WASHINGTON - Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends spread throughout 2025 — and they’re still circulating in 2026. But is there any truth to them?

Tax preparers are bracing for a long and confusing tax season because of stimulus checks and the child tax credits that Americans got in 2021. Many families did not get all the stimulus money and ...

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President Donald Trump and his administration officials have not spoken recently about when Americans may receive the $2,000 dollars stimulus checks he has promised. Still, information from last month ...

President Donald Trump recently emphasized his intentions of sending $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans to alleviate the impact of tariffs, but he still hasn't provided a clear timeline for when that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of sending stimulus-style payments to Americans, funded in part by revenue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of sending stimulus-style payments to Americans, funded in part by revenue ...

The last round of federal economic‑impact payments went out in 2021, and any new checks would require Congress to pass fresh legislation. In 2024, the IRS sent automatic payments to eligible taxpayers ...

WASHINGTON - Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends circulated widely throughout 2025, and they're still making the rounds in 2026. The question is ...

Taxpayers aren’t expected to see any new stimulus checks of any kind this spring. The last federal economic impact payments were issued in 2021, and Congress hasn’t approved any new legislation to ...