More Than 8,000 in Wyoming Yet to Claim Economic Stimulus Payments
To boost the flagging economy, Congress authorized economic stimulus payments that eligible households claim by filing a 2007 tax return. However, the IRS identified about 20 million low-income seniors, disabled veterans and others with disabilities who are not otherwise required to file a tax return and, as a result, are at risk of missing out on their $300 payments ($600 for married couples). On June 20, the IRS announced that 5 million people in this group had not yet filed. With the cost of energy, food and other expenses on the rise, the economic stimulus payments are as critical as ever, and assistance is available to those who need it. Eligible people have until October 15 to file for their payments.
Number of Wyomingites remaining to file for payments, by county
REMAINING TO FILE:
1,000 to 1,400 500 to 999 250 to 499 0 to 249
8,443
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
$2,532,900
Number of Wyomingites remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Total value Laramie Natrona Fremont Sheridan Park Sweetwater Big Horn Campbell Albany Carbon 520 457 452 362 347 317 264 841 1,349 1,303 $404,700 $390,900 $252,300 $156,000 $137,100 $135,600 $108,600 $104,100 $95,100 $79,200 Goshen Uinta Johnson Converse Lincoln Platte Washakie Teton Weston Hot Springs 264 251 217 212 199 196 174 170 147 130 Total value $79,200 $75,300 $65,100 $63,600 $59,700 $58,800 $52,200 $51,000 $44,100 $39,000
IRS media contact: Jean Carl
Source: Internal Revenue Service
303-603-4646
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org