Economic Impact Payments
The San Francisco Chronicle last week published this useful Q&A on public benefits and emergency relief linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Business columnist Kathleen Pender reached out to several Bay Area organizations serving public benefits recipients and unhoused people for answers on Economic Impact Payments, unemployment, and related topics. BayLegal…
MoreFraud Alert The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) informs the public that there have been reports of nursing homes and assisted living facilities requiring residents to sign over their Economic Impact Payments. According to the FTC: [T]hose economic impact payments are considered tax credits and tax credits don’t count as “resources”…
MoreMay 5 is the final day for SSI recipients who did not file a 2018 or 2019 tax return to claim their dependent children on the IRS non-filers’ web tool in order to receive the additional $500 per qualifying child this year. Those who do not file by 5/5 can…
MoreTake Action by May 5th to Receive Your Full Economic Impact Payment! [Update 4/24/2020: Deadline for action has been extended to May 5th]. If you are a Social Security recipient with dependents and you did not file federal income taxes for 2018 or 2019, you need to take action by TUESDAY, MAY…
MoreGovernor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday that he has issued an Executive Order protecting stimulus payments from garnishment by consumer and government debt collectors, and also providing payment relief to 1.1 million Californians with privately held student loans. The order is effective immediately and applies retroactively. The text of the order…
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