Dead People Are Receiving Stimulus Money, The IRS Isn’t Clear About What Their Families Should Do – By Aaron Homer (Inquisitr) / April 16 2020
‘What happens to widows like me who are getting the $2400? Will they want the $1200 back?’ one woman asked.
When the Treasury Department began depositing $1,200 coronavirus stimulus payments into taxpayers’ bank accounts this week, an untold number of those deposits went into the accounts of people who have died, The Independent reports. The family members of the survivors are now trying to figure out what to do with the money that isn’t theirs, as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) hasn’t provided clear guidelines.
It’s not uncommon for a bank account to be managed jointly — by a husband and wife, for example, or a parent and their adult child. Based on reports surfacing on social media, it seems several account-holders who shared an account with a person who is now deceased are finding they’ve received money for their dead loved one.
“My husband passed away in May, 2018 and I received [a] stimulus check for him deposited to my account. I did not filled [sic] my 2019 taxes yet,” one Twitter user wrote.
“I just received $2400 from the stimulus package… what happens to widows like me who are getting the $2400? Will they want the $1200 back?” asked another.
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie, who was the only member of Congress to vote against the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus relief package, has been retweeting tweets from users who have received money not intended for them.
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