The IRS takes new steps to ensure people with children receive $500 Economic Impact Payments
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The IRS has extended its deadline to September 30, 2020 to provide information to the IRS using its IRS’ Non-Filer Tool if you:
- Receive Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability benefits, or SSI payments.
- Did not file a 2019 or 2018 tax return.
- Have a qualifying child under age 17.
- You did not already enter information in the IRS’ Non-Filer Tool for you and at least one child.
If you already entered information in the IRS’ Non-Filer Tool before and even after the IRS’ previously announced deadlines (April 22 if you receive Social Security; May 5 if you receive SSI), you do not need to do anything. The IRS will automatically make a payment in October based on the information you provided them.
Please read the IRS’ August 14 press release for more details.
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Darlynda Bogle, Assistant Deputy Commissioner
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Guru R.
Thank you for this informative post. I have used these tips and found them really useful.
Elizabeth Q.
If I filled how so i claim the 500 dollar dependent thing?
Ann C.
Hi, Elizabeth. Please visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website here for all your Economic Income Payment-related questions. If you are unable to find the answer, call the IRS hotline at 1-800-919-9835. Thanks!
Oscar V.
I’m 58 single no children on SSI and file my 2018-2019 taxes and revived my refunds and still haven’t got my stimulus check millions of DEAD PEOPLE got there’s but haven’t got mind I call 5 times to the IRS had to wait 30 minutes for each call that’s 2 1/2 hours listening to the freaken same music and come out with different results first lady told me that my check was pending she checked it out corrected something with my direct deposit then she told me I should receive my check by the third week of July July came and went the second call a lady answered said there was a glitch in the system and that there was problems of Texas receiving my check or the direct deposit he said I should get my check on August 1st and if I don’t get it to call back August 1st came and went so I called back the third time talk to this man had told me that everything look good didn’t know why I didn’t get my check also he said after receiving my refund in late February dad I should have got my stimulus check 2 weeks after that he said he was going to put a referral in to talk to his supervisor so he would be getting in touch with me later that day or the next day later that day came and went and nothing the fourth person that I talked to said that there didn’t know when my check will be coming to me it might be getting to me in November December he didn’t know he couldn’t find it to track it either so I told him about the referral about that were supposed to call me so he said he’ll make another referral and wait at the next day for someone to call from the IRS and didn’t SO who CAN HELP ME I know one agency that I would think can help me and track my check is the Social Security Administration and of course they just refer me to the IRS so I’ve been pushed around and around and K get no answers
Oscar Vargas
339 Kayton Ave Apt. 1
San Antonio TX. 78210
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Ann C.
Hi, Oscar. We are sorry to hear about your situation. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is part of the U.S. Treasury, will be making Economic Impact Payments (EIP). Please visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website here for all your EIP-related questions. If you are unable to find the answer, call the IRS hotline at 1-800-919-9835. We hope this is resolved soon.
Rosetta S.
sorry Rosetta Swinton
Rosetta S.
Hello,
I am serving overseas in the Republic of Malawi as a missionary but I am not able to access my SSA account. Like many other groups when my IP address is seen I am immediately blocked to complete my Census I am blocked. How can you assist me?
Ann C.
Hi, Rosetta. To access your online account, you must have a U.S. mailing address. However, you can contact your local Federal Benefits Unit for any assistance related to Social Security benefits. Also, our Office of International Operations home page provides more information to assist our customers living abroad. We hope this helps.
Debbie
What about the people who never got the 500 per child that actually filed taxes? I had one dependent and never got the 500 for him at all with the first stimulus and I can’t use the non-filers page because I file my taxes.
Ann C.
Hi, Debbie. Please visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website here for all your Economic Income Payment-related questions. If you are unable to find the answer, call the IRS hotline at 1-800-919-9835. Thanks!
karen a.
I did file a tax return for 2018, but it was not my turn to claim my daughter, it was her father’s year to do so, he died in 2019, neither of us filed a tax return in 2019 due to the cancer, what do I do to receive the 500 dollars for her??
Ann C.
Hi, Karen. Please visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website here for all your Economic Income Payment-related questions. If you are unable to find the answer, call the IRS hotline at 1-800-919-9835. Thanks!
Jean R.
j_jeangilles@yahoo.com: Dear Sir/ Madam: Yet not withdrew from filing taxes. Federal and New York State returns for refunds were filed for years ended 2018-2019. However, for reasons which are not known either Stimulus Payments are received. Yet wishing and hoping something comes out of this ordeal. I am married and currently living with my spouse. Sincerely, Jean R. Jean-Gilles
About C.
Thank you!
Penny P.
I am 73 yrs old and really need the stimulus check to catch up on things since price has escalated on living cost and food and meds have not rec,d first ck yet did call irs and reported it