During the month of October and before the end of the year, many United States will send stimulus checks to their citizens. Although it is true that they are not officially called stimulus checks, it is true that this is the common name given by citizens to these extra payments.
In a great majority of cases these stimulus checks are nothing more than tax refunds. For that reason, the first thing we must do to be able to apply for one of these checks is to have the taxes paid on time.
Even so, there is nothing to worry about otherwise, since not all of these extra payments are 100% part of the tax refund. Anyway, it is a good idea to check very well each of the mandatory requirements to get all these stimulus checks.
If we do not meet these requirements, we will not be on the eligibility list. And if we are not on that list, we will not be eligible for any of these payments. Will your state send a new extra payment?
STATES THAT SEND STIMULUS CHECKS EARLY
One of the best things related to stimulus checks is that in addition to the ones that are currently in place more can always come along. States send these types of benefits to their citizens throughout the year.
Unlike Social Security payments or SNAP Food Stamps checks, the payments from these checks do not have a fixed schedule every month. This means that sometimes we find ourselves with a surprise new payment that we can request.
Let’s look at the states where we can still get a stimulus check before the end of 2023:
- Alabama. This payment is related to the 2022 tax return.
- California. This middle class tax refund may arrive before the end of October. Only for citizens who filed their 2020 taxes before Oct. 15, 2021.
- Colorado. TABOR refunds can reach $750 for single taxpayers. This figure is doubled for married couples.
- Georgia. Will also offer tax refunds with a maximum of $500. It is mandatory to have filed 2021 and 2022 tax returns.
- Maine. In this state there are stimulus checks of $900 and $450, depending on whether the return is filed as a couple or single.
Similarly, there are also more states that could send other stimulus checks such as Virginia, South Carolina or New Mexico. The most important thing in this batch of extra payments is to have paid our taxes on time, both for 2019, 2020 and 2021.