More Than 17,000 in Montana 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:
17,526
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
Number of Montanans remaining to file for payments, by county 1,250 to 2,200 500 to 1,249 0 to 499
$5,257,800
Number of Montanans remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Total value Yellowstone Flathead Missoula Cascade Lewis and Clark Ravalli Silver Bow Lake Gallatin Lincoln 878 822 759 729 671 1,497 1,463 1,044 2,077 1,571 $623,100 $471,300 $449,100 $438,900 $313,200 $263,400 $246,600 $227,700 $218,700 $201,300 Sanders Park Custer Fergus Glacier Hill Big Horn Deer Lodge Roosevelt Carbon 354 292 285 284 265 261 258 238 233 221 Total value $106,200 $87,600 $85,500 $85,200 $79,500 $78,300 $77,400 $71,400 $69,900 $66,300
IRS media contact: Jean Carl
Source: Internal Revenue Service
303-603-4646
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org