The Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday that it has disbursed over 2.2 million additional Economic Impact Payments to eligible Americans across the country.
The latest round of stimulus checks, which covers the last six weeks, brings the total number of payments distributed under the American Rescue Plan to more than 171 million, which equals a value of over $400 billion.
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The first payments went out to Americans on March 12.
Some of the new recipients include residents that the IRS previously did not have information on, but have since filed their tax returns.
The IRS continued to remind people that haven’t to file their tax returns for 2020 so they can receive all the benefits they’re entitled to under the law. In addition to the stimulus checks some people may be eligible for additional payments, including the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit, the Child Tax Credit, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Individuals may check the status of their stimulus payments using the Get My Payment tool on the IRS website.
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