More Than 100,000 in Alabama 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 Alabamans remaining to file for payments, by county 10,000 to 18,000 3,000 to 9,999 750 to 2,999 0 to 749
REMAINING TO FILE:
112,004
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
$33,601,200
Cities in the top 100 nationwide with unclaimed payments:
Birmingham Mobile 10,963 6,725
Number of Alabamans remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Counties among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Total value Jefferson Mobile Madison Montgomery Tuscaloosa Baldwin Etowah Shelby Walker Calhoun 4,845 4,667 3,843 3,804 3,121 3,016 2,752 2,605 10,103 16,695 $5,008,500 $3,030,900 $1,453,500 $1,400,100 $1,152,900 $1,141,200 $936,300 $904,800 $825,600 $781,500 Morgan Houston Marshall Lauderdale Cullman Talladega Lee St. Clair Elmore De Kalb 2,571 2,454 2,272 2,152 2,151 2,061 1,897 1,733 1,708 1,684 Total value $771,300 $736,200 $681,600 $645,600 $645,300 $618,300 $569,100 $519,900 $512,400 $505,200
IRS media contact: Dan Boone
Source: Internal Revenue Service
615-250-5951
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org