It's official: IRS confirms the refund of up to $2,400 to these people in the United States
This refund will be delivered only to those who carry out their tax return for the year 2024.
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In the midst of tax season in the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed the refund of an amount of up to $2,400 for a special population group: those individuals who did not claim their Recovery Rebate Credit in their 2021 tax returns.
According to IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, the agency conducted an analysis at the beginning of this year's tax season regarding the beneficiaries of this program, finding that nearly 1 million taxpayers did not claim this support despite being eligible.
The Recovery Rebate Credit is a refundable stimulus for those who did not receive one or more Economic Impact Payments (EIP) or stimulus payments during the 2021 tax filing season.
As mentioned by the IRS, thousands of individuals did not claim this stimulus on their 2021 return because they either left the Recovery Rebate Credit section blank or completed it with zero dollars.
How to know if a person is eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit?
IRS statements make it clear that anyone who filed their tax return and left the Recovery Rebate Credit box blank is potentially eligible to receive the refund. However, it is important to note that this payment is also designed to support individuals with low income.
For this reason, the tax collection agency itself will send letters or notifications to eligible individuals for this support, so no specific action will be necessary.
Regarding the amount to receive, the IRS indicates that eligible taxpayers can receive up to a maximum of $1,400 per person. However, for married couples who filed jointly, the payment can reach up to $2,400.
The payment of the Recovery Rebate Credit began to be distributed at the end of January. However, according to the IRS, it is still possible to claim this stimulus by filing a tax return. After this, the support can be requested before the tax season closes: April 2025.
It is worth mentioning that the Recovery Rebate Credit is part of a series of assistance programs provided by the U.S. government following the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
To select the beneficiaries, the IRS considered the amounts taxpayers received in their income, marital status, number of children, among other factors.
*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence
