Stimulus check update – Here’s what to do if you didn’t get correct payment for your dependents

AS the third stimulus checks have now been sent out to 127 million Americans, some have not received the correct amount for their dependents.

Here is what you need to do if you didn’t get the correct payment for your dependents.

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Many payments are still being sent out as millions of Americans have still not received their stimulus checks.

Payments will not be issued for adult dependents, such as college students or older relatives unless they have already been included in a previous tax return.

The $1,400 stimulus check for each individual includes all dependents regardless of their age.

In the first two rounds of stimulus payments, the IRS advised those who didn’t usually file tax returns to use the Non-filer tool, which allowed entering information about children under 17 but no other dependents.

For this round of stimulus checks, the IRS advises filing a 2020 tax return in a bid to inform the agency you are entitled to payments for your other dependents.

“When we process your 2020 tax return, the IRS will issue you an additional payment which will include an amount for any eligible additional dependents reported on your 2020 tax return,” IRS said on its website.

It added that married couples where one of them has not received a payment should also file for a 2020 tax return.

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The agency states in its website that it is possible for some couples to receive seperate payments.

“Each taxpayer on the tax return should check Get My Payment separately using their own Social Security number to see the status of their payments,” it said.

Americans can use the IRS Get My Payment tool to check if their $1,400 stimulus payment is arriving this weekend.

Around 30 million struggling Americans who rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) have been waiting for weeks for their payments.

However, recipients of SSI and other federal aid, such as Railroad Retirement Benefits, will start receiving the cash as of this weekend, the IRS said.

It comes as 21 Senators are pushing for monthly stimulus checks until the Coronavirus pandemic is over.

In a letter to President Joe Biden, the lawmakers called on including recurring payments and jobless benefits into the COVID-19 recovery proposal.