[BlindTlk] FW: [NFBofSC] Fwd: [Chapter-Presidents] Fwd: Revised Information from the IRS about the Stimulus Check

[James Kelm]

Hurray!!!




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From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marci Carpenter via BlindTlk
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Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] FW: [NFBofSC] Fwd: [Chapter-Presidents] Fwd: Revised Information from the IRS about the Stimulus Check

You do not have to report this money because the federal government is sending it to you. It will not affect other disability-related payments.

Marci

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> On Apr 2, 2020, at 10:25 AM, James Kelm via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Does anyone know if the money that we receive via the stimulus checks will affect our disability?  Will we have to report the stimulus check as income, and it will therefore reduce our disability?  Boy I hope not!
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> James
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Justin Williams via BlindTlk
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2020 9:58 AM
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> Cc: Justin Williams
> Subject: [BlindTlk] FW: [NFBofSC] Fwd: [Chapter-Presidents] Fwd: Revised Information from the IRS about the Stimulus Check
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> Read the IRS statement below.
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> I'm forwarding the entire chain so you can follow the path if you want.
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> In a reversal Wednesday, the Treasury Department and the IRS announced that those who receive Social Security benefits and are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file a "simple tax return" to receive an economic impact payment. 
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> Instead, payments will be automatically deposited into their bank accounts.  
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> “We want to ensure that our senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and low-income Americans receive Economic Impact Payments quickly and without undue burden,” said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin  <https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm967> in a statement. “Social Security recipients who are not typically required to file a tax return need to take no action, and will receive their payment directly to their bank account.”
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> The IRS will use the information on the Form SSA-1099 and Form RRB-1099 to generate $1,200 payments to Social Security recipients who did not file tax returns in 2018 or 2019. They will receive these payments as a direct deposit or by paper check.
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> Before the announcement, the IRS posted guidance  <https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payments-what-you-need-to-know> on its website that said low-income taxpayers, senior citizens, Social Security recipients, some veterans and individuals with disabilities would need to file a "simple tax return" to receive an economic impact payment.
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> However it is about 
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> From: NFBofSC [mailto:nfbofsc-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tiffiny Mitchell via NFBofSC
> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 7:27 AM
> To: nfbofsc at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Tiffiny Mitchell <tmmitc


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