The Internal Revenue Service unveiled a new website Friday where people who don’t normally file tax returns can enter bank account information so they can receive coronavirus payments.
The new site is on IRS.gov. There’s a big blue button that says “Non Filers: Enter Payment Info Here.
Since Congress passed a law calling for cash payments to most households in the U.S., people with low incomes haven’t had a simple way to deal with the requirement that they file a tax return to get the benefit.
Those who don’t owe federal income taxes are not normally required to file returns, so the requirement presented a new hassle to the 15 million households that didn’t file in 2019 ― and volunteer tax clinics are currently shut down.
Congress created the one-time coronavirus rebate payments in order to help people get through the social distancing measures ordered by state and local governments to slow the spread of the virus. More than 16,000 Americans have died from it as of Friday morning, and more than 16 million have lost their jobs and filed unemployment claims.
For people who filed tax returns for 2018 or already filed for 2019, and who have bank information on file with the IRS, the rebate checks should hit their accounts soon. Individuals earning less than $75,000 are eligible for $1,200 and couples earning less than $150,000 are eligible for $2,400, plus $500 per child younger than 17.
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here
The new site is on IRS.gov. There’s a big blue button that says “Non Filers: Enter Payment Info Here.
Since Congress passed a law calling for cash payments to most households in the U.S., people with low incomes haven’t had a simple way to deal with the requirement that they file a tax return to get the benefit.
Those who don’t owe federal income taxes are not normally required to file returns, so the requirement presented a new hassle to the 15 million households that didn’t file in 2019 ― and volunteer tax clinics are currently shut down.
Congress created the one-time coronavirus rebate payments in order to help people get through the social distancing measures ordered by state and local governments to slow the spread of the virus. More than 16,000 Americans have died from it as of Friday morning, and more than 16 million have lost their jobs and filed unemployment claims.
For people who filed tax returns for 2018 or already filed for 2019, and who have bank information on file with the IRS, the rebate checks should hit their accounts soon. Individuals earning less than $75,000 are eligible for $1,200 and couples earning less than $150,000 are eligible for $2,400, plus $500 per child younger than 17.
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here
