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Below are the schedules for economic stimulus payments related to tax returns processed by April 15, 2008.
Stimulus Payment Schedule for Tax Returns
Received and Processed by April 15

If the last two digits of your Social Security number are:

Your economic stimulus payment deposit should be sent to your bank account by:

A small percentage of tax returns (such as returns with Injured Spouse forms) will require additional time to process and to compute a stimulus payment amount. For these returns, stimulus payments may not be issued in accordance with the schedule above, even if the tax return was processed by April 15.
All or part of an economic stimulus payment may be applied to back taxes or certain other debts of the taxpayer, such as delinquent child support and student loans. In such cases, the IRS will send a letter to the taxpayer explaining the offset.
To accommodate people whose tax returns are processed after April 15, the IRS will continue sending weekly payments. People who file tax returns after April 15 and receive a refund can expect to receive their economic stimulus payments in about two weeks after receiving their tax refunds, but not before the date they would have received their payment if the return had been processed by April 15. To ensure taxpayers receive their stimulus payment this year, they must file a tax return by Oct. 15.