EXPERIENCE. CB PUTNEY IS ONE OF THE FEW
FACILITIES IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
THAT CAN CARE FOR COVID-19
PATIENTS IN HOUSE.
>>> WE KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, STIMULUS
CHECKS AND MORE DURING THIS
UNPRECEDENTED TIME.
UNPRECEDENTED TIME. OUR FINANCIAL EXPERT, ANDREW
POULOS IS HERE TO FILL US INTO
LET YOU US KNOW IF YOU HAVE A
QUESTION BY TEXTING 404-885-
7600.
7600.
7600. HI,
7600. HI, ANDREW.
HI, ANDREW. MAKE A, SHEBA. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M DOING WELL.
WORKING WITH THE JOBLESS
CLAIMS, THE NATIONAL NUMBERS
AND GEORGIA'S NUMBERS CAME OUT
TODAY AS THEY DO EVERY WEEK SO
ABOUT 2 1/2 MILLION AMERICANS
FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, ABOUT
177,000 PEOPLE FOR GEORGIA
LOOKS TO BE THE LOWEST NUMBER
SINCE CORONAVIRUS BEGAN SINCE
IT BEGAN TO PICK UP HERE IN THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. >>
STATE. >> IT IS FOR US, I THINK WE ARE
ON THE TAIL END OF CLAIMS. I
READ A REPORT WHERE
COMMISSIONER BUTLER WAS
INTERVIEWED A FEW DAYS AGO AND
HE HAS
HE HAS
HE HAS FAR.
FAR.
FAR. WE
FAR. WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW STATES
WHO HAVE GOTTEN TO THE TAIL END
AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE
ARE ONE OF THE TOP STATES WITH
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AS A LOT OF
STATES HAVE NOT PROCESSED THEIR
CLAIMS YET SO I THINK WE ARE
DOING WELL AND THINGS SEEM TO
BE MORE UNDER CONTROL THAT A
FEW WEEKS AGO.
>> OUR UNLIMITED CLAIMS ARE
VERY HIGH, ONE OF THE TOP
STATES FOR AN EMPLOYMENT.
ARE YOU STILL HEARING REPORTS
ABOUT PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO
GET THROUGH, NOT BEING ABLE TO
FILE THEIR AND IMPLEMENT
CLAIMS, AT LEAST FOR GEORGIA?
>> YES, THERE ARE STILL
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. IT IS MORE SPORADIC NOW WITH
SOME PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES NOT
GETTING THROUGH AND NOT AS BAD
AS WHEN WE WERE IN THE PEAK IN
MID APRIL.
MID APRIL. YES, WE ARE STILL SEEING A FEW
OF THOSE HERE OR THERE AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IS TRYING
TO DO ITS BEST
PROCESSED AND GET PEOPLE THEIR
MONEY AND KEEP THE FLOW GOING.
>> LET'S GET TO OUR VIEWER
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE COMES FROM ERICA.
SHE SAYS, SHOULD I MAIL BACK MY
EXTRA STIMULUS CHECK I GOT FOR
MY DECEASED FATHER NOW OR WAIT
UNTIL THERE IS MORE IRIS STUFF
WORKING?
WORKING?
WORKING? >> YEAH, I WOULD DEFINITELY
SEND IT BACK IF IT IS A CHECK
FOR A DECEASED FATHER FOR
$1200, THEN JUST WRITE ON THE
BACK OF THE CHECK AND LOOK UP
THE ADDRESS ON THE BACK OF THE
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. WE HAD THE WEBSITE WHEN WE RAN
A STORY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, SHE
"GET THE CHECK BACK OUT TO THE
IRS.
IRS.
IRS. THE
IRS. THE IRS HAS A BIG BACKLOG ON
MAIL THAT HAS BEEN SENT TO THEM
SO IT COULD BE SOMETIME BEFORE
THEY GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT MAIL
WILL PROBABLY SEVERAL MONTHS AT
BEST RIGHT NOW SO GET THAT OUT
AND GET IT OUT OF YOUR HANDS.
>> WE HAVE INSTRUCTIONS ON
11ALIVE.COM . ONE OF OUR REVIEW
INVESTIGATORS, ANDY PARODI
WORKED ON THAT STORY REGARDING
LOVED ONES RECEIVING THE CHECK
FOR THEIR
FOR THEIR
FOR THEIR JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE, SEARCH
THAT ON OUR WEBSITE AND YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO FIND IT IN CASE
YOU GET IT SENT TO YOU.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION FROM RUSTY.
I HAVE ONLY RECEIVED TWO
UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS SINCE
MARCH.
MARCH.
MARCH. I
MARCH. I WAS LAID OFF, NOT FURLOUGHED
BUT I TRIED TO FILL OUT THE
APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON THE
DEAL WELL WEBSITE AND IT SAYS
MY EMPLOYER HAS ALREADY FILED.
DOES HE HAVE TO FILE EVERY
WEEK?
WEEK?
WEEK? WHAT SHOULD I DO?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THE EMPLOYER, IF YOU ARE
UNEMPLOYED ON A WEEKLY BASIS,
THE EMPLOYER HAS TO FILE EACH
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. IT
WEEK. IT IS REALLY NO DIFFERENT THAN
WHEN INDIVIDUALS FILE ON THEIR
OWN WHERE THEY HAVE TO
RECERTIFY EVERY WEEK ARE ELSE
AND IF IT'S STOP SO IN THIS
CASE IF THE EMPLOYER IS NOT
FILING UNEMPLOYMENT, CHECK WITH
THE EMPLOYER TO MAKE SURE IT IS
BEING DONE EVERY WEEK.
THERE ARE STILL EMPLOYERS OUT
THERE THAT DO NOT UNDERSTAND
AND THINK THAT IF THEY FILE IT
ONE TIME ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEES
IT IS GOOD
IT WHICH IS NOT THE CASE.
IF NOT DONE ON A WEEKLY BASIS,
THE EMPLOYEE'S UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS WILL STOP AND THEN
THEY WILL WONDER WHAT IS GOING
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> SO
ON. >> SO A GENTLE REMINDER TO YOUR
EMPLOYER.
EMPLOYER.
EMPLOYER. UP NEXT IS MELVIN PICKY SAYS,
I'VE BEEN LAID OFF FOR MY JOB
AND OWE THE IRS A LARGE SUM OF
MONEY FOR BACK TAXES.
WOULD IT BE BETTER TO COMPLETE
AN OFFER IN COMPROMISE?
>> MELVIN HAS OBVIOUSLY DONE
SOME RESEARCH.
SOME RESEARCH. SOMEONE HAS INFORMED HIM OF THE
OFFER IN COMPROMISE.
THE OFFER IN COMPROMISE, SHIBA
IS A -- THE IRS OFFICE TO
SETTLE YOUR TAX DEBT FOR LESS
THAN WHAT IS OWED.
IT IS A COMPLICATED PROGRAM.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WHO DEALS
WITH THAT SO YOU GET THE BEST
SITUATION AS FAR AS
NEGOTIATIONS AND LIMITING THE
AMOUNT YOU HAVE TO PAY TO THE
IRS BUT YEAH, ANYONE WHO IS IN
TEXT THAT, IN OVER THEIR HEADS
NEEDS TO LOOK AT POSSIBLY DOING
AN OFFER IN COMPROMISE TO SEE
IF THAT
IF THAT
IF THAT MAKE YOU MENTIONED THE IRS
HAVING A FORGIVENESS PERIOD FOR
OWING BACK TAXES?
>> NOT A FORGIVENESS.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS RIGHT
NOW THEY ARE NOT ENFORCING
COLLECTIONS SO IF YOU ARE
CURRENTLY ON A PAYMENT PLAN AND
IT IS NOT A DIRECT DEBIT
MEANING THE IRS DOES NOT
AUTOMATICALLY DEBIT YOUR
ACCOUNT, YOU CAN, FOR THE TIME
BEING, NOT MAKE ANY PAYMENTS
AND YOU WON'T BE CONSIDERED IN
DEFAULT.
DEFAULT.
DEFAULT. WHAT MELVIN IS ASKING FOR HERE
IS IF YOU OWE TAXES THAT YOU
CANNOT PAY, THIS IS THE
IN COMPROMISE WHICH ALLOWS YOU
TO SUBMIT A PACKAGE TO THE IRS
AND NEGOTIATE WHAT YOU CAN