IRS Reaches Out to Distribute Unclaimed Child Stimulus Checks

Aug. 14, 2020, 6:46 PM UTC

The Internal Revenue Service is asking federal benefits recipients who haven’t yet received the $500 stimulus payments for their children to fill out an online form with the agency.

The IRS is collecting the information from individuals not required to file a federal tax return, such as some Social Security, disability and Veterans Affairs benefits recipients, from Friday until the end of September though an online portal.

The IRS anticipates the payments will be issued by mid-October. Individuals who received their original payment by direct deposit will also have any supplemental payment deposited to the same account. Others will receive ...

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