FILE-Economic stimulus checks are prepared for printing at the Philadelphia Financial Center in 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Fusco/Getty Images) Millions of Americans are still eligible to receive a COVID-19 stimulus payment, with some households in store for a possibly massive payment.
More than 9 million mostly low-income Americans did not claim pieces of – or all of – the various relief payments delivered the pandemic, the IRS announced in a news release.
Many are still qualified to receive the money even if they had no income last year; however, they will be required to file a tax return in order to take advantage of the relief payments, including the expanded child tax credit, the 2021 recovery rebate credit and the earned income tax credit. "We don’t want people to overlook these tax credits, and the letters will remind people of their potential eligibility and steps they can take," IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said in a statement.TAXES ARE DUE TODAY FOR AMERICANS WHO FILED EXTENSIONSFILE- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building on Thursday, Aug.
18, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Although Monday is the tax deadline for individuals who got an extension, the IRS said that the Free File program – a free online tax preparation software for individuals to submit their 2021 tax returns – will remain open through Nov.