Round Two: Low-income workers in Massachusetts will receive $500 this month (2023)

FAQs

Who qualifies for the$ 500 Massachusetts stimulus check? ›

Based on filed 2021 Massachusetts tax returns, individuals will be eligible for a $500 payment if their income from employment was at least $13,500 and their total income put them below 300% of the federal poverty level.

To qualify, you must have been a California resident for at least six months during the 2020 tax year and need to have filed your 2020 tax returns before Oct. 15, 2021 — and not be listed as someone else's dependent during the 2020 tax year.

Massachusetts stimulus check payments to qualified residents began on November 1, 2022. They're available to anyone who filed a 2021 Massachusetts income tax return by October 17, 2022, and paid Massachusetts personal income taxes. Payments are equal to 14.0312% of your 2021 Massachusetts income tax liability.

Workers who support food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for needy groups and individuals, including in-need populations and COVID-19 responders (including travelling medical staff).

If you paid personal income taxes in Massachusetts in 2021 and filed your 2021 Massachusetts tax return by October 17, 2022, you should have received, or will soon, receive a 2022 Massachusetts tax rebate. Almost all of the refunds are expected to be issued by December 15.

This rebate was split into two equal payments, delivered in June and August 2022. The funds were sent automatically to taxpayers who filed a 2021 state return. If you don't typically file a state income tax return but do so for 2021 by May 31, 2023, you'll receive your rebate by direct deposit or check.

Good news for seniors and the disabled: Automatic $1,200 stimulus payments for people receiving Social Security retirement, survivors or disability insurance benefits (SSDI), or Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) benefits, are scheduled to begin arriving this week.

As of July 2022, the federal government doesn't appear to have any plans to send a fourth stimulus check to all U.S. residents.

Payments are expected to be issued by September 30, while those who have filed an extension with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have the June deadline pushed to October 17 and can expect to receive the checks by January 31, 2023.

Stimulus update: One-time tax rebate checks being sent out now in Massachusetts from $3 billion pot.

Who gets the 4th stimulus check? ›

California: California will be giving payments of up $700 for joint filing couples earning less than $150,000 annually, with individuals qualifying for up to $350.

Nonessential businesses include public-facing industries such as entertainment, hospitality, and recreation facilities, including but not limited to community and recreation centers; gyms, including yoga, barre and spin facilities; hair salons and barber shops, nail salons and spas; casinos; concert venues; theaters; ...

Workers who are essential to maintain critical infrastructure and continue critical services and functions.

The maximum check is $841 in 2022 for eligible individuals for this federal program, which provides support to disabled, blind and elderly people who have little or no incomes. The average monthly benefit is $624.

Social Security Retirees and Disability recipients who are eligible for the payment will get the stimulus checks/payments deposited the same way they currently get their payments.

With inflation in America at an all-time high, seniors and others on a fixed income have been some of the hardest hit by the rising costs of groceries, utilities and fuel.

How much California residents will receive is based on their income, tax-filing status and household size. Single taxpayers who earn less than $75,000 a year and couples who file jointly and make less than $150,000 a year will receive $350 per taxpayer and another $350 if they have any dependents.

Is Social Security getting a stimulus check in September 2022? ›

No, Social Security recipients will not receive a bonus payment in September.

SSI benefits increased in 2022 because there was an increase in the Consumer Price Index from the third quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2021. Effective January 1, 2022 the Federal benefit rate is $841 for an individual and $1,261 for a couple.

It's not too late to get any missed stimulus checks. You will need to file a 2020 tax return to get the first and second stimulus checks and a 2021 tax return to get the third stimulus check. To claim your first and second stimulus checks, wait until the 2023 tax season begins to get help filing your 2020 tax return.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, taxpayers will receive a refund equal to about 14% of their personal income tax liability in Massachusetts for Tax Year 2021.

California. Sometime "between October 2022 and January 2023," millions of Californians will receive a tax rebate paid out in cash — either as a direct deposit or debit card — totaling up to $1,050. Most Californians will qualify for at least some money.

Your Online Account: Securely access your individual IRS account online to view the total of your first, second and third Economic Impact Payment amounts under the “Economic Impact Payment Information” section on the Tax Records page. IRS EIP Notices: We mailed these notices to the address we have on file.

Recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) who do not typically file tax returns will automatically receive $1,200 stimulus payments based on their SSA-1099 benefit statements. The tax forms go out to Social Security recipients and SSDI beneficiaries every January.

Direct deposit payments to people who previously received GSS direct deposit payments began on October 7, 2022. The FTB sent those payments through October 25.

When am I getting my inflation check? ›

Around the same time the first batch of debit cards go out, the state will begin issuing direct deposits to non-GSS recipients who filed taxes electronically in 2020 and received their tax refunds by direct deposit. The remaining eligible recipients will be paid between December 2022 and January 2023.

While the budget as proposed does not include another round of Golden State Stimulus checks, the governor left open the possibility for more tax rebates this year as the state figures out what to do with its massive budget surplus — one potentially large enough to exceed California's constitutional limit.

You can claim up to $500 for each dependent who was a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien in 2021. The credit for other dependents is not refundable, which means it can only be used to reduce your tax liability. These dependents include: Dependents who are age 18 or older.

$1,400 per-person checks

Single people making less than $75,000, heads of household making less than $112,500, and married couples filing jointly making less than $150,000 qualify for stimulus checks.

State leaders say an estimated 23 million people qualify for the checks, which will be sent out between October 2022 and January 2023. The payment is only available to residents who have lived in California for at least 6 months in the 2020 tax year or who are living in the state by the time the check is issued.

Eligible individuals can visit IRS.gov and use the Get My Payment tool to find out the status of their Economic Impact Payment. This tool will show if a payment has been issued and whether the payment was direct deposited or sent by mail.

Check the IRS Get My Payment web tool for determining whether your stimulus payment has been issued.

Dependents of any age, including those who are age 18 or older. Dependents who have Social Security numbers or individual taxpayer identification numbers. Dependent parents or other qualifying relatives supported by the taxpayer. Dependents living with the taxpayer who aren't related to the taxpayer.

California: California will be giving payments of up $700 for joint filing couples earning less than $150,000 annually, with individuals qualifying for up to $350.

Is the IRS giving out extra money 2022? ›

IR-2022-92, April 20, 2022 — The IRS announced today that more than $12.1 million in matching grants were awarded to 131 organizations across the country for development, expansion or continuation of qualified Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) for the 2022 grant year.

How much California residents will receive is based on their income, tax-filing status and household size. Single taxpayers who earn less than $75,000 a year and couples who file jointly and make less than $150,000 a year will receive $350 per taxpayer and another $350 if they have any dependents.

Checks will be mailed in the first week of June 2022 and after that, they will be sent on a rolling basis through to the end of the year as people's tax returns are filed.