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Where are my stimulus checks?

By Terry Savage on June 13, 2021 | Wild Card

Hi Terry-
I never received the last 2 stimulus checks. Can you help me with that? I went on the IR site ad it said that the 3 rd i some cases are still being processed, there is no help for locating the second. Last summer I received mine later than my friends and even though I file for refunds to be direct deposit- it came by mail. Thank you so much!!!!!

Terry Says

These are two separate issues. Did you file a 2020 tax return recently? If so, you should have claimed the $600 that was paid in January on Line 30of your 2020 return if you did not receive that check. If you didn’t file because you didn’t earn enough money, it is not too late to file a 1040 tax return for 2020 and claim the $600 refund. Go to www.IRS.gov/freefile.

Many people are still waiting for the $1400 check. If you did not receive it,and have not moved, keep watching the mail. If you don’t get it by the end of the year, you will have to claim it on your 2021 tax return, which you will file next spring.

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