki at 05/14/2008 03:58:37 PM
Do you still recieve a tax rebate if you had to amend your taxes (I didn't file 2007 taxes-I had to amend 2006 and recieved 2007 taxes) Does that make me qualified?
Posted by: Erika at 05/14/2008 04:02:55 PM
We will not be home during the summer and I am having mail forwarded to my summer residence. Will the check be forwarded or returned to the government?
Posted by: Angie Thompson at 05/14/2008 04:22:29 PM
I adopted a baby in 2007 and claimed him on my taxes with a federal tax ID number. Because his adoption was not finalized until 3/08, I have not been able to get him a social security number. My statement from the IRS said because he didn't have a valid SS number I would not receive the $300 for him. Is there anyway to fix this?
Posted by: MARIE at 05/14/2008 04:33:20 PM
Why is it that some retirees are getting the $300. rebate but how do others get like one we know $493. odd number.
Posted by: Marty at 05/14/2008 04:51:55 PM
Iam on SS disability, but also work part time. Between both I made more than my roommate, who works afull time job, my question is, why did he get $600.00 and I get $300.00. We did not make more than 18000 each this year.
Posted by: Nshado at 05/14/2008 04:52:00 PM
Read all the infor for qualifying. If your son does not qualify for the child credit, you won't get money for him.
Posted by: Rodd at 05/14/2008 04:56:26 PM
I also was short changed for my two kids. I have been asking and apparently it has been a fairly common issue.
Posted by: JEN at 05/14/2008 05:04:57 PM
I RECIEVED MY REBATE CHECK FOR 600.00 BUT WHERE IS MY DAUGHTERS CHECK FOR 300.00. SHE IS 8YRS OLD AND IM A SINGLE MOTHER.
Posted by: Jo at 05/14/2008 05:16:41 PM
I was disappointed to find out that if you don't make alot of money you do not get 1200.00 if you are married. I would think that the government would realize that the poor are the ones who need the help the most. My 18 year old son won't receive any rebate because I claim him as a dependent and he made as much as I did last year and was in high school. I don't understand the logic. But I do see that it is not what it seems...
Posted by: Scott Laird at 05/14/2008 05:17:03 PM
I am a US citizen living in Canada with US business income that is declared and filed using a 1040NR form. Am I eligible for the tax rebate? I appreciate your reply.
Posted by: Latisha at 05/14/2008 05:21:51 PM
I have an outstanding student loan and my husband filed injured spouse for this tax year and we received half of the stimulus amount....
Posted by: Mike at 05/14/2008 05:26:58 PM
The Treasury Dept. has been intercepting my tax refunds for 2 years so far to help pay back a student loan. My Wife went back to work at the end of 2007. We filed jointly and they took ALL our refund for the SL. Are they going to take the rebate, too?
Posted by: Jim at 05/14/2008 05:31:14 PM
These deceitful tax rebates will cost us billions in meaningless mail notifications, answering questions of the common sense challenged, and investigations...This program is another "Bush Blunder."
Posted by: Josette at 05/14/2008 05:33:46 PM
I had long term capital gains this year. As a result my Adjusted Gross income was more than in past years. Does the rebate account for this situation?
Posted by: Ronbo at 05/14/2008 05:43:58 PM
My father passed away this year and I have taken care of his estate business as the executor, includng filing his taxes. Should I expect a rebate check due to his active 2007 status?
Posted by: Jim Mueller at 05/14/2008 05:47:47 PM
Nobody explains why 17-year-olds are not worthy of a rebate. Why did being born before December 31, 1990 exlude them from being Americans? Why don't they count? How fair is it that my neighbor with a kid born in 1991 gets $1500 and we get $1200?...
Posted by: Sandy at 05/14/2008 05:57:09 PM
I am head of household (single) and have a 16 yr old daughter. I was suppose to get $600 for me and $300 for her. My total rebate was $765.00. Is there a reason I didnt get the full $900.00?
Posted by: Miguelina at 05/14/2008 06:00:54 PM
i received $600. but i didnt get the $300 for my 5 yr old son. who do i contact?
Posted by: Rich at 05/14/2008 06:05:28 PM
I didn't recieve anything. It seems that since my wife and I filed a Joint return even though only I had income, and she wasn't eliglible for a social security number, I have been disqualified from the rebate. The sad thing is that her social was finally issued shortly after we filed. Should we be disqualified because the government moves at a snail's pace?
Posted by: A Butler at 05/14/2008 06:13:08 PM
If you owe back child support you get nothing!!!!
Posted by: Linda at 05/14/2008 06:26:58 PM
I can't believe all the cripping...I got very little but it is more than I had last year and more than I will have next year...so I am just thankful.
Posted by: anotherkathy at 05/14/2008 06:37:03 PM
I put my direct deposit info on my 1040, but we owed and paid tax...
Posted by: Dave at 05/14/2008 06:39:30 PM
I have three kids in college, between 18 and 21 (all over 17). They are all dependents on my tax return. This is the first place I've seen that says that I won't get $300 additional for each of them. There's a big difference between $1200 for just my wife and I, and $2100 for for the five of us...
Posted by: Carol at 05/14/2008 06:44:16 PM
I used the IRS Turbo Tax Freedom to file online and to debit my checking account for the taxes I owed, all $44. Now I was told by that filing I would recieve a rebate of $300. The IRS debited my account ASAP...and I was suppose to recieve my rebate into my account BY May 9th. Nothing yet, and the "where's my rebate" site says they have nothing scheduled! What's happening to my rebate???? Also the IRS web site says I should be getting $600...Everyone I know who filed on line has already recieved their rebate. I was going on a short trip next week to see my grandchildren, guess that won't happen without the extra cash I need for the gas....
Posted by: Pamela at 05/14/2008 06:46:50 PM
The rebate is a joke. It costs more to process this entire thing than what it is worth. I am a tax preparer and told all of my customers not to hold their breath on what they were going to get, if they were going to get anything at all...
Posted by: David at 05/14/2008 06:52:59 PM
We recieved our rebate of 1200.00 minus 300.00 for my college student dependent that costs me more than she did before college. Seems anyone born after 12/31/1990 is not eligble. Go figure.
Posted by: Sue at 05/14/2008 06:54:44 PM
I filed as head of household for 2007 and I have a social secuity #, but my husband has an ITIN #. Will I recieve a check?
Posted by: svet at 05/14/2008 06:57:20 PM
If I am understanding this correctly......I find it slightly unfair. If you are a single Mom with 2 kids (dependents) in college and you are making over 75K a year you recieve the same amount as a single person with no dependents?
Posted by: Shelia at 05/14/2008 06:57:31 PM
i don't understand why people on disability can't get a check, They need the help as much or more then someone making 75,000 a yr. I get a small check each month,why don't i qualify?
Posted by: JoAnn at 05/14/2008 06:58:04 PM
We did not get the $300 for my then 17 year old son. I get that. But, we filed jointly and still only got $600 back, not the $1200. WHY ??? Do BOTH of us have to file income??? My husband is the only claimed income on our taxes but we do file jointly??? Is it because I do not claim any income under my own SS # that we didn't get the other $600 ?? I am a stay at home Mom.
Posted by: andy scontrino at 05/14/2008 07:18:03 PM
we filed jointly and got 600.00...nothing free folks.
Posted by: Mara at 05/14/2008 07:32:37 PM
I don't think it is right that people who owe taxes should have to go without the stimulus check. How is that helping us???..
Posted by: mitchell jones at 05/14/2008 07:53:11 PM
i am unclear as whether or not this is a rebate of taxes paid for 2007 or just an advance on next years refund like the last "rebate". does anyone know for sure?
Posted by: jeanne devitto at 05/14/2008 07:56:58 PM
so let me get this straight, because my husband and i work our rears off,and make over $150,000 we do not get a check and are penalized??..horrible..i should get a rebate check...
Posted by: Donna at 05/14/2008 07:59:38 PM
If you owe back taxes and have a lien on your property, you will NOT get the rebate. The amount will go towards what you owe.
Posted by: Thomas at 05/14/2008 08:03:24 PM
Married, filed jointly, expected the $1,200, but we only recieved $600. Our question is WHY?
Posted by: Sheena at 05/14/2008 08:21:12 PM
I am head of household(single) and I recieved 400.00 for my refund? Why was it not the $600.00?
Posted by: Joyce at 05/14/2008 08:21:55 PM
Why can't a disabled person who can't work but yet has income tax taken out of each monthly check be eligible? We need it for doctor bills.
Posted by: leslie at 05/14/2008 08:28:07 PM
in 2009 i will be able to claim my second child on my 2008 tax return and this year(2008) i received a few advanced payments on my tax credit. i dont get this. ..i thought this money was an incentive type thing not coming out of our 2008 return so does this mean my 2008 returns going to be greatly decreased?
Posted by: Karen at 05/14/2008 08:38:37 PM
I expected my stimulus check in early May and find now I don't know when I will receive it. I am married and filed separately....I...find the IRS statements are too confusing to understand.
Posted by: heidi at 05/14/2008 08:41:57 PM
this rebate is treated just like a return...any one who can take money from federal can take from the stimulus rebate...(an) ex- student loans , child support etc so maybe that explains a little about the figures being off
Posted by: jen at 05/14/2008 08:48:07 PM
My tax rebate was supose to be $2100 $1200 for my husband and i filing married jointly and $900.00 for are 3 kids all i got was $1500 i think they screwed up somewhere...
Posted by: Tammy at 05/14/2008 09:18:19 PM
I own a small business...I had to pay the IRS 631.00 this year ...Am I going to get a check back ? When should I expect it?
Posted by: Bonnie F Gary at 05/14/2008 09:59:21 PM
I filed a single return, which the IRS re-calculated and found I owed an additional $45.20, or so. When my stimulus check came, that amount still owed by me was deducted from the stimulus check. Perhaps that's what happened to others..
Posted by: Ronnie at 05/14/2008 10:19:02 PM
So if I made no money, I get no check?
Posted by: barbara dixon at 05/14/2008 10:22:53 PM
I have a student loan that I am trying to get discharged because I am...disabled on SSD. I was told I will not get stimulas check because of this...
Posted by: D C at 05/14/2008 10:31:12 PM
The fed gov offset my fed income tax return and then they also took my stimulus for payment on an old farming account for my ex-husband. I don't think this is fair, because the debt was not mine. They did not go after him because he had started to draw disability, but has already taken about $10,000.00 from me and I am remarried and working everyday. Tell me how am I to be stimulated by the stimulus?..
Posted by: bob at 05/14/2008 10:34:11 PM
my wife and I both work our butts off last year and I have a 12 year old son. We filed jointly, so I expected $1500.00 and we got $988.00..whoopee
Posted by: nicole at 05/14/2008 10:49:29 PM
Stop bitching- It's money you wouldn't normally get. Take what you get.
Posted by: Julie at 05/14/2008 11:05:12 PM
I claimed my daughter who is still in school (college) she is 20 years old and they won't give me the $300.00 for her as an dependent..I think she should get her $600.00 still becasue she is over 17 and I don't get any money for her.........
Posted by: GKR at 05/14/2008 11:11:05 PM
I filed my 2007 taxes electronically, I have already received my rebate as a direct deposit the first week in May.
Posted by: jan at 05/14/2008 11:13:14 PM
I received a little over 13,000.00 in social sercurity benifits filed a tax return for 2007 and have direct deposit, but the irs is telling me Ido not qualify for a stimulus check...
Posted by: Jennifer Jones at 05/14/2008 11:17:10 PM
If you owe IRS you will not be getting your stimulus refund unless there is any amount leftover afterwards. I also found out that if you owe the Feds they can snatch up your state tax refund as well.
Posted by: dale at 05/14/2008 11:24:30 PM
unfortunately, i cashed in a retirement bond i had and it raised my income to over 90,000.00 for the year....does that mean i made too much last year to get a stimulus check? thank you...
Posted by: S Kantner at 05/14/2008 11:33:17 PM
My husband and I only got $600 instead of the $1200..The reason.... after our tax credits we paid less than $600 in Federal tax, therefore they reduced our rebate down to $600. Means that our energy credit, and hope credit for our college age son the IRS counts against us. Sounds fair.... LOL...
Posted by: stacey at 05/14/2008 11:42:17 PM
..if you owe any kind of tax, student loans yeah you won't get it
Posted by: Alma E. at 05/14/2008 11:42:30 PM
I am an 81 yr. old widow,and am upset to think I may have made an error on my tax form I sent in. I didn't notice the Exemption box,I guess,and passed it up. No I do not have anyone supporting me. Just myself on SS..Do not make enough money to pay tax,so guess I really just flubbed up on that one. Exemption is just 1. Myself. Even went over it with an IRS representative,before mailing it,just to be sure. Have heard it won't stop me from getting my $300...Maybe I'll get a paper check? Thank you
Posted by: weldon at 05/15/2008 12:32:06 AM
...I got the check and I got $105...some rebate...tank of gas and a meal for me and my girl.... nuff said
Posted by: Stephanie at 05/15/2008 01:21:46 AM
I claimed head of household and single with my daughter (11) as my 1 dependent. I only received $600.00. Was I supposed to get $300.00 for her also?
Posted by: cassandra at 05/15/2008 01:22:25 AM
my husband and i filed a joint return this year and even though i filed and injured spouse form i didn't receive my share of the refund. it all went to his back child support...
Posted by: tedi at 05/15/2008 01:52:26 AM
...president bush...why dont you just keep the dang check...maybe it will pay for your daughters bridal gown
Posted by: DAVID WARREN at 05/15/2008 03:01:20 AM
OK I WAS TOLD THAT THE GOV WOULD'NT TAKE MY CHECK AWAY FROM ME BUT LOW AND BEHOLD THEY DID THE DEPT OF ED TOOK IT BECAUSE OF MY WIFES OLD STUDENT LOAN.ALL IT STIMULATED WAS MY ANGER LEVEL...
Posted by: diane at 05/15/2008 03:48:40 AM
i just did your tax rebate calculator and it said i should receive 600.00 i only received 300.00 i don't understand this.
Posted by: Mickie at 05/15/2008 04:46:04 AM
I dont think it is fair. I had about $2,995. and I cany receive any stimulis check..My income is well below the Poverty level, and never changes.
Posted by: LaShonda Glenn at 05/15/2008 10:25:18 AM
I am a single mother of two children 6 and 10. I didn't recieve but 300.00 dollars..What's up with that...That's not helping someone like me that's already struggling!
Posted by: lilbit at 05/15/2008 01:29:18 PM
Sandy, I already received my check and I filed head of household, (with) 2 children. They only pay you $300.00 for head of household and $300.00 for each child. So my check was $900.00
Posted by: Laurie at 05/15/2008 02:56:13 PM
Why penalize the people who VERY work hard to make a good living. EVERYONE should receive a check no matter what the income!! ...
Posted by: shellybelly at 05/15/2008 04:43:37 PM
...Word to the wise...DO NOT SPEND IT TILL IT IS IN YOUR HANDS...If the government wants to "stimulate" the economy, how about start drilling our own oil so we do not have to fork over 4.10 per gallon.
Posted by: Debby at 05/15/2008 05:06:21 PM
You did get the $300 for your son...you received $300.00 for yourself and for the child....You didn't make enough in 2007 to receive the full amount.
Posted by: betty phillips at 05/16/2008 04:25:06 AM
ok now i have a 17 yr old i claimed....she worked part time. so guess what she gets nothing. she can't get a check cause i claimed her but she is over 17. where is the justice here???
Posted by: Tray at 05/16/2008 02:48:36 PM
I was supposed to receive $600 for me and $300 for my child. I received $300 for me and $300 for her. Has anyone had any luck finding out why this is happening and who to contact. Please post any helpful information that you may have! :)
Posted by: Michelle at 05/16/2008 04:05:55 PM
the irs said you will get UP to 600 not you will get 600. You got 300 for u and 300 for your child which is 600. Hope this helps.
Posted by: Jimmiz at 05/16/2008 04:10:27 PM
If I take $1200 out of my savings account and put it into my checking account, Will that stimulate my economy??..Better upper management is what we really need!! When you spend your rebate, your supporting bad management. Donate it to a good cause....Education!
Posted by: christine at 05/17/2008 07:28:05 AM
My husband and I filed married joint at the end of february and we still have not received any stimulus check. Although we did file an addendum late march to include day care costs for our youngest child. at the time of filing we did not have day care's tax id number and since business was sold, it took some research. we have not received the amount owed to us from addendum yet either, but could the delay of stimulus check be because of the addendum?
Posted by: Lydia at 05/17/2008 04:31:44 PM
I filed married filing jointly,he is on SSI and i worked and i have 2 children that i claimed ...I did not receive a thing!!!
Posted by: Memaw1 at 05/17/2008 08:50:06 PM
I received $600.00 for myself and $300.00 for my 7 year old grandson who lives with me and I support. However, my husband has not received anything. I suspect that because he owes the IRS he will not get the $600.00. This is the one thing that is not addressed in any of the information I have looked up. This is not a refund, it is a stimulus check that everyone who files a return should get regardless of whether they owe back taxes that they are paying on. If they are not going to give you that check because of that, they should tell you so.
Posted by: trish at 05/17/2008 10:59:42 PM
I'm on a payplan for taxes owed and have been reliously making payments, and they are still going to take my refund away.
Posted by: NANA at 05/18/2008 01:56:47 PM
...THE IRS WILL SNATCH THE CHECK FROM ANYONE WHO IS PAYING OFF AN INCOME TAX DEBT. I AM A PARTIALLY DISABLED 75 YEAR OLD WHO HAS NEVER BEEN LATE IN MAKING MY MONTHLY DEBT PAYMENT. MANY OF US WHO ARE AT THE LOWER END OF THE FINANCIAL SCALE REALLY NEED THE MONEY TO SURVIVE...THIS IS NOT RIGHT...
Posted by: Rich at 05/18/2008 04:10:30 PM
I have three sons, I just received my stimulus money. I received $1800.00. My wife and I, plus 2 children under 17. My other son turned 18 in January, and filed a claim, but i also filed him under my taxesa as a dependent. He received a letter saying he was getting money for the stimulus rebates, but never received it. Should have gone into his account same day as mine according to schedule...
Posted by: montanah at 05/20/2008 07:51:01 AM
I want to understand why is it those of us who are on S.S.I. and cant file for taxes who are raising kids...are not allowed to recieve this stimulus check? I did not put myself in a disabled position and am very tired of being punished for being disabled...
Posted by: Emma Hood at 05/20/2008 09:29:26 AM
My son-in-law lost his job and is going to school paid for by the government. He is on unemployment and has 4 children. He has beeen told he does not qualify for the rebate. This does not seem fair when he lost his job due to downsizing and is training for a new one.
Posted by: Herb at 05/20/2008 09:48:59 AM
I can't wait to receive my check. I haven't decided what to do with it. Should I send it direct to China, since you can no longer buy anything made in the USA. This would stop payment of the middle man. Or should I go get gas in my vehicle and make one quick trip to the grocery store. It amazes me how we aid other countries, and yet our country is in bigger trouble and the american people get a big $600.00. Yippee!
Posted by: mhardin at 05/20/2008 10:48:06 AM
I have learned they will also take it if you have any defaulted student loans.....
Posted by: Joyce Bollinger at 05/22/2008 05:00:47 AM
One week I received the letter stating I would receive a rebate of $300 and the next week I received a letter stating that the IRS was going to get it for back taxes (which I had put in abeyance due to my income status). Meaning I had to make no payments on the back taxes. I am a divorced, 70 year old on social security only. I think I should have gotten the $300. It is not right...
Posted by: JIM at 05/23/2008 01:10:23 PM
There are literally millions of people who make monthly payments to the IRS. All of these people will not receive a rebate check. This is in direct conflict with boosting the economy. If the goal is to really boost the economy, go back to deducting the interest on credit cards and loans the way it was 15 years ago.
Posted by: Nika at 05/23/2008 02:59:50 PM
LOL...... Herb. so true so true.
Posted by: Constance at 05/26/2008 05:17:13 PM
I got married and didn't know my SSDI would become taxable at that very moment I married. Three years later they got me for THOUSANDS. This tax year (2007) they not only took our refund from our taxes, AND we had withheld extra to accomodate any problem, but they also took the so called stimulus...We are so angry and there's NOTHING we can do about it....
Posted by: Minnie at 05/29/2008 03:57:33 PM
Constance, Your spouse can file an injured spouse claim for any portion of his return that was seized to pay your taxes.
Posted by: J.L. at 06/04/2008 04:45:51 PM
Can you file an injured spouse where the rebate is concerned?...
Posted by: Pooch at 06/05/2008 02:55:15 PM
Ssme thing here...until I smartened up a couple of years ago and began filing 'married filing separately', I had my husband's back taxes deducted from my measley SSDI check (NOT WILLINGLY), and because he still owes for 2004, they took MY rebate check to offset that balance. They never took a penny from his bank account while he was mking 5 times what my monthly check was, still aren't and I'm stil paying because he refuses to claim 0 during the year. Be careful out there, you never know what's going to happen. He split from our 26 year marriage this past week never offering me a penny in return. Puts a smile on my face to know that he owes big time this year too, but at least I won't be penalized any more. (I hope.)
Posted by: bill at 06/05/2008 04:36:19 PM
I paid hundreds of thousands in taxes. Now I find that I am not even eligible for the stimulus check because of my income. I ask you, who would be more likely to spend this money immediately; me or someone who is earning under $7,5000 and has maxed out his credit cards at 18%. I will spend it, they will, if they are smart, pay off debt. And I was stupid enough to believe the purpose was economic stimulus, not social welfare....
Posted by: C.J. at 06/10/2008 02:16:35 PM
Overlooked in the tax rebate are the military retirees. We pay income tax on our pensions. The loop hole, it's not "earned income". I'm still proud to have had the chance to serve my country.
Posted by: Parent at 06/10/2008 02:27:01 PM
Why is that as a parent with two college aged students (who we claim as dependents for medical insurance and other pratical reasons) have 18-22 yr olds who work, file and pay their own taxes. were not given even the slightest rebate? Seems there would be thousands of those students, who would rush out and spend that money almost immediately...would have flooded retailers with that cash. Seems our government is really out of touch with the spending of a large group of up and coming educated voters.
Posted by: steve at 06/10/2008 02:27:36 PM
I too did not qualify for a rebate because of income but I paid tens of thousands in taxes in 2007. Where's the justice in that? I would have spent my check immediately instead of saving it or paying off a high interest credit card, which I pay off monthly anyway.
Posted by: Trip at 06/10/2008 02:50:55 PM
to Bill: If you paid hundreds of thousands in taxes last year, do you really need a $600 check?...I paid 96,000 in taxes this past year and I'm not complaining. There are people who really need that money..
Posted by: joan at 06/10/2008 03:07:49 PM
I have two sons in college. They live at home and have jobs. I claim them since I totally support them and only make 30k a year. They are over 17 so I didn't get a rebate for them, and they were claimed on my taxes so they aren't going to get theirs either. Wow! There must be millions of young adults and teenagers who fall in this category. Doesn't seem fair.
Posted by: randy at 06/10/2008 03:46:50 PM
Bill if you make that much money, you DONT NEED THAT CHECK...
Posted by: r.caicedo at 06/10/2008 04:16:27 PM
Very sad for those of us who pay our taxes on time. And also get penalized for making too much money to qualify for the rebate. How about cut us a break too, the economy is hurting all americans, not just lower income families.
Posted by: KR at 06/10/2008 04:40:38 PM
I thought this was a stimulus check; I wasnt aware that if the IRS is owed ...one wont get a check at ALL!! How is this supposed to boost the economy???...
Posted by: Tonya at 06/10/2008 05:25:41 PM
I do not understand how this is suppose to stimulate the economy if the government is taking back for student loans and back taxes. what is the deal with that?
Posted by: CHAR at 06/10/2008 06:03:38 PM
I get a letter telling me my GOVERNMENT STIMULUS CHECK will be in the mail by a certain date. Then two days later I get another letter telling me my OVERPAYMENT OF TAX REFUND of $600, I had already planned on using to replace the brakes on my car and put some on the Shell credit card I had run up thanks to the over charge of gas, was being applied to a penalty on money I had to take out of my pension two years ago in order to afford to move due to my home being torn down where I lived for 18 years, just so my landlady could stand to clear close to 5 mil. on the homes being built on that property, and to get myself a car that ran as long as I was paying a penalty and having to take money out anyway. Am I bitter>>>?? Ya think????...
Posted by: Debra at 06/10/2008 06:41:35 PM
What difference is this little bit of money going to make to anyone, including Walmart?( where EVERYONE is suppossed to spend it ) This is just another way to increase your yearly income and be taxed for it....
Posted by: joe at 06/10/2008 06:44:02 PM
I retired from work last January and am now on social security. I filed a tax return for last year and have been told that I do not qualify for the rebate. I don't understand why.
Posted by: Debbie at 06/10/2008 07:22:57 PM
Honestly, I understand all of you people making over 75k being frustrated...I make 26K a year and barely have enough to make it paycheck to paycheck. I did not get the check because I owe the govt.. go figure.. but it seems this money was not a "stimulus" but a way for the govt to give money to pay themselves.. The people out there that have enough to buy gas whenever they want ... please don't complain. I'd give up any stimulus check to even have a savings for retirement. Thanks!
Posted by: Eldon L. Finuf at 06/10/2008 07:50:16 PM
Do you think that there in any recourse for a person like myself who served 31 years in the US Air Force and another 12 as a civilian employee of the Air Force who happens to be married to a wonderful Japanese lady for the last 20 years but only has a Tax payer ID Number to get a refund. The US Embassy in Tokyo told us 20 years ago that if my wife did not plan to work in America she would not need an SSAN. So we did as we were told and now she can not get the rebate check and I also lose mine. It is strange how it works fine for paying my taxes but not for the rebate...
Posted by: B at 06/10/2008 08:06:30 PM
MY EX HUSBAND OWES BIG IN BACK TAXES FROM HIS BUSINESS AND I FILED WITH HIM EVERY YEAR I WAS MARRIED UNKNOWING THAT THEY WILL COME AFTER ME NOW....I AM A SINGLE MOM FOR CRYING OUT LOUD WHO WAS WILLING TO WORK WITH THE IRS...
Posted by: ROSE at 06/10/2008 09:01:48 PM
KR-you are so right, but it will reduce my IRS bill so I am trying to look at the bright side.
Posted by: Doug S. at 06/14/2008 06:44:13 AM
I made a misstake in 2003 and filed the wrong form. In 2005 I was informed that I owed over $3,000.00 in back taxes plus interest. In 2007 I had to file Chapter 13 and was making monthly payments on back taxes. I got a letter after filling my 2007 tax return saying I would not get any money. So this Tax rebate is not for everyone....
Posted by: Ken at 06/14/2008 09:37:47 AM
My In-Laws are both on social security and did not file a 2007 Income Tax Return. My mother-inlaw says she filled out something else and she thinks they are getting a rebate anyways. According to their SS# if this is correct they should have already received their refund. Anyone familiar with this scenario ???
Posted by: Larry at 06/22/2008 09:52:51 AM
I did file 2007 income tax. I have a yearly retirement income of only $13,500 well below the poverty level in most states but over the $3,000 income that is required to recieve a check.I ended up with a zero tax liablity and was informed by the I.R.S. that I would not recieve a check.Why is it that the rich people that can afford food and medical help get paid off by Bush and poor people that can't get by get nothing again.
Posted by: Cathy at 06/22/2008 01:00:28 PM
Att:Ken I am on Social security and received a payment even though I did not file my taxes. According to my ss numbers I should have received my check on May 16th. I did not get it until June 13th. You can go on the IRS website and find out if it was processed yet. I hope I was able to answer your question. But they are both entitled.
Posted by: Ellen at 06/22/2008 02:02:39 PM
It is a shame that an economic stimulus check from the government has to be a tax check. To those of us who did make mistakes when filing taxes in previous years ...it is a shame that we won't ever see our government check. The tax department will just take it. We don't get any kind of chance to use that for necessities, gas or groceries! And the penalties people pay for unfortunate mistakes on their tax returns is unreal!...
Posted by: Mary Sweet at 06/23/2008 08:31:36 AM
I did not receive my 2001 rebate and think this is just some kind of trick on the American masses to take the sting out of the iraq war snafu.
Posted by: Nancy at 06/23/2008 09:51:22 AM
Here's the long and short of it: 1. if your rebate was below the $300 or $600 amount, it's because you PAID in below $300 or $600 in income taxes. 2. If you didn't receive a child credit of $300, check to see if someone else (perhaps the dad?) is claiming the child on his income tax returns. 3. If you OWE taxes, support, etc. where the government is involved in collecting, your rebate will most likely be applied there. 4. Tell your 17 year old (or older child) to get a damn job. Then they will qualify for tax rebates of their own AND will be paying income taxes in too, as a contributing member of society 5. If you claim a person as dependent, legally, on your income tax return, They cannot receive a rebate; The rebate is BASED upon YOUR filing! If you wanted them to get their own rebate check, then don't use them as your own deduction! 6. Don't feel slighted if you won't be receiving a rebate because you made 'small mistakes on', or didn't even file, your previous years taxes. The rebate is a 'bonus' that you wouldn't have seen without this act of congress, and it is also money that you wouldn't have had to apply to money you owed either! Consider it a blessing. 7. If your question is not answered here, then it is probably already answered elsewhere on this site. If your question is repeated by dozens of others, apply their answer to your question;.
Posted by: Angered at 06/23/2008 10:23:28 AM
...Now if they were to increase our SSI/SSDI checks, and all others who are attempting to stay alive, we may just be able to actually live a somewhat better than normal life, maybe even fill up the car for a change
Posted by: Susan at 06/23/2008 11:28:21 AM
What a joke...If you don't make enough, you get no check...I have been a single parent for years...My two kids in college cannot get financial aid because I make "too much money" and they go off of my income until the age of 25...So I worked hard, went to college, and now I am told I made too much money to qualify...So, I am in debt for ever for college loans, and I get no stimulus check...we encourage people not to work and just receive welfare, for if they work they lose their benefits. What is wrong with all this??? Stimulus check???? Whateverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Posted by: Classie Simmons at 06/23/2008 11:38:19 AM
I don't think it's fair for the people who filed income tax, and didn't get a stimulus check, because their only income was unemployment. We...really need it...
Posted by: Nancy at 06/23/2008 11:41:20 AM
I fully agree with Larry, posted, June 22, 2008! I too am at poverty level, being disabled & widowed early - I have an income from SS of $17,000. I HOPE I get a check - I have not heard otherwise but I better. I agree that the rich will get theirs but the poor are continuing to be shunned, as always!!!
Posted by: DJP at 07/10/2008 01:14:03 PM
I filed my taxes, received my refund, and also received my stimulus payment. In between I found out that I missed filing two W-2 forms so I filed a 1040x form all before April 15th. After filing the 1040x form it brought my tax liability from 560 to 1020. We received oly 600 in our stimulus check. Did they only look at the first filing? Because according to all calculations we should have received 1020. That is what our true tax liability was.
Posted by: NJGATT at 01/31/2010 06:00:47 PM
Does anyone know if the IRS can Garnish my tax return due to my wifes old student loan? She aquired the loan before we were married and she did not make any income this year. We filed jointly but they have never been able to ganish my wages because she got the loan before we met.