Almost 440,000 in New York 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 New Yorkers remaining to file for payments, by county 2,500 to 139,175 458 to 2,499 230 to 457 130 to 229 19 to 129
REMAINING TO FILE:
439,654
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
$131,896,200
Cities in the top 100 nationwide with unclaimed payments
New York 8,687 Buffalo Rochester 6,469 Syracuse 5,960 204,567
Number of New Yorkers remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Counties among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Total value Kings Queens New York Bronx Suffolk Nassau Erie Westchester Monroe Richmond 62,045 47,067 44,941 39,402 30,825 25,940 21,198 20,861 14,198 11,111 $18,613,500 $14,120,100 $13,482,300 $11,820,600 $9,247,500 $7,782,000 $6,359,400 $6,258,300 $4,259,400 $3,333,300 Onondaga Orange Rockland Dutchess Oneida Albany Broome Niagara Ulster Schenectady 8,960 7,133 6,758 6,634 6,297 6,195 5,096 5,050 4,721 3,153 212-719-6762 Total value $2,688,000 $2,139,900 $2,027,400 $1,990,200 $1,889,100 $1,858,500 $1,528,800 $1,515,000 $1,416,300 $945,900
IRS media contact: Metro New York City and Western New York (Area Codes 585, 607, 716) - Kevin McKeon
Eastern New York (Area Codes 315, 518, 845) - Dianne Besunder
Source: Internal Revenue Service
212-719-6177
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org