Maybe they can spend part of those checks in their neighborhood restaurants (where they are now), as I understand they all remained open.
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Posted on 04/15/2020 6:40:07 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Deceased people are receiving $1,200 coronavirus stimulus payments from the federal government on Wednesday.
A Twitter user posted about his deceased grandmother receiving a check.
“Deceased people are receiving stimulus checks today,” he wrote on Wednesday. “My grandmother passed away in 2018 — and $1,200 was deposited in her bank account today.”
The direct payments are based on individual or joint tax filings from 2018 for individuals and families who have not filed their 2019 tax returns. Social Security beneficiaries who did not file returns in those years also qualify for the payments.
Just the News has reached out to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to find out if there is a system in place to recoup the payments incorrectly made to dead people and inmates but the agency declined to comment. The Treasury Department and the Social Security Administration did not respond to requests from comment on Monday and Tuesday.
Citizens Against Government Waste President Tom Schatz told Just the News on Wednesday that the IRS relies on data submitted to the federal government from states about deceased taxpayers and inmates and some of the data is outdated. This leads to direct payments going to ineligible individuals such as deceased or incarcerated taxpayers.
"The death file, as it's called, is always out of date and that's always a problem either for normal Social Security payments and certainly in this case for the stimulus checks as well coming to dead people," he said. "It's going to happen. There's no way to avoid it because the information is not up to date and the IRS does not have the most advanced technology, as we know. It's always going to create problems simply because it is not efficient."
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“Turns out getting free stuff is too attractive.”
The Democrat bribe money is not free stuff, it is money stolen from future generations.
Another government giveaway, another couple billion lost to corruption. The usual grifters were first in line ... and second ... and third ... I’m sure.
"And it's not our money, so why should we lost any sleep over it? Meh ..."
Could be the estate hasn't been probated yet.
Her name wasn’t Jarndyce, by any chance ...?
Why is a bank account open two years after her death? Usually banks freeze them within minutes of hearing of the death. I remember my dad racing my grandfather to the bank when my grandmother died in the 1970s,
My first question is...WHY is that bank account still open??
Funeral home supposed to do that
You are right
My Dad passed away on December 22nd, 2018...Mom filed her 2018 taxes as “Married - Joint” as she is supposed to. (She hasn’t filed her 2019 “Single” taxes yet). Her “helicopter $$” direct deposit came today for $2400., I told her to keep $1200. “in reserve” in case of a “claw-back” on her 2020 return.
But since the Feds decided to use the 2018 filing status, and my Dad was alive for about 99% of 2018, I think a “claw-back” would be kinda low class...the Feds made the “2018 return” decision they should probably stick to it. They could have said “no payment until you file your 2019 return”, but didn’t do that.
How could the government not check to see who was deceased before sending out this money? They had better do so now and claw it all back. Anyone who spends it should be charged with fraud.
Somebody’s probably getting her social security benefit too.
No reason to think this is not widespread too.
Funding for the (D) candidates this way is only appropriate since they will be getting her vote.
The money was intended for your dad to spend. Is he going to be able to do that?
My mom’s estate took seven years to process. It was hell.
Heirs could not agree or just complicated?
Yup, let’s do vote by mail, what could go wrong
Nope, but my Mom could spend it if you are looking for an “economic boost”.
But if it is for “virus hardship expenses” then they should probably do a “claw-back” of the money. But the point is the Feds made a call that had consequences (all the married people who died in 2018) and they should have known the consequences and dealt with them in advance.
Frankly, your sister should keep the check. At this point in time $1200 is $1200.
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