Congress passed the $168 billion economic stimulus package.
Date: February 08, 2008 09:12PM
Here's what you need to keep in mind: Remember, this is your money you're getting back, the rebate checks are basically an advance on your 2009 refund.
To produce this cash, Congress created a one-time tax credit to reduce taxable income for most taxpayers this year.Normally, you wouldn’t see that cash until the spring of 2009, when you filed your 2008 return. But Congress wants to speed that money to you now, so checks will start going out in May.