More Than 600,000 in California 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 Californians remaining to file for payments, by county 75,000 to 164,000 20,000 to 74,999 1,000 to 19,999 0 to 999
REMAINING TO FILE:
615,135
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
$184,540,500
Cities in the top 100 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco Sacramento San Jose Fresno Bakersfield Oakland Long Beach Stockton Riverside San Bernardino Modesto 43,055 19,603 16,316 14,100 12,044 9,513 9,117 8,455 8,007 7,103 6,582 5,128 5,086
Number of Californians remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Counties among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Total value Los Angeles San Diego Orange Riverside San Bernardino Alameda Sacramento Santa Clara San Francisco Contra Costa 51,965 38,269 37,454 34,623 23,769 22,506 21,191 16,298 15,310 163,689 $49,106,700 $15,589,500 $11,480,700 $11,236,200 $10,386,900 $7,130,700 $6,751,800 $6,357,300 $4,889,400 $4,593,000 Kern Fresno Ventura San Joaquin Stanislaus San Mateo Tulare Sonoma Santa Barbara Monterey 14,324 14,303 12,740 11,748 9,348 8,986 8,660 8,472 7,372 6,594 Total value $4,297,200 $4,290,900 $3,822,000 $3,524,400 $2,804,400 $2,695,800 $2,598,000 $2,541,600 $2,211,600 $1,978,200
IRS media contacts: Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, and Inyo Counties - Victor Omelczenko 213-576-3010; San Francisco Bay Area, Central Coast, and Metropolitan Fresno - Jesse Weller 510-637-2800; Northern California Counties - Kathy Howell 503-326-7256; Southern California Counties - Raphael Tulino 619-615-9500
Source: Internal Revenue Service For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org