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posted Jul 19, 2021 9:04:12 PM

military reservist

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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Jul 23, 2021 10:01:08 AM

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.