Government
Aug. 13, 2020
CARES Act funds are being unlawfully witheld from incarcerated persons
Shortly after the IRS began sending out stimulus payments on April 10, the Treasury Department's Inspector General for Tax Administration expressed concern to the agency that incarcerated individuals may receive CARES Act money.
Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March to ease the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by creating a tax credit to be disbursed as a direct payment of $1,200 to "eligible individuals" (plus $500 per qualifying child) making $75,000 per year or less. The four categories of people expressly excluded by Congress from receiving stimulus payments, those without a Social Security number, nonresident aliens, dep...
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