Here’s the latest on proposed 2026 stimulus checks, including tariff dividend plans, DOGE payments, military bonuses, and expired COVID relief credits.

Filing taxes in 2026 and wondering about the $2000 Trump stimulus check status this year? Here's what to know and how to track IRS where's my refund

Still waiting for a DOGE stimulus check? Here's the latest news on the proposal, when dividends might be sent and who may be eligible to receive them.

Trump announced in November that “a dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone” using revenue collected from his sweeping tariffs. He later said that any leftover money would be used to “SUBSTANTIALLY” pay down the nation’s around $38 trillion national debt.

The tariff stimulus check has certainly been a much debated topic since President Donald Trump floated the idea of a $2,000 tariff refund weeks before Thanksgiving. More than two months later, the possibility of Americans seeing that money remains murky.

Rumours about February 2026 stimulus cheques and 'IRS direct deposit' payments are circulating again, but no new federal stimulus has been authorised. President Donald Trump has floated a $2,000 'tariff dividend' and predicted a blockbuster refund season,

Are we getting a fourth stimulus check 2026 from IRS? Here's when and what to know about Trump $2000 tariff dividend refund status and eligibility