IRS Communications Alert from the Tax Outreach Branch:
Qualifying for an EIP even if you don’t usually file or are without a permanent address; important info for EIP recipients in nursing homes; COVID-19 scams
Please share and adapt these products for your communications, including emails, newsletters, websites and social media channels. The IRS needs your help in sharing these important outreach materials with your members, affiliates and clients.
For more information, visit IRS.gov/coronavirus
Products/Resources
News releases:
- IRS alert: Economic Impact Payments belong to recipient, not nursing homes or care facilities
- Relief for taxpayers affected by COVID-19 who take distributions or loans from retirement plans
- IRS outlines changes to health care spending available under CARES Act
Tax tips:
- Returning an Economic Impact Payment (see attached for English and Spanish)
- Avoiding Economic Impact Payment Scams (video tax tip - English)
- An extension to file is not an extension to pay taxes (see attached for English and Spanish)
Ready-to-use articles: (see below)
- You may qualify for an Economic Impact Payment even if you don’t usually file a tax return (low income)
- You may qualify for an Economic Impact Payment, even without a permanent address (homeless)
- Even without a permanent address, you may still qualify for an Economic Impact Payment (This longer article includes more details than our standard articles. Please share it with people who need basic EIP information but have limited technology access and may not be able to link to IRS.gov for more information.)
e-Posters: See link
Social media images: See link