Treasury backs off requirement that Social Security recipients, others take extra step to get $1,200 checks
Originally published April 1, 2020 by USA Today
In a reversal, the U.S. Treasury Department said it will not require those receiving Social Security benefits to file a tax return if they have not done so in 2018 or 2019 in order to receive a coronavirus stimulus payment. The stimulus legislation signed into law by President Trump explicitly grants Treasury permission to use information from multiple federal databases to determine where and how to distribute the money. Questions still exist over how to reach individuals whose addresses are not on record and those with no access to the internet.
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