{"id":66284,"date":"2020-04-27T14:49:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/27\/irs-sets-new-may-5-deadline-to-get-info-from-veterans-who-missed-coronavirus-checks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:29:11","slug":"irs-sets-new-may-5-deadline-to-get-info-from-veterans-who-missed-coronavirus-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2020\/04\/27\/irs-sets-new-may-5-deadline-to-get-info-from-veterans-who-missed-coronavirus-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS sets new May 5 deadline to get info from veterans who missed coronavirus checks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Treasury officials have set a new May 5 deadline<\/a> for veterans with dependents who missed out on coronavirus stimulus checks<\/a> earlier this month, warning that some of the money could be delayed until spring 2021 if they don\u2019t act soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deadline is the latest in a series of timelines and confusing public statements by the department and Internal Revenue Service leaders regarding when veterans will receive their stimulus checks, which can total $1,200 per individual and $500 per dependent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, after announcing plans to help veterans get the checks, officials announced that veterans would have only two days to register for the dependent payouts<\/a>, setting off a scramble among advocacy groups and lawmakers to get veterans signed up. IRS leaders later backed off that deadline, opting only to say the registration needed to happen \u201csoon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This weekend, officials set a firmer deadline of May 5. The IRS is also launching a more formal public education campaign about the deadline and their online registration tools to increase awareness among veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At issue are disabled veterans who receive payouts from the Department of Veterans Affairs but do not earn enough income to file tax returns annually. Veterans who file tax returns each year are not affected, and should have already received their stimulus payouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But veterans who don\u2019t file annually may not have any bank accounts or contact information on file with the IRS, making it more difficult for the agency to get them the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veterans Affairs and Treasure officials on April 17 announced a partnership to get the stimulus funds to the lower-income veterans through their VA disability benefits accounts. That process will happen automatically, without any extra paperwork from veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, IRS officials said they do not have records of whether those veterans have dependents. If they do, but do not make contact with the agency, the veterans will receive their $1,200 individual payout this year, but not the additional dependent money.<\/p>\n\n\n\t