If i owe the IRS will i still get my stimulus check, or is that taken away?

Question

If i owe the IRS will i still get my stimulus check, or is that taken away?

Answer 1

It will be taken for what you owe.  If there's anything left over, they'll send it to you.

Answer 2

It is taken away.

According to the IRS:

Q. I'm eligible for a payment but I still owe federal income tax from a prior year. Will my payment be reduced?

A. Yes. For this purpose, the stimulus payment is treated like any other tax refund. This means that part or all of your payment can be used to pay past-due federal or state income taxes or non-tax federal debt such as student loans and child support. If this occurs, you will receive a letter explaining how the stimulus payment was applied.

Answer 3

"IF" either you owe or you don't, the stimulus payment will be offset and applied to your debt.

Answer 4

The IRS is required by law to use any Refund or Stimulus payment to any outstanding tax liability you have.  If you owe less than the Stimulus payment the IRS will mail you a check for the difference.  The IRS will send you a letter telling you how the Stimulus payment was applied.

Answer 5

Good question, usually if you owe and they spot it , then automatic deficit, if this stimulus is from a different department then maybe you will still get it. Either way it did you a favor.

Answer 6

If you owe the IRS $1,000 and your stimulus check is $600; they will catch it and will issue a check for the difference ($1,000-$600) for $400.

According to the IRS, "Q. I received my stimulus payment, but it was less than what my friends and neighbors received. Why?

Your payment may be less than the maximum for one or more of the following reasons:

===You owe back taxes that reduced your payment."

Answer 7

They will keep your money..... We have a payment arrangement with the IRS as well and just received the bad news today..... They will garnish our entire $1800 and put it towards our back taxes. No stimulus check for us, but at least it reduces our tax payments by a lot!