More Than 70,000 in Arkansas 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.
REMAINING TO FILE:
70,132
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
Number of Arkansans remaining to file for payments, by county 5,000 to 9,000 2,700 to 4,999 750 to 2,699 0 to 749
$21,039,600
Number of Arkansans remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Counties among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Total value Pulaski Washington Benton Garland Sebastian Craighead Jefferson Saline White Faulkner 3,482 3,346 2,868 2,718 1,924 1,845 1,843 1,734 1,612 8,069 $2,420,700 $1,044,600 $1,003,800 $860,400 $815,400 $577,200 $553,500 $552,900 $520,200 $483,600 Baxter Crawford Union Pope Mississippi Lonoke Boone Miller Crittenden Independence 1,454 1,436 1,363 1,309 1,265 1,237 1,136 1,133 1,132 1,054 Total value $436,200 $430,800 $408,900 $392,700 $379,500 $371,100 $340,800 $339,900 $339,600 $316,200
IRS media contact: David Stell
Source: Internal Revenue Service
405-297-4444
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org