The third round of Economic Impact Payments was authorized by the American Bailout Act of 2021 as an advance payment of the Fiscal Year 2021 Recovery Reimbursement Credit.
The IRS began sending Third Economic Impact payments to eligible individuals in March 2021 and continued to send payments throughout the year as tax returns were processed.
The irs has issued all third economic impact payments and related supplemental payments. most eligible people have already received their Economic Impact Payments.
You may be eligible to claim a recovery refund credit on your 2021 federal tax return if you did not qualify for a third Economic Impact Payment or received less than the full amount.
amount and status of your third payment
You can no longer use the Get My Payment app to check the status of your payment.
To find the amount of your third payment, create or view your account online or refer to the IRS Notice 1444-C, which we sent you after you submitted your payment. We will also send letter 6475 until March 2022 to confirm the total amount of the third economic impact payment and any additional payments you have received for fiscal year 2021.
You can also securely access your individual tax information with an IRS online account to view the total Economic Impact Payment amounts on the tax year 2021 tab. You will need the total of the third payment and any additional payments that received to accurately calculate the 2021 catch-up refund credit when you file your 2021 federal income tax return in 2022.
additional payments
We send extra or additional payments to people who:
- already received a third economic impact payment based on a 2019 tax return or information received from ssa, rrb, or va, and
- were eligible for an additional payment based on their return 2020 tax returns
Do not call the IRS as our telephone assistants do not have information beyond what is available on irs.gov.
for more information, see the questions and answers about the third economic payment.
eligibility
Most eligible people did not need to take any additional action to get a third payment.
Generally, someone was eligible for the full amount of the third Economic Impact Payment if:
- are a US citizen or US resident alien (and spouse if filing jointly), and
- not a dependent of another taxpayer, and
- had gross income (agi) not to exceed:
- $150,000 if married filing jointly or filing as qualifying widow(er)
- $112,500 if filing as head of household or
- $75,000 for any other filing status
payments were phased out, or reduced, above those agi amounts. this means people didn’t get paid if their agi was at least:
- $160,000 if married filing jointly or filing as qualifying widow(er)
- $120,000 if filing as head of household
- $80,000 for any other filing status
amount of the third economic impact payment
The amount of the third economic impact payment was:
- $1,400 for an eligible individual with a valid social security number ($2,800 for married couples filing jointly if both spouses have a valid social security number or if one spouse has a valid social security number valid and one spouse was an active member of the U.S. armed forces at any time during the tax year)
- $1,400 for each qualified dependent with a valid social security number or adoption taxpayer ID issued by the irs
receiving your payment
Most eligible individuals received their third Economic Impact Payment automatically and did not need to take any additional action. The IRS used the information available to determine your eligibility and issue the third payment to people who:
- filed a 2020 tax return
- filed a 2019 tax return if the 2020 tax return had not yet been filed or processed
- did not file a 2020 or 2019 tax return but registered for the first Economic Impact Payment with the non-filer tool in 2020
- registered through the California Child Tax Credit Non-Filer Registration Tool 2021
- are recipients of federal benefits who do not typically file a tax return.
third payments differed from previous economic impact payments
Third party payments differed from previous payments in several ways:
- Income phase-out amounts have changed. Payments have been reduced for people with adjusted gross income over $75,000 (or $150,000 if married filing jointly). the reduced payments ended at $80,000 for individuals and $160,000 for married filing jointly. people above these levels received no payment.
- payment amounts are different. most families received $1,400 per person, including all dependents claimed on your tax return. Typically, this means a single person with no dependents received $1,400, while married taxpayers with two dependents received $5,600.
- The number of qualifying dependents was expanded. Unlike the first two payments, the third payment was not restricted to children under the age of 17. Eligible individuals received a payment based on all qualified dependents claimed on their return, including older relatives such as college students, adults with disabilities, parents, and grandparents.
special reminder for those who don’t normally file a tax return
People who don’t normally file a tax return and don’t receive federal benefits may qualify for stimulus payments. this includes those without a permanent address, income, or bank account.
If you are eligible and did not receive a first, second, or third Economic Impact Payment or received less than the full amounts, you may be eligible for a recovery rebate credit, but you will need to file a tax return.
more information
- view your account information
- recovery refund credit
- questions and answers about the 2021 recovery refund credit
- questions and answers about the third economic impact payment