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My Mom called the other day and asked if I'd received my stimulus check yet. I have not. She was surprised. She received hers weeks ago. I've not worried about it too much, but her reminder got me to thinking. The IRS has confirmed on their website that over 150 million Americans have received their money...

Did you know some people may not see a deposit at all?

The Internal Revenue Service has launched an online tool for non-filers, or people that don't normally file taxes, to register quickly and receive stimulus checks.

If you are on the Treasury Offset list for having delinquent paying child support payments, your $1200 stimulus check probably isn't coming in the mail.

When will we see pay checks, and just how much money are we talking about getting?

If you're thinking about filing your taxes early, you're not alone. The first date you can send in your tax return is coming up next week, and with holiday bills to pay off, more people than ever will be jumping on it. If you file next week, you can expect your refund in early February.

With all of the tax law changes we've been waiting to see how that impacts refunds this year, and out of the 53 million refunds issued so far, the IRS says the average refund is a few dollars higher than last year. What people are spending refunds on may surprise you.

Whether you’re due a refund or you gotta pay Uncle Sam, your federal taxes will need to be postmarked by midnight Tuesday, April 17.  From past experiences, I’ve learned that if people are expecting a refund they’ll get their taxes done just as soon as that W-2 arrives in the mail, but those thinking they’ll have to pay a little or a lot will wait until the deadline to file that tax return (which

caption id="attachment_7803" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Justin Sullivan, Getty Images"] One of the few joys of tax preparation is making deductions and watching your bill from Uncle Sam get lower and lower. Here's a list of five expenses that might be tempting to deduct, but are strictly forbidden by the IRS.