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6/10/2021

More than 2.3 million additional Economic Impact Payments disbursed under the American Rescue Plan; total paymen…

More than 2.3 million additional Economic Impact Payments
disbursed under the American Rescue Plan; total payments top
169 million
June 9, 2021

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, and the
Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced today they have disbursed more than 2.3 million
additional Economic Impact Payments under the American Rescue Plan.
Today’s announcement covering the most recent two weeks of the e ort brings the total
disbursed so far to more than 169 million payments. They represent a total value of
approximately $395 billion since these payments began rolling out to Americans in batches
on March 12.
Here is additional information on the last two weeks of payments, which includes those with
o icial payment dates through June 9:
In total, this includes more than 2.3 million payments with a value of more than $4.2
billion.
More than 900,000 payments, with a value of approximately $1.9 billion, went to eligible
individuals for whom the IRS previously did not have information to issue an Economic
Impact Payment but who recently filed a tax return.
This also includes additional ongoing supplemental payments for people who earlier
this year received payments based on their 2019 tax returns but are eligible for a new or
larger payment based on their recently processed 2020 tax returns. In the last two
weeks, there were more than 1.1 million of these “plus-up” payments, with a value of
more than $2.5 billion. In all, the IRS has made more than 8 million of these
supplemental payments this year.
Overall, the last two weeks of payments contain more than 1.2 million direct deposit
payments (with a total value over $2.2 billion) with the remainder as paper check
payments.

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The IRS will continue to make Economic Impact Payments on a weekly basis. Ongoing
payments will be sent to eligible individuals for whom the IRS previously did not have
information to issue a payment but who recently filed a tax return, as well to people who
qualify for “plus-up” payments.
Special reminder for those who don't normally file a tax return
Although payments are automatic for most people, the IRS continues to urge people who
don’t normally file a tax return and haven’t received Economic Impact Payments to file a
2020 tax return to get all the benefits they’re entitled to under the law, including tax credits
such as the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit, the Child Tax Credit, and the Earned Income Tax
Credit. Filing a 2020 tax return will also assist the IRS in determining whether someone is
eligible for an advance payment of the 2021 Child Tax Credit, which will begin to be
disbursed this summer.
For example, some federal benefits recipients may need to file a 2020 tax return – even if
they don't usually file – to provide information the IRS needs to send payments for a
qualifying dependent. Eligible individuals in this group should file a 2020 tax return as
quickly as possible to be considered for an additional payment for their qualifying
dependents.
People who don't normally file a tax return and don't receive federal benefits may qualify for
these Economic Impact Payments. This includes those experiencing homelessness, the rural
poor, and others. Individuals who didn't get a first or second round Economic Impact
Payment or got less than the full amounts may be eligible for the 2020 Recovery Rebate
Credit, but they’ll need to file a 2020 tax return. See the special section on IRS.gov: Claiming
the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit if you aren't required to file a tax return.
Free tax return preparation is available for qualifying people.
The IRS reminds taxpayers that the income levels in this third round of Economic Impact
Payments have changed. This means that some people won't be eligible for the third
payment even if they received a first or second Economic Impact Payment or claimed a 2020
Recovery Rebate Credit. Payments will begin to be reduced for individuals making $75,000 or
above in Adjusted Gross Income ($150,000 for married filing jointly). The payments end at
$80,000 for individuals ($160,000 for married filing jointly); people with Adjusted Gross
Incomes above these levels are ineligible for a payment.

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Individuals can check the Get My Payment tool on IRS.gov to see the payment status of these
payments. Additional information on Economic Impact Payments is available on IRS.gov.

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