A one-time payment of $250 was made in 2009 to recipients receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration, disabled veterans receiving benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Railroad Retirement beneficiaries.
Taxpayers who need verification about receipt of the 2009 economic recovery payment should personally contact their respective agency for confirmation, not the IRS, before completing and filing their 2009 tax return in 2010.
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Courtesy of our local neighborhood Social Security Administration Public Affairs specialist (Dan Majewski), we have an update on this topic….
The IRS expects to have a look-up tool available on the Web at irs.gov by March 22, in time for the second filing peak of the season, Olson said. (The first filing peak was in late January and early February, when taxpayers expecting refunds rushed to file.) Before Monday seniors had to call Social Security and wait on hold to speak to a person. In addition, their preparers couldn’t retrieve the information for them.
Source article: http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/08/irs-rejecting-seniors-tax-returns-personal-finance-800-service.html?boxes=Homepagechannels