My wife and I owed $0 income tax this year, but after applicable tax credits still paid in around $300 in self-employment tax. So I certainly wasn't expecting any refund.
Now, in the middle of december, I get a check from the IRS for a little over $500. I have tried calling the local IRS office multiple times to inquire whether this amount is mistaken, but have never been able to get through to anyone. I also have not received any letters explaining why I received the check.
It is definitely a real IRS check, I looked up the various security features and it has all of them. There's only reason I can think of for the check--we each received hour $1,200 stimulus checks earlier in the year, but we did not receive anything for our newborn as a dependent because he was not included on our 2019 tax return (2020 babies ftw). Could this be delayed stimulus money for dependents?
TLDR: I got a roughly $500 check I wasn't expecting from the IRS. Should I cash it and hope they don't come looking?
Submitted December 24, 2020 at 07:28PM by Stranded_Psychonaut https://ift.tt/3rsPvaA
