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		<title>Recovery.gov is live &#8211; Beginning of an end</title>
		<link>http://dipeshkhakhkhar.com/blog/2009/02/recoverygov-is-live-beginning-of-an-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dipesh Khakhkhar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[US Government - Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$787 Billion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery.gov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stimulus Bill]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today Mr. President has signed a much debated, talked about stimulus plan i.e. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is in effect from today.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today Mr. President has signed $787 Billion (a much debated, talked about) stimulus plan i.e. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is in effect from today.</p>
<p>As a part of this initiative an unprecedented move has been made by Mr. President to make this process of recovery transparent to everyone who has access to web. <a href="http://www.recovery.gov/">Recovery.gov</a> is live from today and it has very neat and clean interface.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-59" title="recoverygov_main" src="http://dipeshkhakhkhar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/recoverygov_main.jpg" alt="recoverygov_main" width="1176" height="624" /></p>
<p>The details of the bill can be read from  <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ARRA_public_review/">here</a>.</p>
<p>This bill includes spending money in almost every sector and it is shown on the home page</p>
<p><img src="http://dipeshkhakhkhar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/recoverygov_whereismoneygoing.jpg" alt="recoverygov_whereismoneygoing" title="recoverygov_whereismoneygoing" width="502" height="368" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-60" /></p>
<p>The allocation of fund in other form as shown below</p>
<p><img src="http://dipeshkhakhkhar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/recoverygov_whereisyourmoney2.jpg" alt="recoverygov_whereisyourmoney2" title="recoverygov_whereisyourmoney2" width="702" height="526" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-61" /></p>
<p>I liked the milestone part the most which is shown on the home page of Recovery.gov &#8211; all major dates when a particular action will be taken/occur is plotted on a draggable calendar</p>
<p><img src="http://dipeshkhakhkhar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/recoverygov_milestone.jpg" alt="recoverygov_milestone" title="recoverygov_milestone" width="999" height="281" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-62" /></p>
<p>As Mr. President has said today, this plan is the &#8220;Beginning of an End&#8221; and we can&#8217;t expect it to change the situation instantly, it will take time to solve problems( housing problem, financial market to solve credit crisis, creating jobs, innovations in science and technology). The purpose of this site is to show where and how the government is spending Tax payer&#8217;s money.</p>
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		<title>Tax 2008 &#8211; Recovery Rebate Credit</title>
		<link>http://dipeshkhakhkhar.com/blog/2009/01/tax-2008-recovery-rebate-credit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dipesh Khakhkhar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[US Government - Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eligibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Rebate Credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax 2008]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As tax season have arrived and people have started getting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Form_990">W-2</a> forms I came to know about <a href="http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=202117,00.html">Recovery Rebate Credit</a>.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As tax season <strong>(Tax 2008)</strong> have arrived and people have started getting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Form_990">W-2</a> forms I came to know about <a href="http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=202117,00.html">Recovery Rebate Credit</a>.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-22 alignnone" title="tax-2008-recovery-credit" src="http://dipeshkhakhkhar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/tax-2008-recovery-credit-247x300.jpg" alt="Money" width="247" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>Who is eligible and who will get this Recovery Rebate Credit?</strong><br />
As you read in the above link, you can get this money ($600 for person filing as a single or $1200 for married person filing jointly and $300 for each child) if you have not received economic stimulus package last year. There were many case like mentioned below where tax payer didn&#8217;t get this money last year<br />
1) Entered incorrect SSN number<br />
2) Entered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITIN">ITIN</a> number instead of SSN number<br />
3) Not eligible since not falling under that particular income bracket who were receiving this package<br />
4) Not eligible because of filing status<br />
5) Received partially<br />
and so on.</p>
<p>I fall under no. 4 as my status have been changed from single to married last year and in year 2007 I was single and I didn&#8217;t receive economic stimulus package.</p>
<p>This is same as last year&#8217;s (tax 2007) economic stimulus package with only difference that it will be decided on the basis of current income/status of filing and last year&#8217;s tax data (whether you have already received it or not).</p>
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