Subject: Did I Receive a 2009 Economic Recovery Payment? Web Tool Now Available
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The IRS web-based "Did I Receive an Economic Recovery Payment?" look up tool is now available. This tool gives taxpayers a simple way to find out if they received the one time $250 ERP payment and which agency made the payment.
Taxpayers who had earned income in 2009 or are government retirees and received an Economic Recovery Payment need to report whether or not they received an ERP and the amount when they prepare their Schedule M, Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credits. The one time $250 ERP was paid in 2009 to individuals in the following categories:
Retirees, disabled individuals and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration,
Disabled veterans receiving benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and
Railroad Retirement beneficiaries.
When taxpayers access "Did I Receive an Economic Recovery Payment? they will need to enter three pieces of information to determine if they received an ERP:
SSN
Date of birth
Zip code from the last filed return
A separate Web inquiry must be made for each taxpayer, even if filing a joint tax return.
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The IRS web-based "Did I Receive an Economic Recovery Payment?" look up tool is now available. This tool gives taxpayers a simple way to find out if they received the one time $250 ERP payment and which agency made the payment.
Taxpayers who had earned income in 2009 or are government retirees and received an Economic Recovery Payment need to report whether or not they received an ERP and the amount when they prepare their Schedule M, Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credits. The one time $250 ERP was paid in 2009 to individuals in the following categories:
Retirees, disabled individuals and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration,
Disabled veterans receiving benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and
Railroad Retirement beneficiaries.
When taxpayers access "Did I Receive an Economic Recovery Payment? they will need to enter three pieces of information to determine if they received an ERP:
SSN
Date of birth
Zip code from the last filed return
A separate Web inquiry must be made for each taxpayer, even if filing a joint tax return.