The Moneyist: ‘I was punished for being responsible. I filed my 2019 taxes early — and received almost no stimulus check’

The Moneyist: ‘I was punished for being responsible. I filed my 2019 taxes early — and received almost no stimulus check’

Dear Moneyist,

In 2018, I made about $155,000 with my wife. In 2019, I got a promotion and our combined annual income was $198,000. I filed my taxes early as I am very responsible, and now I found out that, had I had not filed my 2019 taxes, we would have received a combined $2,400 versus the $200 we just received. I am in the odd and, perhaps, very unlikely situation in which the government…

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