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Stimulus check

By Terry Savage on August 10, 2020 | Wild Card

Hi Terry I have a question that maybe you could help me with i havent received my 1st stimulus check yet is it because I’m a widower

Terry Says

Did you file a joint return in 2019, and then your spouse subsequently died? If so, you should be receiving your stimulus check soon. The realized they were sending out benefits to deceased people, so started checking SS records — and put those returns aside.

But if your spouse died longer ago, then you should file a trace using these instructions:
https://www.terrysavage.com/didnt-get-stimulus-payment-do-this/

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