My Stimulus Check is not as much as I thought it would be?

Question

I checked the status of my Stimulus Check on irs.gov and it said that I will be getting a $600 checked mailed by next week. I thought that if you claimed Head of Household and had one qualifying child, your would get $900?

Answer 1

My daughter only got 300 for her qualified child.  She wasn't old enough to get her 600, even tho she made enough money.  She was pissed.

Answer 2

Free money and you still whine. Go to work.

Answer 3

1.  (Most likely), you paid $300 or less in taxes, so you barely qualified for $300 for yourself.

2.  You let the dad claim the child on his tax return (he would get the $300 for the child).

3.  Your income was over $75,000 and you were hit with a phaseout.

Answer 4

Depending on how much you made in 2007, you could either get $600 for yourself and $300 for the child - or, if you didn't make enough, you could get $300 for yourself and $300 for your child.

Answer 5

You have to claim your child as a dependant to receive the $300.  If you made more then $75,000 last year the amount ($600) reduces on an escalating scale.

Answer 6

Your income may be too low to get the full $600 for yourself.  Single people are eligible for a rebate of UP TO $600.  Most people, including the media, seem to be ignoring the UP TO part.

To get the full $600, you must have had a tax liability that was at least $600.  If your tax liability was below $300, you would only receive $300 plus the $300 for your child.  Look at it this way:  You are still getting back more that you paid in last year.