IRS Mails Letters About COVID-19 Stimulus Checks

State-By-State Breakdown of Non-Filers Who Will Receive IRS Letters About Economic Impact Payments

The IRS has released a state-by-state breakdown of the nearly 9 million people who have been mailed an IRS letter encouraging them to see if they qualify for an Economic Impact Payment (EIP).

The IRS is mailing these letters to people who may be eligible for a stimulus check even though they may not be required to file a federal income tax return. The letter advises recipients to visit the IRS website to register for an Economic Impact Payment before the extended November 21, 2020 deadline.

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IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig stated, “The IRS continues to work hard to reach people eligible for these payments. These mailings are the latest step by the IRS to reach as many people as possible for these important payments. We are releasing this state-by-state information so that state and local leaders and organizations can better understand the size of this population in their communities and assist them in claiming these important payments. Time is running out to claim a payment before the deadline.”

These letters are part of the last stage of IRS efforts for its public awareness and outreach campaign on the Economic Impact Payments that first began in March 2020. The IRS has reached out to thousands of partner groups across the United States, including partner groups focused on helping underserved communities, people experiencing homelessness, and people whose primary language is not English.

The letters are delivered from an IRS address and are being mailed to people who haven’t filed a federal return for either 2018 or 2019. Generally, this includes people who don’t typically have to file a return because they fall below the income threshold filing requirement based on their W-2s or 1099s.

Here is an example of the letter that the IRS is sending: IRS Notice 1444-A

Economic Impact Payments (EIPs)

The stimulus checks are part of a provision in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (a.k.a. CARES Act), which was signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020.

To be eligible for an Economic Impact Payment, you must have a Social Security Number (SSN) that was issued by the Social Security Administration, you cannot be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer’s return, and your adjusted gross income (AGI) must be below certain limits.

Individuals are eligible for a maximum stimulus payment of up to $1,200 – or $2,400 for married couples who file jointly. Furthermore, people with qualifying children (who are under age 17 at the end of 2019) may be eligible for up to an additional $500 per qualifying child.

For more information, see the Coronavirus Stimulus page.

Register to Claim a Stimulus Check

So far, over 7 million people have used the IRS Non-Filers tool to register for an Economic Impact Payment.

The IRS Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here tool is available to use until November 21, 2020 (a deadline which has been extended). It is designed for people with incomes below $12,000 whose filing status would be single, and below $24,400 for married couples.

If you are required to file either a 2018 or 2019 federal tax return, you should file that return and not use the Non-Filers tool. Do not use the Non-Filers tool if you have filed (or will be filing) a 2019 federal tax return.

IRS State-By-State Breakdown: Nearly 9 Million Letters

The breakdown below shows the number of people in each state to whom the IRS is mailing a letter.

 

State	State Postal Code	Total Number of EIP Payments
Armed Forces Americas	AA	522
Armed Forces Non-Americas	AE	3,096
Alabama	AL	148,242
Armed Forces Pacific	AP	2,177
Alaska	AK	30,807
Arizona	AZ	239,037
Arkansas	AR	91,386
California	CA	1,186,896
Colorado	CO	177,502
Connecticut	CT	89,458
Delaware	DE	32,875
District of Columbia	DC	33,964
Florida	FL	567,425
Georgia	GA	348,631
Hawaii	HI	48,767
Idaho	ID	40,943
Illinois	IL	309,972
Indiana	IN	150,154
Iowa	IA	71,382
Kansas	KS	69,595
Kentucky	KY	117,136
Louisiana	LA	159,575
Maine	ME	32,346
Maryland	MD	192,153
Massachusetts	MA	187,768
Michigan	MI	270,590
Minnesota	MN	115,914
Mississippi	MS	86,669
Missouri	MO	159,077
Montana	MT	30,977
Nebraska	NE	38,201
Nevada	NV	94,472
New Hampshire	NH	29,680
New Jersey	NJ	216,145
New Mexico	NM	72,333
New York	NY	537,726
North Carolina	NC	245,623
North Dakota	ND	19,596
Ohio	OH	283,194
Oklahoma	OK	123,473
Oregon	OR	131,647
Pennsylvania	PA	276,066
Rhode Island	RI	24,686
South Carolina	SC	142,382
South Dakota	SD	19,391
Tennessee	TN	171,065
Texas	TX	796,525
Utah	UT	69,140
Vermont	VT	13,665
Virginia	VA	205,600
Washington	WA	203,978
West Virginia	WV	27,788
Wisconsin	WI	111,426
Wyoming	WY	14,506
TOTAL		8,863,344

 

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