What Steps Do I Need to Take to Get an Economic Impact Payment?

You qualify if you:

1. are a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien (you meet either the green card test or the substantial presence test),
2. are not a dependent of another taxpayer, and
3. have a work-eligible Social Security number. (For example, an SSN marked “Not valid for employment” that was issued solely to allow the recipient of the SSN to obtain a federally funded benefit, such as Medicaid, does not qualify.)

• Exception for members of the military: If either spouse is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the taxable year, then only one spouse needs to have a valid SSN.

You do not qualify if:

1. Your adjusted gross income is greater than:
   1. $99,000 if your filing status was single or married filing separately with no qualifying children
   2. $136,500 for head of household with no qualifying children
   3. $198,000 if your filing status was married filing jointly with no qualifying children• Each of these threshold amounts increases by $10,000 for each qualifying child.
2. You can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return. (For example, this would include a child, student or older dependent who can be claimed on a parent’s return.)
3. You do not have a Social Security number valid for employment. (For example, an Individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) does not qualify.)
4. You are a nonresident alien and filed Form 1040-NR or Form 1040NR-EZ.
5. You filed Form 1040-PR or Form 1040-SS for 2019. Special rules in the law apply to U.S. territories (possessions). In general, the tax authorities in each territory will make Payments to eligible residents. People in these territories with questions about the Payment should contact their local tax authority.

• If you did not file a Federal return for 2018 or 2019, but were required to, you should file your 2019 return as soon as you can using e-file and direct deposit (if claiming a refund). You should still file your 2019 return as soon as possible even though the April 15th regular filing and payment due dates have been postponed to July 15. Even if you owe and can’t pay, you should still file your 2018 and 2019 returns as soon as possible to limit penalties and interest that may be accruing.
  • See our Filing Options Get Help page or the IRS’s latest recommendations for filing.
• If you were not required to file because your income was under the $12,200 ($24,400 for married couples), the IRS needs more information to get your economic impact payment to you.
  • Go to the IRS.gov website and click on the link to the “Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here” section where you can provide basic information the IRS needs to issue your payment. Make sure to provide direct deposit information to receive your economic impact payment sooner.
• If you only receive Supplemental Security Income, Social Security retirement benefits, Social Security disability insurance, Veterans Affairs benefits, or Railroad retirement benefits, and receive these payments by direct deposit, you do not need to take any action. The IRS will direct deposit your economic impact payment to the account where you normally receive your benefits.
  • If your check is normally mailed to you, you should go to the IRS.gov website and use the “Get My Payment?” tool, where you should be able to provide your direct deposit information, if your payment has not been sent yet, which should help you get your economic impact payment faster.
  • If you have qualifying children under age 17, you can use Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here to claim the $500 payment per child. A qualifying child is one who can be claimed as dependent, is under the age of 17, and has an SSN or Adoption Taxpayer Identification Number (ATIN).

• To do this, go to IRS.gov and click on the Get My Payment button.
  • You can use this tool to:
    • Check your payment status.
    • Confirm your payment type: direct deposit or check.
    • Enter your bank account information for direct deposit, but you can do this only if the IRS doesn’t have your direct deposit information and they haven’t sent your payment yet.