Nina Olson, the founder of the Center for Taxpayer Rights, told USA TODAY that because the payments are based on taxpayers' 2019 returns, or 2018 if they have not filed yet, people whose spouses died in those years would be eligible for a payment.
WASHINGTON – As many Americans receive $1,200 payments from the federal government to help offset the impacts of the, some have been surprised to discover that their dead loved ones also were sent the funds.
Financial adviser Scott Salaske tweeted that the deceased spouse of one of his acquaintances also received the money.Another Twitter user, Karrie Higgins, said her mother received a $2,400 deposit and assumed that was because her father died.But Higgins' mother can actually keep the check, according to Nina Olson, the founder of the Center for Taxpayer Rights and former taxpayer advocate for the IRS.
Will my stimulus check be affected if I owe taxes or child support? Your coronavirus money questions, answered "That was really consciously written into the law," Olson said."It's rough justice. They're using the data that's available to get money into the system. They know in advance that some payments will go out that shouldn't go out.
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