Fiscal Policy
The government will start sending money on May 2.
direct tax
No the rebate is deducted prior to sales tax being totaled.
No.
Non-existent.
NO. There is no way to get a rebate check back for any reason.
Non-existent.
To make sure they are paid.
Pretty much the same as between a robber and a victim, except the taxpaying "victim" has to save lots of data and fill in lots of forms _before_ he is legally "robbed" whereas the victim of an illegal criminal has to fill in the police report and insurance claim _after_ he is deprived of his money. OK, seriously, the tax-paying entity pays tax to the government so the tax-paying entity is a remitter or payer or debtor and the government is a remittee or payee or creditor.
no
NO. ACTUALLY YES.. THE REBATE IS BASED ON A ONE-TIME TAX CUT. IT IS ONLY AN ADVANCE ON YOUR 2008 RETURNS. No. The CNN article that made this claim was edited, and no longer mentions the "advance, not rebate" position.