My son did not receive his stimulus check ?

Question

My son made 5000 last year in college, and he recieved nothing, while my parents have NO income and they recieved $300 each.

What is the deal with this ?

Answer 1

Did you claim his as a dependent on YOUR return? If so, he would not receive a stimulus check.

BTW, Janice, above is NOT correct. You did NOT receive his money in your stimulus check even if you did claim him as a dependent. A dependent had to be under the age of 17 in order to receive money for him/her in the stimulus check.

Answer 2

Did you claim your son as your dependent on your 1040?  If you did you got his money not him.  Give it to him right now.

Answer 3

Bushed

Answer 4

Q: I know some people won’t get a stimulus payment. How do I know if I’m one of them?

A: You won’t get a stimulus payment in 2008, if any of the following apply to you:

You don’t file a 2007 tax return.

Your net income tax liability is zero and your qualifying income is less than $3,000. To determine your qualifying income, add together your wages, net self-employment income, nontaxable combat pay, Social Security benefits, certain Railroad Retirement benefits and certain veterans’ payments.

You can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return (whether or not you actually are claimed as a dependent on someone else's return). For example, this would include a child or student who can be claimed on a parent’s return. [Updated 4/15/08]

You do not have a valid Social Security Number.

You are a nonresident alien.

You file Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR-EZ, Form 1040PR or Form 1040SS for 2007.

Answer 5

He probably owes state or federal taxes or has missed a filing a return somewhere along the way. The states have been snatching these checks up left and right for back tax problems.