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July 20, 2021
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military reservist

  • July 20, 2021
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Are military reservist considered active military for purposes of the third stimulus where only one spouse has a valid social security number?

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    Critter-3
    July 23, 2021

    Active Duty Military: Service members that qualify according to the income guidelines listed above will receive a stimulus check. The includes all service branches: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force.

    Read more: https://militarybenefits.info/stimulus-checks/#ixzz71SdYjNmo

     

    A person who is active duty is in the military full time. They work for the military full time, may live on a military base, and can be deployed at any time. Persons in the Reserve or National Guard are not full-time active duty military personnel.

     

     

    Per the IRS :   https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/more-details-about-the-third-round-of-economic-impact-payments

     

    How are married couples affected, if only one spouse has a Social Security number?

    As with EIP2, joint filers where only one spouse has a Social Security number (SSN) will normally get the third payment. This means that these families will now get a payment covering any family member who has a work-eligible SSN.

    For taxpayers who file jointly with their spouse and only one individual has a valid SSN, the spouse with a valid SSN will receive up to a $1,400 third payment and up to $1,400 for each qualifying dependent claimed on the 2020 tax return.

    Active Military: If either spouse is an active member of the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the taxable year, only one spouse needs to have a valid SSN for the couple to receive up to $2,800 for themselves in the third stimulus payment.