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Stimulus check

By Terry Savage on January 18, 2021 | Wild Card

I haven’t yet received either of the federal stimulus checks. My only income is through direct deposit of my social security retirement benefits. I am single and no one claims me as a dependent. How can I get my stimulus checks?

Terry Says

In mid-February, file a tax return for 2020 — even if you don’t have enough income to be required to file. On line 30 of that return you will be able to claim a refundable credit that will be sent to you in early March, both for the first stimulus of $1200 and for the second. Read this article.

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