Posted March 25, 20212:15 pm
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS sent out three rounds of stimulus payments. If you should have received this money and never did, there is still time to claim it!
By filing your taxes this year, you can get all of the money you and your family are owed.
Here's why you should file as soon as possible:
You might not have gotten all of the money you and your family are owed.
If you don't have earnings from work or you get disability benefits, you can get your full stimulus payments by filing taxes now.
If you did not qualify for a stimulus payment before, you might qualify for one now.
The rules about who can get stimulus payments keep changing. Filing your taxes will help you find out if you are owed money, and it will make it easier to get money from the IRS in the future.
You may be eligible for another payment.
If you had children living with you as of 2020, you might get another payment later in 2021. You can qualify for this money by filing your 2020 taxes.
Get FREE help to file your taxes:
- If you make less than $72,000 a year, you can file your taxes for free using the IRS free filer tool at tinyurl.com/IRSfreefiling.
- Free tax help is available. Use this link to find a free tax site near you: tinyurl.com/IRStaxprep
- If you are 50 or over, you can also use this AARP tool to find free tax help near you: tinyurl.com/AARP-free-tax-tool
Act now! The deadline to file is May 17, 2021.