Has anyone lost their stimulas check yet?

[surferboy]

I filled April 15th. My 341 meeting is not until 06/02. I should get mine back on 05/16. I was just wandering if anyone has lost theirs yet. Or if anyone else out there lives in Pensacola Florida and has lost theirs.

I wander what would happen if I spent it on home repairs before my 341 meeting? And kept my receipts

[Cali]

Have you talked to your attorney about spending the stimulus?

I filled April 15th. My 341 meeting is not until 06/02. I should get mine back on 05/16. I was just wandering if anyone has lost theirs yet. Or if anyone else out there lives in Pensacola Florida and has lost theirs.

I wander what would happen if I spent it on home repairs before my 341 meeting? And kept my receipts

[surferboy]

No I am filling without an attorney.

[sunshine mary]

We lost ours yesterday at our 341 meeting. It was 1500.00 We just got it last Friday ...My attorney and some other attorneys in the area are going to fight them taking the stimulus post petition so we'll see if the trustee actually ends up with it or not ? I am in the middle district of Fl. It sucks because we could really use that ( like everyone else ! ) but it is what it is..sucks though LOL !!

[mysterie91]

One of the attoney's at the 341 today said the trustee will take the stimulus - even the portion that is for my son. I am pretty ticked about it.

[sunshine mary]

It really shouldn't be allowed. It was not intended for the trustee.

[surferboy]

Man I don't like the sound of that. Should I tell the irs to mail it out to me instead? If they mailed it out I wouldn't get it until July and my 341 meeting is on 06/02.... Or do you think that that would make a difference?

Dang it. I just don't think that that is right for them to take it. Like you guys I could really use it to fix the house up.

[danaf]

They can't take it if you spend it first. And they can't take it if you can cover it with exemptions.

[Cali]

Exactly, or in my case you have paid all fees but haven't filed yet because you want to spend your rebate first.

They can't take it if you spend it first. And they can't take it if you can cover it with exemptions.

[dragonnfly]

Calling the IRS to send you a check instead will do you no good. I called to change the bank account it was going into and they couldn't nor would they just send me a check. They said if I closed the account it was going into it would just come back to them and then they would send me a check. I filed on 4/08 I received mine today. It will be spent by Saturday. I made a list and am saving receipts of what I spent it on. We didn't use our wild card so we should be OK. My 341 hearing is also on June 2nd.

[southernbelle]

I had my 341 today and the Trustee handed out a sheet that clearly stated not to spend the stimulus check because it was property of the bk estate. I live in Louisiana.

[danaf]

I think it sucks that they are taking stimulis checks but it is an asset and therefore up for grabs, as we are seeing. I think Phoenix did a whole study on this a few months back. Phoenix, sorry you spent so much time on that for it to come to this.

So for those of us on the verge of filing - either exempt it, or wait until you receive and can spend it down on legitimate expenses (ie. dentist, eyecare, clothing, food - items that are neccessary for living). That's really the best we can do at this point. And save receipts!

I definately plan on bringing both my tax refund receipts & rebate receipts when I attend my 341.

[surferboy]

We didn't use our wild card so we should be OK.

We have not used a wild card either....What is the wild card?

So should I spend it before the 341? I am getting back 1200 and I could easily spend it on repairs to the house....We need insulation in our attic, shoot we need new carpet too... hehe. Or I could sod the yard. I have two weeks to do it....

Also I am filing a joint bk and i have two kids. My exemptions would only be 2000 right?

[Cali]

I don't have receipts from my tax return receipts, because I didn't know in Feb. that I would be actually filing BK. But I will keep receipts from the rebate spending.

I think it sucks that they are taking stimulis checks but it is an asset and therefore up for grabs, as we are seeing. I think Phoenix did a whole study on this a few months back. Phoenix, sorry you spent so much time on that for it to come to this.

So for those of us on the verge of filing - either exempt it, or wait until you receive and can spend it down on legitimate expenses (ie. dentist, eyecare, clothing, food - items that are neccessary for living). That's really the best we can do at this point. And save receipts!

I definately plan on bringing both my tax refund receipts & rebate receipts when I attend my 341.

[healgthebroken]

I live in WA state and they took mine... $1800