IRS Warns Time Running Short for People to Claim COVID-Era Tax Credit Some May Have Missed Out On

To claim the recovery rebate credit, eligible taxpayers must file a tax return even if they made little or no income.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington on June 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has warned about a looming deadline for people to claim a pandemic-era tax break they may have missed, potentially entitling them to unclaimed COVID cash.

The IRS said in a March 4 announcement that some eligible individuals didn’t end up collecting economic impact payments—also known as stimulus payments or stimulus checks—that were issued in 2020 and 2021.