Stimulus alert: Federal beneficiaries with eligible children must register with IRS

SEATTLE (KOMO) – The IRS says the next round of economic impact payments will be issued soon to people who already receive automatic monthly deposits from the U.S. Treasury. On the list- people who receive Social Security retirement or survivor benefits, Social Security Disability, Railroad Retirement, Supplemental Security Income, and Veterans Affairs benefits.

If you're in this category and did not file a return in 2018 or 2019, you don't have to do anything to get your stimulus money unless you have dependent children. With no dependent children, your stimulus check will be automatically deposited into your account, since the government already has your account information to make your monthly benefit deposits,

However, federal beneficiaries with eligible dependent children must register to get the stimulus money earmarked for families with eligible children.

You get $500 per eligible child. But the IRS must have your dependent information by 9 a.m. PDT, Wednesday, April 22.

Go to the special non-filer tool on the IRS website, scroll down and click the "Get My Payment" tab, then click the "Enter Your Information" tab.

On the "Free File" page, click '"Get started." Then, create an account or sign in and provide your dependent information.

If you miss the deadline because you didn't realize you have to register your eligible dependents to get payments, the IRS says you'll still get the $500 per eligible child, but not until you file a 2020 tax return next year.

The IRS says it's delivered more than 80 million dollars in Economic Impact payments so far, however, he fast cash deliveries are not happening without glitches. Top concerns include payments to the wrong accounts, payments to dead spouses and multiple payments with no explanation.

The Internal Revenue Service says it's working to identify and resolve the problems. telling KOMO news "The IRS is aware of the various questions and issues and will be providing further guidance and updates on our website, through our partners and to the media."

While neither the IRS nor tax experts will offer specific advice on what to do if you receive duplicate stimulus payments that you're not sure are accurate, the general assumption is that whenever the federal government makes a financial error to your benefit, once the mistake is eventually corrected, the government will come after it's money.