Third Economic Impact Payments Now Being Sent Check your payment status in the Get My Payment tool. If you didn’t get the full Economic Impact Payment, you may be eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit If you didn’t get any payments or got less than the full amounts, you may qualify for the credit, even if you don’t normally file taxes. See Recovery Rebate Credit for more information. The tool is closed and it will not be available for other payments including the second Economic Impact Payment or the Recovery Rebate Credit. Economic Impact Payments were an advance payment of the Recovery Rebate Credit. You may be eligible to claim the credit by filing a 2020 1040 or 1040-SR for free using the IRS Free File program. These free tax software programs can be used by people who are not normally required to file tax returns but are eligible to claim the credit. If you submitted your information using this tool by November 21, 2020 or by mail for the first Economic Impact Payment, IRS will use that information to send you the second Economic Impact Payment, if you’re eligible. You can check your payment status with Get My Payment. Go to IRS.gov Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments for more information. Did you miss the deadline to register for the Economic Impact Payments? If so, you may be eligible for both Economic Impact Payments by filing a 1040 or 1040-SR in 2021 to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit. For more information about Economic Impact Payments or how to file go to: Economic Impact Payment Center Second Economic Impact Payment questions and answers IRS Free File Direct Deposit Economic Impact Payment Topics Topic A: EIP Eligibility Topic B: Requesting My Economic Impact Payment Topic C: Calculating My Economic Impact Payment Topic D: Receiving My Payment Topic E: EIP Cards Topic F: Payment Issued but Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Not Received Topic G: Non-Filers Tool Topic H: Social Security, Railroad Retirement and Department of Veteran Affairs benefit recipients Topic I: Returning the Economic Impact Payment Topic J: Reconciling on your 2020 tax return Topic K: General Information
