As with the first, second and third stimulus checks, there are unknowns about whether taxes have to be paid on the inflation-approved state stimulus checks.

Although during this 2022 no stimulus check has been granted at the federal level, several states in the country, at least 16, have taken it upon themselves to authorize their own stimulus checks to help their residents combat the high costs of inflation.

Although, when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) delivered the first, second and third stimulus checks, some had doubts about whether they should pay taxes on this money received and at the time, the answer was a resounding NO. Now with this round of stimulus checks for inflation, there are some who have this unknown.

So at Globe Live Media we are going to explain to you that, as with the federal stimulus checks, the reality is that the inflation stimulus checks are also not taxable.

The main reason is that none of these checks is considered as part of the gross income of the people, and therefore, as such, they cannot be subject to the payment of taxes.

It must be remembered that several of these inflation stimulus checks have been granted as a tax refund and, therefore, do not alter, once again, the gross income of the beneficiaries.

These stimulus checks have been authorized after the United States is experiencing one of the highest inflation rates in recent times. According to data from the country’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), year-on-year inflation of 8.3% was reported in August, while year-on-year inflation was 8.6% in July. and in the month of June the verified interannual inflation was 9.1%.

Although the US Federal Reserve has made efforts to litigate high consumer price indices, they have not succeeded. Even with the fact that interest rates have been increased at the federal level three times in a row so far in 2022.

Both retirees and residents in general have requested that a new stimulus check be approved at the federal level, but the response from the administration of President Joe Biden has been the same since last year: although they do not reject it, they say it is not It is likely that something like this could happen in the short term.

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