More Than 60,000 in Minnesota 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 Minnesotans remaining to file for payments, by county 7,500 to 15,000 3,000 to 7,499 500 to 2,999 0 to 499
REMAINING TO FILE:
64,246
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
$19,273,800
Cities in the top 100 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Minneapolis Saint Paul 12,627 8,500
Number of Minnesotans remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Counties among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Total value Hennepin Ramsey St. Louis Dakota Anoka Stearns Washington Crow Wing Olmsted Otter Tail 3,320 3,170 1,598 1,462 1,118 1,105 1,034 6,728 4,141 13,635 $4,090,500 $2,018,400 $1,242,300 $996,000 $951,000 $479,400 $438,600 $335,400 $331,500 $310,200 Itasca Wright Sherburne Cass Carlton Beltrami Scott Clay Blue Earth Goodhue 967 950 833 735 727 683 659 644 642 637 Total value $290,100 $285,000 $249,900 $220,500 $218,100 $204,900 $197,700 $193,200 $192,600 $191,100
IRS media contact: Carrie Resch
Source: Internal Revenue Service
651-312-7629
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org