Regarding the stimulus payment, is it true if a spouse doesn’t have an SS# the entire family is disqualified from receiving the payment?
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April 23rd, 2020
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On my Facebook people are saying if a spouse has an ITIN# instead of an SS# the couple can’t receive any stimulus money. That just doesn’t make sense to me. I have yet to see a quote from the actual stimulus that states that.
I don’t doubt the ITIN spouse can’t get counted, but why would the citizen or permanent resident spouse who has an SS# be disqualified?
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My take (I’m not a CPA or Enrolled Agent) is SSN and ITIN are used on tax returns for ID’s. The difference, as I understand it is the person with an ITIN cannot receive SS benefits. I don’t think that means they will not receive their portion of the $1200 check.
That’s what the news is saying and not just Fox. Unless they have a Green Card.
Taxpayers who are citizens and file separately from their immigrant spouses who lack a Social Security number will receive the half of the payment, according to the IRS. That could give some couples a chance to file their taxes separately, given that the 2019 filing deadline has been pushed back to July 15. However, many taxpayers have already filed their returns for 2019.
The issue won’t impact members of the U.S. military, the IRS says. If either spouse is a member of the Armed Forces at any time during the tax year, only one of them is required to have a valid Social Security number, according to the agency.
https://www.newson6.com/story/42034730/americans-married-to-immigrants-might-not-qualify-for-stimulus-checks
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