looks like I may get one after all, but my concern is I read if your 2020 income goes over the limit, you'll still be liable to pay it back.
Which, will most likely be me, as my 2020 income is expected to be quite a bit higher than 2019. Can anyone confirm?
I guess I'd rather not even get it if I have to pay it back.... or I could buy stocks with it, hope they are worth more by the time I have to pay it back Free loan :)
I’m not a tax attorney and this is not tax advice. I’m personally, absent future IRS guidance to the contrary, reading this provision as saying my 2020 credit will be reduced by the amount given in advance based on my 2019 return, but not below zero. Aka that I will not owe anything if in the next couple months I’m given an advance credit more than what I end up being allowed to claim when filing my 2020 return.
SEC 6428. 2020 RECOVERY REBATES FOR INDIVIDUALS.
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(e) Coordination With Advance Refunds Of Credit.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of credit which would (but for this paragraph) be allowable under this section shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate refunds and credits made or allowed to the taxpayer under subsection (f). Any failure to so reduce the credit shall be treated as arising out of a mathematical or clerical error and assessed according to section 6213(b)(1).
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748/text#toc-H25CA409D9D2844399CF965A38F83F6C6
Does this only affect people who make more than 75K/150K in 2020? I.E. if my wife and I make less than 150K, the stimulus check will not affect our 2020 tax refunds at all, correct?
This article (in the 3rd paragraph) makes it sound like if you are due a tax refund in 2020, you will only receive it if is more than the stimulus check you received, no matter your income.
https://www.dailylocal.com/news/coronavirus/what-does-the-stimulus-check-mean-for-your-taxes/article_d96e1aa0-729e-11ea-8123-ffd95baa7fd8.html
Thanks in advance
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We are in the getting-very-close-to-the-150k limit range as well for 2020 and I would LOVE to understand what will happen in commonspeak. I've read the article but am still confused. Maybe because my brain has turned to mush from working at home with my toddler for two weeks. Would love to hear more.
That article makes it confusing because they mix terms. The stimulus check is an advanced 2020 tax credit based on your 2019 or, if you haven’t filed yet, 2018 income. When you file your 2020 tax return, the credit will be applied based on your 2020 income, then subtracted by what you were advanced, but not below zero. It’s the credit, not your overall refund, that is being adjusted. Since the credit cannot be reduced below zero it won’t affect the rest of your return/normal refund.
Example 1. Your joint AGI in 2019 was $155,000. Your family of 2 adults gets $2150 automatically as an advanced credit (phase out amount). You end up having an AGI of $150,000 in 2020. Not taking the new credit into account, you expect a refund of $1500. A 2020 stimulus credit of $2400 applies for having income at or below $150,000. It’s then reduced by the $2150 you received in advance to $250. You get a refund of $1500 + $250 stimulus credit = $1750
Example 2. Your joint AGI in 2019 was $150,000. Your family of 2 adults gets $2400 automatically as an advanced credit. You end up having an AGI of $155,000 in 2020. Not taking the new credit into account, you expect a refund of $1500. A 2020 stimulus credit of $2150 applies, because you are in a phase out income level. It’s then reduced by the $2400 you received in advance to zero, rather than -$250, because it cannot go below zero. You get a refund of $1500.
Example 3. Your joint AGI in 2019 was $150,000. Your family of 2 adults gets $2400 automatically as an advanced credit. You end up having an AGI of $150,000 in 2020. Not taking the new credit into account, you expect a refund of $1500. A 2020 stimulus credit of $2400 applies, for having an AGI at or below $150,000. It’s then reduced by the $2400 you received in advance to zero. You get a refund of $1500.