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Dear Quentin, I’m confused. My parents claimed me on their 2019 taxes (which was fine and agreed upon). However, I got married and filed my own 2020 taxes. When the third stimulus checks were released, my parents had not filed their 2020 taxes yet, so they received stimulus money for …

Millions of people who received the first two stimulus checks could watch the third round happen without them — if the House of Representative passes the Senate’s version of a $ 1.9 trillion rescue package with tighter payout rules. But the tax code could supply some people on the cut-off …

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When Americans started filing taxes last year, unemployment was at a 50-year low, the coronavirus pandemic’s official start was two months away and some of the earliest tax filers were powered by a sense of hyper-punctuality. This year’s tax season will start against a very different backdrop. Approximately 18 million …

Dear Moneyist, I have a question about the stimulus checks. I happened to have inherited my mother’s house, so if I don’t qualify, that’s fine. I’m working. I have a coworker who works massive amounts of overtime, and owns 10 homes, nine of which are rented. How did he get …

Dear Moneyist, I have 2 kids and I pay child support. I have one daughter who I didn’t know about until she was 5 years old. My arrears for child support have kept me down most of my life. My credit score never goes past 515. I have a hard …

Dear Moneyist, I am concerned that people are receiving another 11 weeks of unemployment benefits along with an extra $ 300 per week. I don’t have a problem with providing assistance to those who need it. It’s so sad to see families suffering financially. But what about these other people …

Now that President Trump has signed a $ 900 billion relief package authorizing a new round of direct payments, the new question for many is when they will receive the $ 600 checks. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said late Tuesday that direct deposits will begin tonight, and paper checks will …

Are you happy or sad that your monthly Social Security check next year will be approximately 1.2% higher than it is this year? Your answer no doubt depends on whether you look at the glass as half full or half empty. Had the Social Security Administration set next year’s COLA …