How can it be that I don't get a tax rebate because I didn't make enough money? I made enough to pay taxes

Question

I found out the other day that I wasn't getting a rebate. On the same page the told me I didn't make enough money, it also said that people that made 100,000.00 or more, would maybe get a little less than other people. Didn't they say that all you had to do was file, and you would be eligibile? I am rageing!! Who can I rage to? Thanks for any help

Answer 1

You had to make at least $3k. The IRS never said everyone was eligible. Why should you get a stimulus check if you didnt even pay enough in taxes to qualify?

Answer 2

If you're referring to the stimulus check, go to the IRS website. You can find answers to all your questions there.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,i...

Answer 3

That really sucks that you aren't gonna get one, something we all have to do is pay taxes and if you work for someone that has a legitimate business they pay taxes which means you do too.  Look at it this way at least you found out you aren't gonna get one opposed to me not knowing that I got one and my wife didn't tell me and blew it all gambling and didn't win at all, so I would say you can count yourself luckier than me to say the least.  I would say get ahold of the IRS website to get all the criteria and stuff.

Answer 4

My mother in law had this problem.  If you made less than three thousand dollars, you don't qualify.

Answer 5

didn't make enough or made too much?

you aren't being clear

any single person who made over 90-something thousand became ineligible altogether

Answer 6

No.  It was never published that "all you had to do was file a return".  All information stated that you must have $3000 of "qualifying income".  Some excluded income was pensions.  I thought that was apretty bogus way to treat U.S. retirees.

Answer 7

No, nowhere did it say that if you filed, you got a rebate - there are lots of people who filed but didn't qualify for a rebate.

And one of the issues is that if you had AGI over $75,000 ($150K on a joint return) it starts to phase out, by 5% for each $1000 you are over the limit.

If your qualifying income was under $3000 for the year, then you didn't make enough to get the rebate.  Qualifying income is income you earned from working, social security income, railroad retirement, and some VA benefits.  Even if you didn't have $3000 in qualifying income, but had enough other income to pay federal income taxes, you should qualify, so something about what you say doesn't make sense.

Your complaint is with your congressman and senators, since they are the ones who passed the law.

Answer 8

You would have to have reported less than $3,000 of taxable income to be not eligible.  If you had an AGI over $75,000 as a single filer or $150,000 as a married filer your stimulus payment will be reduced by 5 percent of the income above the AGI thresholds.