After Congress passed bill for a second round of coronavirus relief, Americans are wondering if and when to get a stimulus check (and how much). The second round of direct payments differs from the first in several ways. It is the second largest restoration law ever passed in the United States after the CARES Act.

While the CARES Act provided for a direct payment of $ 1,200 to most individual adults and $ 500 per dependent child, the new stimulus package provides for a flat payment of $ 600 for each eligible adult whose Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is $ 75,000 or less and is $ 600 for each dependent child. This would mean that a typical family of four would receive a total of $ 2,400 in the second round of stimulus payments.

Will the second stimulus check be influenced by tax liabilities?

Tax debts, student debts, and child benefits do not take any incentives for individuals in this case. “Unlike typical tax refunds, most of these payments are not subject to attachment, including student and government debt,” the Wall Street Journal reported.

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This Covid auxiliary bill is a step forward. The average family of four receives $ 2,400 under this bill.

Will that help? Yes it will. Is that enough? No it is not. Under the Biden administration, we will continue to work hard and guide our people through this crisis. pic.twitter.com/Ogq5RtpznY

– Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 22, 2020

Forbes reported that the new coronavirus tax relief law does not include compensation provisions. Even if, under normal circumstances, the government could confiscate your money to repay tax debts, the second round of economic reviews does not fall under this category.

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The way the funds are encoded when they arrive in your bank account should inform the bank that this money is not available for garnishment to pay off debts. “Now payments must be encoded in an obvious way so that banks don’t allow payments to be seized to meet certain legal obligations” (via Forbes).

In addition, the new stimulus payments are not considered income by the IRS, which means that you cannot be taxed on that money. It also means that a direct payment you receive this year won’t reduce your 2021 tax refund or increase the amount you owe when you file your 2020 tax return, according to CNET.

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The IRS will only look at your 2019 tax return to see if you are eligible for the Stimulus Check and how much money you can get. Adjusted gross income above $ 75,000 per person means the stimulus payment will gradually expire (gradually reduced depending on how much you earn above this threshold).

The incentive amount for individuals who earn above the AGI threshold of $ 75,000 will reduce their payment by $ 5 for every $ 100 above the threshold.