Am i getting a california stimulus check

Q: How much is the California stimulus check 2022?

State Stimulus Checks in 2022 – Will You Get One? The one-time California stimulus payments – formally known as Middle Class Tax Refunds – range from $200 to $1,050, depending on the filing status and income reported on your 2020 California tax return, and whether you have any dependents.

by: Alix Martichoux, Nexstar Media Wire

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How do I know if I will get a California stimulus check?
Is California getting a new stimulus check in 2022?
Who qualifies for the California stimulus check 2022?
How much is the California stimulus check 2022?

Posted: Oct 17, 2022 / 07:31 AM PDT

Updated: Oct 17, 2022 / 08:11 AM PDT

While millions of Californians have started receiving their Middle Class Tax Refund by direct deposit, many more are still waiting for the check to arrive.

The “inflation relief” payments, as lawmakers have called them, range in size from $200 to $1,050. The roughly 23 million taxpayers who qualify will get the payment by direct deposit or by debit card, depending on how they filed taxes in 2020.

On Monday, the state’s Franchise Tax Board released more information on when recipients can expect to get paid – but it’s complicated.

When you get paid depends on how you get paid. The first batch of payments, which have already started to be issued, are for people who received a Golden State Stimulus payment last year (either GSS I, GSS II, or both) via direct deposit. Those payments started on Oct. 7 and go through Oct. 25.

The next group of people to get paid are those who received a Golden State Stimulus payment by debit card. This payment will also be sent by debit card in alphabetical order by last name.

If you were a GSS I or GSS II check recipient, see the chart below for more details on when your debit card with the Middle Class Tax Refund will be mailed, according to the Franchise Tax Board:

Recipients	Debit card mailing timeframe
GSS I or II check recipients (last name beginning with A – E)	10/24/2022 through 11/05/2022
GSS I or II check recipients (last name beginning with F – M)	11/06/2022 through 11/19/2022
GSS I or II check recipients (last name beginning with N – V)	11/20/2022 through 12/03/2022
GSS I or II check recipients (last name beginning with W – Z)	12/04/2022 through 12/10/2022

California is sending out the debit cards in partnership with Money Network. They’ll look like the photo below, the Franchise Tax Board says, and you’ll need to activate the card online once you get one in the mail.

(Courtesy California Franchise Tax Board)

Around the same time the first batch of debit cards go out, the state will begin issuing direct deposits to non-GSS recipients who filed taxes electronically in 2020 and received their tax refunds by direct deposit.

The remaining eligible recipients will be paid between December 2022 and January 2023. The Franchise Tax Board is expected to announce more precise dates next month.

To summarize, here’s what we know about the timing of the MCTR (inflation relief payments) so far:

Direct deposit payments:

Recipients	Payment issue date
GSS I or II direct deposit recipients	10/07/22 through 10/25/22
Non-GSS recipients who meet direct deposit requirements	10/28/22 through 11/14/2022

Debit card payments:

Recipients	Debit card mailing timeframe
GSS I or II check recipients (last name beginning with A – E)	10/24/2022 through 11/05/2022
GSS I or II check recipients (last name beginning with F – M)	11/06/2022 through 11/19/2022
GSS I or II check recipients (last name beginning with N – V)	11/20/2022 through 12/03/2022
GSS I or II check recipients (last name beginning with W – Z)	12/04/2022 through 12/10/2022
Non-GSS recipients (last name beginning with A – L)	Will be announced after 11/07/2022
Non-GSS recipients (last name beginning with M – Z)	Will be announced after 11/21/2022
Direct deposit recipients who have changed banking information since filing their 2020 tax return	12/17/2022 through 01/14/2023

The Franchise Tax Board expects to have issued about 8 million direct deposits and 10 million debit cards by early next year.

How do I know if I will get a California stimulus check?

To qualify, you must have filed your 2020 state tax return by October 15, 2021, and been a California resident for at least six months in 2020.

Is California getting a new stimulus check in 2022?

Additional California direct deposit stimulus payments of up to $1,050 will start going out on October 28. Most Hawaii, Indiana, New York and Virginia stimulus payments are expected to be delivered by October 31. To claim a Maine stimulus payment, you must file a 2021 Maine income tax return by October 31.]

Who qualifies for the California stimulus check 2022?

These include having filed a 2020 California tax return by 15 October 2021. As well, in the 2020 tax year you were not eligible to be claimed as a dependent and were a resident of California for at least six months that year. Finally, you must be a California resident on the date the payment is issued.

How much is the California stimulus check 2022?

State "Stimulus Checks" in 2022 – Will You Get One? The one-time California stimulus payments – formally known as Middle Class Tax Refunds – range from $200 to $1,050, depending on the filing status and income reported on your 2020 California tax return, and whether you have any dependents.