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In Order to Receive a Tax-Rebate Check, You Need to File a Return This Year
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(OPEN):
NEARLY 70-PERCENT OF AMERICANS PLAN TO USE THEIR TAX-REBATE MONEY TO
PAY BILLS OR BUY SOMETHING THEY NEED--ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY BY
H-AND-R BLOCK. WHILE THE GOVERNMENT HAS URGED CONSUMERS
TO SPEND THE REBATES TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY, ONLY 16-PERCENT PLAN TO
SPEND THE MONEY ON SOMETHING THEY ACTUALLY WANT--LIKE A VACATION,
ELECTRONICS, OR JEWELRY. AMY MCANARNEY
["MACK-AH-NUR-KNEE"; LIKE "MAC AND ERNIE"] IS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF "THE TAX INSTITUTE" AT H-AND-R BLOCK...
(MCANARNEY):
"THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOW AMERICANS ARE COUNTING ON THEIR REBATES
TO HELP MAKE ENDS MEET THIS YEAR. BUT, MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
THAT THE CHECK IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY IN THE MAIL. SO, IN ORDER TO
GET THE REBATE CHECK, YOU MUST FILE A TAX RETURN THIS YEAR. EVEN
IF YOU AREN'T NORMALLY REQUIRED TO FILE, YOU NEED TO DO SO, TO RECEIVE
THE MONEY. AND, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AMERICANS CAN ASK
FOR 'DIRECT DEPOSIT'--IF THEY ARE OWED A TAX REFUND--IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE THEIR ECONOMIC-STIMULUS MONEY FASTER."
(CLOSE):
H-AND-R BLOCK'S SURVEY ALSO REVEALED THAT ONE-THIRD OF RESPONDENTS DIDN'T
KNOW IF THEY WOULD RECEIVE A TAX REBATE. FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE REBATE--AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT YOU THIS TAX SEASON--VISIT
W-W-W-DOT-"DIGITS"-DOT-"H-R-BLOCK"-DOT-COM.
