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If it has been at least two weeks since the payment was sent to the IRS, you should check with your financial institution to verify that your check has not cleared your account before you contact the IRS.

If your financial institution verifies that the check has not cleared your account you can call the IRS toll-free 800-829-1040 to ask if the payment has been credited to your account.

If the payment has not been credited and your check has not cleared you may choose to place a stop payment order on the original check and send another payment.

Payment methods:
• Online payment at www.EFTPS.gov
• Make a credit card payment at 888-PAY-1040 or 800 272-9829 or make a debit card payment at 866-472-9829.  For information on paying your taxes with a credit or debit card, go to www.irs.gov/e-pay.
• Mail a check or money order payment to the service center where you sent in your tax return.
        Make the check or money order payable to:
 United States Treasury 
 Provide the following information with your check or money order:
 Name
 Address
 Primary Social Security Number
 Tax Year
 Tax form filed
 Daytime phone number

 

 

No, because you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return you do not qualify for the stimulus rebate.

Although you may not qualify for the stimulus payment because you are claimed as a dependent on your parents' return, you are still able to claim your federal withholding listed in box 2 of Form W-2. 

Yes, but only if your parent was your dependent at the time the medical services were provided or at the time you paid the expense. Also, the amount of the allowable medical expense is the cost of the modification decreased by any resulting increase to the value of your home. Finally, your total deduction for medical and dental expenses must be reduced by 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income. See Publications 17 and 502 for additional information.

An amount of money that your parents give you to offset their expenses is not taxable to you, however, you should take this amount into account in determining whether your parents are your dependents.

See Publication 501,  Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information

If you can claim your parent as a dependent, you also may be able to claim a deduction for the portion of your parent’s medical or dental expenses that you paid. However, your total deduction for medical and dental expenses must be reduced by 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income. See Publication 17, pages 140-144, for additional information. See also Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information; Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses Including the Health Coverage Tax Credit.

Yes, this transaction will be considered a sale of their home. The property was transferred for services.
See Publication 523 “Selling your Home” for additional information.