Minnesota revenue officials say over 100,000 people in the state may be eligible for, but have yet to receive, an economic impact payment. Now, those who are eligible have more time to register.
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Minnesota revenue officials say over 100,000 people in the state may be eligible for, but have yet to receive, an economic impact payment. Now, those who are eligible have more time to register.
The economic impact payment, also known as the COVID-19 stimulus check, was distributed in the earlier stages of the pandemic. It’s part of the $2 trillion dollar economic relief package called the CARES Act, a bill meant to offset the impacts the virus has had on public health and the economy.
The payments include up to $1,200 dollars for individuals and up to $2,400 dollars for married couples.
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service identified and sent letters to 116,000 Minnesotans who haven’t claimed the stimulus check, but may be eligible.
The letters were sent to those who did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019, typically because they appear to have very low incomes and did not have a requirement to file a tax return.
The IRS extended the deadline for registering for the payment by five weeks, to Nov. 21.
The IRS is urging those who haven’t received a stimulus check to register using the IRS’s Non-Filers: Enter Info Here tool on its website at IRS.gov/coronavirus. That’s IRS.g-o-v/coronavirus.
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In other news, the general election is coming up on Nov. 3 and the health department says the safest methods during the pandemic are early voting, voting by mail or by using ballot drop-off boxes.
If you're voting in-person on election day, health officials suggest avoiding crowds, and to vote at off-peak times if possible -- such as mid-morning.
More voting safety tips are available on the Minnesota Department of Health’s website.
I’m Cole Premo.