To Get $300 Tax Rebate, Kids Must Have SS Number
While getting a Social Security number for children is totally optional, it is still a good idea. Aside from the $300 tax rebate bonus, having Social Security numbers for you kids allows you to open banking and savings accounts in their names, add them to your health care coverage and qualify them for government services and benefits.
According to Social Security officials, the best and easiest time to get a Social Security number for a newborn is when you give the hospital information for the child's birth certificate. When you give information for your baby’s birth certificate, you will be asked whether you want to apply for a Social Security number for your baby. If you say "yes," you need to provide both parents' Social Security numbers if you can. Even if you do not know both parents’ Social Security numbers, you can still apply for a number for your child. If you wait to apply for a number at a Social Security office, there may be delays of up to 12 weeks while Social Security workers verify your child’s birth certificate with the state.
Children age 12 or older requesting an original Social Security number must appear for an interview at a Social Security office, even if a parent or guardian will sign the application on the child's behalf.
What Does it Cost? There is no charge for a Social Security number and card. If someone contacts you and wants to charge you for getting a number or card, or for any Social Security service, you should report them to Social Security by calling Toll Free: 1-800-269-0271.
Complete details on Social Security numbers for children can be found in Social Security Publication No. 05-10023 (.pdf).
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Comments
MY HUSBAND AND I WILL BE PAYING IN TAXES FOR THE 2007 YEAR….WILL WE BE GETTING A TAX REBATE ALSO????????????
Pansy — If you file a 2007 federal income tax return, and meet all the other requirements, yes, the IRS will calculate your rebate and mail it to you.
See: http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/incometaxandtheirs/a/rebates2008.htm
My mother collect social security and lives with me I claim her on my taxes. Will I collect rebate for her also.It says she may not collect if she can be claimed on someone elses taxes?
Tanya — No. To qualify for a rebate, dependents must be 17 or younger.
if my son was born this year 2008 on march 02 and he already has his social security number will i receive a rebate for him
I have a question my daughter turned 17 in Aug of 2007, she was a dependant on my taxes, but yet filled her own taxes. Will she be getting a rebate check she did make over 3500 last year. I don’t think I will be getting the extra 300.00 for her on my rebate check please advise
I;m am a college student and I made over 3,000 so how much will I be recieving because I just found out about the rebate check and who will all recieve it and will I be able to recieve it.
Hi,
I have a family member who did not file taxes this year because she is out of work. She receives aid from the government and I believe that would be qualifying income. Well she was not sure if she qualified and what she needed in order to file. The deadline has passed is there any extension for filing so that she could get a rebate? She has 7 children, would all of them qualify for the rebate also? Thank you for your response in advance.
No. 8 — Since everybody’s tax situation is different, and final qualification for
the rebate checks will be decided by the IRS based on each individual’s
2007 tax return, all specific questions regarding the rebate checks should
be directed to the IRS. You can call the IRS at: Toll-Free, 1-800-829-1040
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. your local
What if I filed through H&R Block and had my refund loaded on a pre-paid card? How will I recieve my refund?
No. 10 — Call H&R Block, it’s their responsibility.
today i received my $600 rebate. i should also be recieving a $300 rebate for my 3 year old son. Is that suppose to come at a different time?
12 - I suggest you call the IRS and aks. You can call the IRS at: Toll-Free, 1-800-829-1040 Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. your local time.
I just found out that we will not get the child share of 300 each because they are 17 and 18. My 18 yr old worked but we still used him as a dependent so he does not qualify as well. It seems my 18 yr old has been totally left out of this un fairly. Do I have this correct ?
14 - That is correct. 17 is the cut-off. To include all dependents, of all ages, would have driven the cost of the program so high that no rebates at all could have been given.
i recieved my rebate, however i didn’t recieve $300 for my child??
I have two kids in college and do i not get some rebate on them. I support them 100% as their job is going to school.
17 — No. Only dependents under age 17 qualify for the $300 rebate. Had rebates been sent to all dependents, no matter their age, the cost would have sunk the entire rebate plan. Nobody would have gotten a rebate.
I received my rebate but I have question regarding children’s I have four children’s all are with social security number with under 17 year they all qualifying for rebate or just two I have received only two child rebate please answer me on my email or on web site.
Thanks
19 - Your email doesn’t work. Since everybody’s tax situation is different, and final qualification for
the rebate checks will be decided by the IRS based on each individual’s
2007 tax return, all specific questions regarding the rebate checks should
be directed to the IRS. You can call the IRS at: Toll-Free, 1-800-829-1040
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. your local
time (Alaska & Hawaii follow Pacific Time).
The special refund check have come I been on the sight and it said if i direct deposit i should recieve the my money on May 9. Well May 9 have come and gone I still do not have my money what going on?
I have already received my rebate, but didn’t get the full amount we should have ($2100). My wife and I have 3 kids, the youngest was born June 20 2007. Does the IRS “pro-rate” for infants born in 2007?
if i get a ssi check for my daughter but i still worked and last year and filed my taxes and claimed 3 of my kids of 9 13 and 17 do i still qualify for a rebate check
this is the worst information site I have been to. too many pop-ups and general junk
Rosta: And yet, here you are.
I have not received a letter or direct deposit as scheduled for the 9th of May. How do I know if I’m getting anything? Every time I called I can never speak with anyone.
26 — Call at 7:00 am your local time. Not 7:05, 7:00. It’s your best chance at getting a person quickly.
my mother claimed me on her 07 taxes… does that mean i’m not getting a rebate check? and she just received that extra 300 for claiming me?
my son turned 17 on 11/25/07 and lives at home. He has a social security number and we claim him as an exemption. When I check on the website it says we will only get $1200 and not $1500. Why is that or is it just an error?
Jim — $1200 is the maximum rebate amount.
I checked the web site for the status of our rebate. According to the report, we are not receiving the $300 for a dependent child. We claimed our daughter on our taxes. She is 22 and a full time student. Her status shows that she is not receiving anything because we claimed her. So, why are we not getting the additonal $300?
Virginia — Children over 17 do not qualify for the extra $300. This rule is clearly stated by the IRS in several locations.
My father is wondering about his rebate check. He collects ss checks as well, and he knows he is getting his check, but the paper he got says unless he owes back child support which he might. If this is the case, will he get the check, or will someone else?
I claim my two daughters who are under 17 years old. I only received a $900 tax rebate. Shouldn’t I have received 300 for each child?
Ok, so I’m 19 and I worked for a year and filed taxes, but my mom put me as a dependent because I was in school. My question is if I worked and filed taxes but was put as a dependent, could I still get a rebate check?
My wife and I are both British but have been working in the US and paying US taxes for many years. One of my daughters was born here in the US and has her own SSC number. My second daughter was born in the UK. US authorities currently refuse to issue a SSC number to her. Instead, we have to use a Tax ID number to claim her as a dependent on our federal tax returns. We have not received a tax rebate for our second daughter. Do we have any grounds for appeal? She is a dependent on our annual tax returns.
My son was born in the U.S. My daughter in Ukraine. I am an american citizen, my wife a Ukrainian citizen, but also with Permanent Resident Status in the U.S.
I can confirm for the last poster, that yes, you will not get the rebate for your child without an SSN. And like you, my daughter simply cannot be issued a SSN. USCIS has hosed her paperwork, and it takes sometimes up to 5 years for them to straighten out a mistake. They are slow on regular applications, but they get completely confused about mistakes, in fact, sometimes you have to sue them in federal court to spur them to action.
My daughter is 8. She cannot get the SSN. Federal Court costs $5000 just for the lawyer. We will spend the 5 years writing letter after letter, waiting for the solution.
Meanwhile she won’t get the tax rebate. If you happen to get a SSN in 2008, you can still get the rebate in 2009, you only missed out on the ‘advance rebate’ part of it, you can still get the money.
But, if like me, you are engaged in a multiyear struggle to get USCIS to correct their paperwork error…you probably won’t get it.
We have 2 children and I am married. There was an error the return with the kids SSN (now Fixed) and we did not recieve the rebate amounts for the 2 children at the time of filing. I was told thaton the 2008 tax return there will be an opportunity to claim the credit??? Robert is this true
Robert, I filed single with a dependent and only received $600. I also made over $3000.00. Shouldn’t I have received $600? If so what should I do?
They say social security numbers are voluntary. Do you really want to be owned by the government? When you get a social security number for your child you are signing them up to be servants of the government, and obligees to slave for our national debt.
can i claim my girlfriend and her kid if i supported them all year long even if i made 38,000 thousand dollars?
No charge eh? Last time I checked my paycheck stub it was costing me about $78/week. For those slow with math that equates to a little over 4K a year. A far cry from “No charge”.
I turned 17 on 5/11/08 and made over 3000 dollars of 08, does that mean I will get a 300 dollar rebate check?
Hi my boyfriend want to claim our seven month year old daughter and i already claim our other two kids. Do you think i should let him claim our daughter?
I hear that we will be getting a 2009 stimulis check is it true and if so when will they be comming!
Jasmine — No 2009 rebate checks are expected. President Obama is backing tax cuts in the form of reduced withholding from worker’s paychecks.
Robert
Hi..
My Mom claimed me on her 2008 taxes, I was 17 at the time and did not make $3000 in 2007. I filed my taxes in january 2009 and they told me that because I did not receive a 2008 stimulus rebate that I may get one in 2009. Will I still qualify for that if my mom had claimed me last year???
I am on SSDI. I do not make near enough to pay taxes. Last year they gave me a $300 rebate check. Should I expect one this year since they’re going by 2007 rules? Please answer to my e-mail if possible…as well as your blog. I think it’s very helpful! Thank you!
God bless you (even if the answer is something I’d rather not hear).
Milanne Miles