WHERE RESOURCES ARE NEEDED. EDDIE: CALIFORNIA HAS STARTED SENDING $6,000 STIMULUS CHECKS TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. THIS WAS APPROVED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM EARLIER THIS YEAR. ABOUT 5.7 MILLION PEOPLE QUALIFY IN GENERAL, IF YOU EAR $30,000 OR LESS WILL GET THIS CHECK. AN PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP TO $75,000 BUT DON'T HAVE A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER INCLUDIG IMMIGRANTS ARE LIKELY TO GET A CHECK IF YOU QUALIFY, YOU WOULD GET THAT CHECK. YOU DON'T NEED TO APPLY. AND YOU DON'T NEED TO CALL THE STATE. THE DEMOCRATIC-LED LEGISLATURE PUSHED THE STIMULUS BILL THROUGH TO HELP THE LOW INC
Here's how to qualify for the $600 Golden State Stimulus checks
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Updated: 9:51 AM PDT Apr 20, 2021
Up to 5.7 million low-income Californians could be receiving the $600 Golden State Stimulus payment. Leer en españolEligibility will be determined after you file your 2020 tax return. For those who have direct deposits, payments can be issued within 45 days, and those receiving paper checks could wait up to 60 days.The money comes from a bill that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in February. It would also benefit undocumented immigrants like Ramses Fabián Alcantar -- who lost his job in March of 2020 and was excluded from the federal stimulus payments. "I didn’t have a stable job or a weekly paycheck secured, so it really affected my family," Alcantar said.To qualify for the Golden State Stimulus, you must file your 2020 tax return by Oct. 15, 2021.Have lived in California for more than half of the 2020 tax year.Be a California resident on the date the payment is issued.Not be eligible to be claimed as a dependent and be either a CalEITC recipient or be an ITIN filer who made 75,000 or less.Be either: CalEITC recipient or be an ITIN filer who made $75,000 or less.And to qualify for CalEITCHave taxable earned income up to $30,000.Not use “married/RDP filing separately” if married or RDP.Meet all other qualifications"These are all tax credits that are given to people who contribute, who are working in this country and are paying taxes just like everyone else, so it's important that we recognize their contributions in this country as well," said Clarissa Reyes Becerra, an immigration attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation.For Alcantar, this stimulus payment means some hope. "We file our taxes, and not receiving any federal stimulus payments is unfair," Alcantar said.Distribution already began for those who filed before March 1, 2021. Those filing after that date can check this website for expected wait times. The money is distributed first-come-first-serve.In California, an estimated 600,000 people file their taxes using ITIN numbers. For those people, it's important to renew that information, and if you qualify for this assistance, you don't need to apply or do anything else; that money will be sent to you as long as there are still funds available. An estimated 215,000 ITIN filers in California would be eligible for both the Golden Stimulus Payment and CalEITC, totaling up to $1,200 in assistance, while 350,000 ITIN filers would only qualify for one $600 payment, according to the California Franchise Tax Board.For more information visit the California Franchise Tax Board, call 800-852-5711, or chat online here during business hours.| More | When you can expect a $600 California stimulus check
Up to 5.7 million low-income Californians could be receiving the $600 Golden State Stimulus payment.
Eligibility will be determined after you file your 2020 tax return. For those who have direct deposits, payments can be issued within 45 days, and those receiving paper checks could wait up to 60 days.
The money comes from a bill that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in February. It would also benefit undocumented immigrants like Ramses Fabián Alcantar -- who lost his job in March of 2020 and was excluded from the federal stimulus payments.
"I didn’t have a stable job or a weekly paycheck secured, so it really affected my family," Alcantar said.
To qualify for the Golden State Stimulus, you must file your 2020 tax return by Oct. 15, 2021.
- Have lived in California for more than half of the 2020 tax year.
- Be a California resident on the date the payment is issued.
- Not be eligible to be claimed as a dependent and be either a CalEITC recipient or be an ITIN filer who made 75,000 or less.
- Be either: CalEITC recipient or be an ITIN filer who made $75,000 or less.
And to qualify for CalEITC
"These are all tax credits that are given to people who contribute, who are working in this country and are paying taxes just like everyone else, so it's important that we recognize their contributions in this country as well," said Clarissa Reyes Becerra, an immigration attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation.
For Alcantar, this stimulus payment means some hope.
"We file our taxes, and not receiving any federal stimulus payments is unfair," Alcantar said.
Distribution already began for those who filed before March 1, 2021. Those filing after that date can check this website for expected wait times. The money is distributed first-come-first-serve.
In California, an estimated 600,000 people file their taxes using ITIN numbers. For those people, it's important to renew that information, and if you qualify for this assistance, you don't need to apply or do anything else; that money will be sent to you as long as there are still funds available.
An estimated 215,000 ITIN filers in California would be eligible for both the Golden Stimulus Payment and CalEITC, totaling up to $1,200 in assistance, while 350,000 ITIN filers would only qualify for one $600 payment, according to the California Franchise Tax Board.
For more information visit the California Franchise Tax Board, call 800-852-5711, or chat online here during business hours.
| More | When you can expect a $600 California stimulus check
