More Than 40,000 in Kansas 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 Kansans remaining to file for payments, by county 4,500 to 7,000 1,000 to 4,499 500 to 999 0 to 499
REMAINING TO FILE:
40,021
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
$12,006,300
Among the top 100 cities nationwide with unclaimed payments
Wichita: 5,835
Number of Kansans remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
County among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Total value Sedgwick Johnson Wyandotte Shawnee Leavenworth Reno Douglas Butler Montgomery Cowley 997 983 960 952 921 842 4,505 3,025 2,985 6,634 $1,990,200 $1,351,500 $907,500 $895,500 $299,100 $294,900 $288,000 $285,600 $276,300 $252,600 Crawford Saline Harvey Cherokee Miami Sumner Lyon Labette Riley Barton 807 759 586 575 550 538 490 471 455 443 Total value $242,100 $227,700 $175,800 $172,500 $165,000 $161,400 $147,000 $141,300 $136,500 $132,900
IRS media contact: Michael Devine
Source: Internal Revenue Service
314-612-4516
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org