Stimulus rebate / tax refund - What happens to it in bankruptcy?

[Cali]

I checked again, and it is due to be deposited into the account on 5/16, even though our last 2 digits is 06.

[Bit_Image]

Mine finally worked to, this is what it says...

Your total Stimulus payment was calculated as $2,081.20 and consists of the following:

Basic Amount: $881.20.
Qualifying Child Amount: $1,200.00 (Based on 4 qualifying children).
Your payment of $2,081.20 is scheduled to be mailed on May 16, 2008. If you do not receive the check by June 13, 2008, please contact us again. For information about how to file a claim because you have not received your check, or it was lost, stolen, or destroyed, please continue.

Your Stimulus payment was reduced based on your 2007 qualifying income, or it was limited to the amount of your 2007 Net Income Tax Liability.

[Cali]

At least now you know you will get something.

Mine finally worked to, this is what it says...

Your total Stimulus payment was calculated as $2,081.20 and consists of the following:

Basic Amount: $881.20.
Qualifying Child Amount: $1,200.00 (Based on 4 qualifying children).
Your payment of $2,081.20 is scheduled to be mailed on May 16, 2008. If you do not receive the check by June 13, 2008, please contact us again. For information about how to file a claim because you have not received your check, or it was lost, stolen, or destroyed, please continue.

Your Stimulus payment was reduced based on your 2007 qualifying income, or it was limited to the amount of your 2007 Net Income Tax Liability.

[justplaintired]

Finally it worked! We are getting 1795.90 and it will be mailed on May 16th. We are those unlucky ones who paid our fees to Taxact out of our refund. So that means we will be waiting awhile to file. Atleast we finally showed up! I am not quite as worried now, would have like to have had it sooner.

[cleo1357]

Just came back from my 341- no mention of the stimulus check. My lawyer is fairly certain they will not try to touch them. Keeping fingers crossed

[justplaintired]

Just came back from my 341- no mention of the stimulus check. My lawyer is fairly certain they will not try to touch them. Keeping fingers crossed

Good luck! Personally, and I know what I think won't matter to any trustee, I think the stimulus checks should be off limits. That is not what they were meant for. The are meant to stimulate the economy, not a creditors wallet!

I know we are waiting to file to protect ours, we need it way more then those creditors do. We are struggling as it is and hubby hasn't gotten any O/T for awhile, so right now things are very tight. That's how we ended up here in the first place, lost O/T. Now we are feeling what it's going to be like without cc and it's going to take serious budgeting!

[soleprop]

whew the link finally worked for me - supposedly tomorrow deposit and my last 2 digits are 38 if it helps anyone!

[southernbelle]

At my 341, my Trustee handed out a sheet of paper for us to sign stating that we would turn over our stimulus check. Oh well, I wouldn't have gotten it anyway because I owe the IRS. I was shocked I got my tax refund. Less to pay later.

[Cali]

My sister is 39 and she gets hers on Friday the 9th, the same day we get ours with last 2 of 06.

whew the link finally worked for me - supposedly tomorrow deposit and my last 2 digits are 38 if it helps anyone!

[Poppie]

Sorry if this was answered already. I read through, but I had to skim over some posts.

Will the stimulus check be counted as income for those of us who haven't filed yet? In other words, when they do the 6 month income test, will this rebate check be added to it? I'm literally just a few dollars underneath the median income requirement, and if they count this, it will put me over. Thanks!

[Bit_Image]

Has anyone received their paper check stimulus yet?

[Cali]

I thought the paper checks weren't to be sent out until the 9th.

Has anyone received their paper check stimulus yet?

[jerzey]

I am in Las Vegas
My Lawyer said "expect them to take it"
We filed a chap 7

guess i will find out @ the 341

[momof5]

Doing a happy dance!!! We were told Friday that it could 10-12 weeks due to having amended our tax return. Such a pathetic amendment too as it changed nothing. Still I checked the website this morning and still got the "we are sorry message". That was my last chance. I was taking new stuff over to the attorneys office as we decided that there was no way we could wait that long to file. It would be about 7 days before we get into sign again but at least this way the most important thing is done. As depressing at it was we finally found a way to be okay with losing it to the trustee. But then I got delayed as my little one wasnt feeling to well. Fast forward ahead about 2 hours.....
So there I was, shoes on...keys in hand ready to leave and thought to myself..just check one more time. Its become such a habit! and Guess what?

A whole new message!!! Whoohooo..

Basic Amount: $600.00.
Qualifying Child Amount: $1,200.00 (Based on 4 qualifying children).

Your payment of $1,800.00 is scheduled to be deposited to your bank on May 16, 2008.


I could just cry! Junes mortgage is going to be paid now as well as the car payment and so we really will have a fresh start! What a wonderful begining. Actually ahead of everything finance wise. This is living proof that sometimes good things can actually happen just when you think it cant!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

[nomoneynomore]

I discussed this with my lawyer. She has been told that several trustees in Kansas ARE taking the stimulus rebates. It does depend on the trustee. We were advised to wait until we had received our rebate to file. We were told that we could get the rebate, then file the very next day and they could not touch the rebate. We do, however, need to keep track of how we spend it. If it is spent on "stuff" you can get in some binds, but if you put it toward bills etc, you should be fine.