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Stimulus check: Why your
Apr 07, 2021 1 min, 35 secs

The tax agency is now sending out those "plus-up" payments to people who didn't get their entire payments from the three rounds of federal stimulus checks, each of which have their own eligibility thresholds and payment amounts.

The IRS said it is now sending out extra payments as it processes 2020 tax returns, which may indicate some people are owed more money.

While all three rounds of stimulus payment provides money for dependent children, people who had children in 2020 might not have received all three payments for their kids.

That's because the IRS has relied on a family's most recent tax return to determine their payment — and the first two payments were issued before the 2020 tax season began.

Because those 2019 returns would not have included information on children born in 2020, the agency wouldn't have sent those payments.

The 2020 tax filing season, though, is giving people a second chance to claim stimulus money that they are owed but haven't yet received.

To be sure, figuring out if and how much you are owed is complicated, and may require some active effort from people who are owed more money.

For one, the IRS says people who don't normally file tax returns — such as in the case of some low-income households — must submit a tax return to get their extra money for the first two checks through the Recovery Rebate Credit. .

"You must file a 2020 tax return to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit even if you are otherwise not required to file a tax return," the IRS said earlier this year. .

A problem will occur if people claimed an extra $500 or $600 from the first two checks on their tax return, but their child had already turned 17 on January 1, 2020.

The IRS also warns that if you don't provide a Social Security number that's valid for employment, you won't qualify for extra money through the Recovery Rebate Credit

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