Tips for Avoid delays in refund for Economic Recovery Payment
February 18, 2010 by: The Tax ManAs a reminder for those individuals who received an economic recovery payment in 2009 be sure to include this amount when completing Schedule M, Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credits. Many working taxpayers that received a $250 economic recovery payment from either the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Railroad Retirement Board are having their refunds delayed due to a failure to include this amount in their determination of their making work pay credit amount.
Here are five tips that will help you avoid these refund delays:
| 1. | If you worked during 2009, you may be eligible to claim the Making Work Pay Tax Credit that was established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and is worth up to $400 for individuals and $800 for married couples. |
| 2. | The Economic Recovery Payments are not taxable income; however, anyone who receives social security, veteran or railroad retirement benefits, as well as certain other government retirement benefits, must reduce the Making Work Pay Tax Credit they claim by the amount of any payment they received in 2009. |
| 3. | Taxpayers with earned income should claim the credit by attaching Schedule M to their 2009 income tax return. |
| 4. | To help avoid delays when you claim the credit, make sure you properly report your Economic Recovery Payment on IRS Schedule M, Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credits. |
| 5. | If you are not certain whether you received the $250 payment, you should verify that information by contacting the appropriate agency before preparing and filing your tax return and claiming the Making Work Pay Tax Credit. |
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