Almost 90,000 in South Carolina 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:
88,661
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
$26,598,300
Number of South Carolinians remaining to file for payments, by county 5,000 to 8,000 3,000 to 4,999 1,000 to 2,999 0 to 999
Among the top 100 cities nationwide with unclaimed payments
Columbia: 5,949
Number of South Carolinians remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Counties among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Total value Greenville Charleston Richland Spartanburg Horry Anderson Lexington Florence York Aiken 5,108 4,754 4,070 3,940 3,284 3,237 3,049 7,888 7,113 6,521 $2,366,400 $2,133,900 $1,956,300 $1,532,400 $1,426,200 $1,221,000 $1,182,000 $985,200 $971,100 $914,700 Berkeley Orangeburg Beaufort Sumter Pickens Laurens Georgetown Darlington Dorchester Greenwood 2,725 2,645 2,413 2,119 1,869 1,797 1,776 1,594 1,563 1,550 Total value $817,500 $793,500 $723,900 $635,700 $560,700 $539,100 $532,800 $478,200 $468,900 $465,000
IRS media contact: Mark Hanson
Source: Internal Revenue Service
336-378-2007
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org