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ISSUE NUMBER: IR-2020-73

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SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE AUTOMATIC ECONOMIC
IMPACT PAYMENTS; STEP FOLLOWS WORK BETWEEN TREASURY, IRS, SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with
the Treasury Department and the Social Security Administration,
announced today that recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
will automatically receive automatic Economic Impact Payments.

SSI recipients will receive a $1,200 Economic Impact Payment with no
further action needed on their part. The IRS projects the payments for
this group will go out no later than early May.

Moving SSI recipients into the automatic payment category follows weeks
of extensive cooperative work between SSA, Treasury, IRS as well as the
Bureau of Fiscal Services.

“Since SSI recipients typically aren’t required to file tax returns,
the IRS had to work extensively with these other government agencies to
determine a way to quickly and accurately deliver Economic Impact
Payments to this group,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig.
“Additional programming work remains, but this step simplifies the
process for SSI recipients to quickly and easily receive these $1,200
payments automatically. We appreciate the assistance of SSA and the
Bureau of Fiscal Services in this effort.”

NO ACTION NEEDED BY MOST TAXPAYERS
Earlier this month, the IRS took a similar action to ensure those
receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits and Railroad
Retirement benefits can receive automatic payments of $1,200. While
these groups receive Forms 1099, many in this group don’t typically
file tax returns. People in these groups are expected to see the
automatic $1,200 payments later this month.

Eligible taxpayers who filed tax returns for 2019 or 2018 will also
receive the payments automatically. About 80 million payments are
hitting bank accounts this week.

FOR BENEFIT RECIPIENTS WITH DEPENDENTS, EXTRA STEP NEEDED TO CLAIM $500
FOR CHILDREN
The law provides eligible taxpayers with qualifying children under age
17 to receive an extra $500. For taxpayers who filed tax returns in 2018
or 2019, the child payments will be automatic.

However, many benefit recipients typically aren’t required to file tax
returns. If they have children who qualify, an extra step is needed to
add $500 per child onto their automatic payment of $1,200 if they
didn’t file a tax return in 2018 or 2019.

For those who receive Social Security retirement or disability benefits
(SSDI), Railroad Retirement benefits or SSI and have a qualifying child,
they can quickly register by visiting special tool [28]available only on
IRS.gov and provide their information in the Non-Filers section. By
quickly taking steps to enter information on the IRS website about them
and their qualifying children, they can receive the $500 per dependent
child payment in addition to their $1,200 individual payment. If
beneficiaries in these groups do not provide their information to the
IRS soon, they will have to wait until later to receive their $500 per
qualifying child.

The Treasury Department, not the Social Security Administration, will
make these automatic payments to SSI recipients. Recipients will
generally receive the automatic payments by direct deposit, Direct
Express debit card, or by paper check, just as they would normally
receive their SSI benefits.

For those with dependents who use Direct Express debit cards, additional
information will be available soon regarding the steps to take on the
IRS web site when claiming children under 17.

For information about Social Security retirement, survivors and
disability insurance beneficiaries, please visit the SSA website at
SSA.gov [29].

General information about the Economic Impact Payments is available on a
special section of IRS.gov [30].

WATCH OUT FOR SCAMS RELATED TO ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENTS
The IRS urges taxpayers to be on the lookout for scams related to the
Economic Impact Payments. To use the new app or get information,
taxpayers should visit IRS.gov. People should watch out for scams using
email, phone calls or texts related to the payments. Be careful and
cautious: The IRS will not send unsolicited electronic communications
asking people to open attachments, visit a website or share personal or
financial information. REMEMBER, GO DIRECTLY AND SOLELY TO IRS.GOV FOR
OFFICIAL INFORMATION.

MORE INFORMATION
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