Why didnt I recieve my full stimulus refund check back?

Question

I was supposed to get 600 and I only received 380 or something like that. I had somebody do my taxes, but what I owed them came out of my income tax not my refund check. So why didn't I revieve all of it?

Answer 1

How do you know you were "supposed to get" $600.  The amount of your rebate is the amount of your tax liability UP TO $600, it isn't $600 if your tax wasn't that much.

Answer 2

Do you have any unpaid student loans or child support? What was your Adjusted Gross Income? There are all kinds of things that could have reduced your amount.

There's a calculator at the IRS website that should tell you exactly how much you should have gotten back.

This is from the IRS website:

Q. I received my stimulus payment, but it was less than what my friends and neighbors received. Why?

A. Your economic stimulus payment will be based on information provided on your 2007 income tax return.

Many, but not all, taxpayers qualify for the maximum basic payment of $600 for singles or $1,200 for married couples. Many parents are also receiving an additional $300 for each qualifying child, born after Dec. 31, 1990.

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

You are single and your net income tax liability is less than $600. If you file Form 1040 net income tax liability is the amount shown on Line 57, plus the amount on Line 52.

You are married and your net income tax liability is less than $1,200.

You are single and your adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than $75,000. On Form 1040, AGI is the amount on Line 37.

You are married filing a joint return and your AGI is more than $150,000.

You owe back taxes.

You have non-tax federal debts such as unpaid student loans or child-support obligations.

Around the same time you receive your payment, you will receive a notice from the IRS explaining how your payment was figured. It is important to keep this notice as a record of your economic stimulus payment. In addition, you’ll get a separate notice if you owe back taxes or non-tax debts.

Answer 3

You might not have made enough income.