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Don’t try to keep government money sent by mistake

June 16, 2008

Are you one of those people who have not gotten your economic stimulus check yet?

If so, be patient. The IRS is still in the process of sending the payments to Americans via snail mail.

But, maybe you happened to get two economic stimulus checks? If you fell into that category, you need to take steps to correct the situation.

Some people were mistakenly sent two economic stimulus checks. If you are one of those people, you must return the money. The IRS tracks the checks and will find out if you cash a check or keep a deposit that was issued in error.

You should “Void” and return the extra check. Go to www.irs.gov to find out how you can return paper checks. (You can also find additional information regarding the economic stimulus checks at the IRS website.) If your tax rebate was made through direct deposit to your bank account and you received two deposits, call your bank and inform the bank of the error.

You can read more about the error here.

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