There is still time for some people to claim their COVID-19 stimulus payments if they have not yet done so.
The stimulus payments, totaling $3,200, can still be claimed by Nov. 15 by people who don’t pay taxes due to having little or no income if they fill out a simplified tax return. IRS and Treasury Department data estimate that 9 million or 10 million people who have not received their payments yet are still eligible, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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During the first year of the pandemic, the IRS issued three Economic Impact Payments to eligible people, with the first payment of $1,200 in April 2020, the second one worth $600 in December 2020 and January 2021, and the third one worth $1,400 in March 2021. All three of the payments were sent by direct deposit to a bank account or by mail as a paper check or a debit card, according to the Official Guide to Government Information and Services.
The people who were eligible for these payments were generally U.S. citizens with income below $75,000 or married couples with an income below $150,000, according to the GAO.
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Taxpayers who still had not received their COVID-19 stimulus payments had until Oct. 17 to apply for the checks.
The Washington Examiner has reached out to GAO for comment.
