If you have no other taxable income, you will have to create $1 of fake income to be able to e-file. You can call it hobby income or bank interest.
If you will be filing a tax return this year, you must not file a special return to claim the rebate faster. You only file one tax return when you have all your documents and all your tax situations are resolved. Filing first to get the rebate, then filing an amended return later, will delay the rest of your refund by 6 months or longer.
