by Eva Didion, SSI Advocate
Do your clients include SSI recipients with dependent children, or people who do not typically file a tax return? Please share this info with them.
The Treasury Department has launched a new web tool allowing quick registration for Economic Impact Payments for eligible individuals who do not normally file a tax return, and also announced that it would begin making automatic payments. However, for some people receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration--specifically those who have dependent children under the age of 17--it is to their advantage to go to this portal to ensure they also get the $500 per dependent Economic Impact Payment. For more information, please visit https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/2020/#4-2020-2.