[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Time Sensitive Special Alert for Social Security, SSDI, & SSI Recipients with Dependent Children

Tue Apr 21 15:40:18 UTC 2020

Important Information, please read and share with others.
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From: Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 11:24 AM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Time Sensitive Special Alert for Social
Security, SSDI, & SSI Recipients with Dependent Children
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>

Dear Fellow Federationists:

As I mentioned in the Special Bulletin last week, the information and
guidance surrounding the Economic Impact Payments authorized by the CARES
Act is updated frequently, and, in this case, with little warning. This
time it's urgent that if you have a dependent child under the age of 17 and are
a Social Security retirement, SSDI, or SSI recipient, you act quickly in
order to receive the full amount of Economic Impact Payment for which you
are eligible. If you filed a 2018 or 2019 tax return and are expecting an
Economic Impact Payment, this message does not apply to you, and you should
receive your payment as expected.

Late Monday afternoon, the IRS announced that anyone who is receiving their
Economic Impact Payment solely as a result of their Social Security
retirement or SSDI benefits and who have a dependent child under the age of
17 will need to enter their information into the IRS Non-Filers: Enter
Payment Information
<https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here> page
by no later than Wednesday, April 22 at 12 p.m., EST in order to receive
the additional $500 payment per child this year. SSI recipients will have a
later deadline, but we strongly recommend entering your information as soon
as possible. If, for some reason, you are unable to enter your information
between now and then, you will still be eligible to receive the $500
dependent child addition, you'll just have to wait longer for it. If the
IRS does not have your information by April 22 at 12 p.m., EST, you will
need to file a tax return for tax year 2020 in order to receive the $500
for each dependent child in 2021.

Please note that this announcement does not affect your Economic Impact
Payment of $1,200. You will still receive that automatically. Entering your
information is strictly related to the timely receipt of your $500 per
eligible dependent child and is solely applicable to Social Security
retirement, SSDI, and SSI recipients. If you do not have any dependent
children, then no action is needed.

For information related to many other aspects of the CARES Act or COVID-19
in general, please visit our COVID-19 Resources
<https://www.nfb.org/resources/covid-19-resources> page.

As always, stay safe.

Warm regards,

John

John G. Paré Jr.

Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy

National Federation of the Blind

200 East Wells Street

Baltimore, MD 21230

Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2218

Cell phone: (410) 917-1965

Fax: (410) 685-5653

Email: jpare at nfb.org

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characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.