IRS to mail overdue stimulus checks
October 15, 2008
Washington The Internal Revenue Service says overdue economic stimulus checks will soon be mailed to about a quarter-million married couples who had been denied the money because a spouse's married name and Social Security number didn't match. When a couple marries and a spouse - usually the woman - changes names, the couple is supposed to alert the Social Security Administration. But tens of thousands have failed to do so and were unaware of the consequences until this year, when they didn't cash in on the rebate package enacted in February that resulted in payments to taxpayers of $600 to $1,200.