More Than 400,000 in Texas 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 Texans remaining to file for payments, by county 20,000 to 60,000 7,500 to 19,999 4,750 to 7,499 1,000 to 4,749 0 to 999
REMAINING TO FILE:
414,482
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
$124,344,600
Cities in the top 100 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Houston San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth El Paso Austin Corpus Christi 42,238 26,602 22,299 15,188 11,797 11,231 5,994
Number of Texans remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Counties among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Total value Harris Dallas Bexar Tarrant El Paso Travis Hidalgo Nueces Montgomery Collin 37,239 28,006 23,669 12,448 12,388 9,336 6,707 6,485 6,427 54,763 $16,428,900 $11,171,700 $8,401,800 $7,100,700 $3,734,400 $3,716,400 $2,800,800 $2,012,100 $1,945,500 $1,928,100 Cameron Galveston Denton Jefferson Fort Bend Lubbock McLennan Brazoria Smith Webb 6,317 6,197 6,070 5,924 5,123 5,067 4,927 4,753 4,319 3,687 Total value $1,895,100 $1,859,100 $1,821,000 $1,777,200 $1,536,900 $1,520,100 $1,478,100 $1,425,900 $1,295,700 $1,106,100
IRS media contact: Northern Texas (Dallas-Ft. Worth, Amarillo, Abilene, Lubbock, Waco) - Clay Sanford 972-308-7252 Southern Texas (Houston, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, College Station, Beaumont, Corpus Christi) - Lea Crusberg 281-721-8130
Source: Internal Revenue Service For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org