Can I get any stimulus or refund recovery payments? I filed this year. Pretty sure last year. I'm 44 and I always filed up until I was around 35 maybe then stopped??

[lucasmyamurray]

I think I worked every year,. Ks, ok. But with that gap I didn't I've never received a stimulus os anything like it just regular federal and state

[rjs]

It's too late to get any stimulus payments or recovery rebate credit. The recovery rebate credit was on tax returns for 2020 and 2021. It is now too late to get any kind of refund for those years.

[DoninGA]

The stimulus payments were only disbursed for tax year 2020 and 2021.  If you did not receive the stimulus payments from those tax years it is no to late to apply as the eligibility ended after April 15, 2025.

[xmasbaby0]

You seem unsure whether you filed a tax return for 2023 (.."pretty sure last year..") and it seems you had a number of years during which you worked and did not file tax returns.   You are too late to get recovery rebate credits for the 2020 or 2021 stimulus checks.  If you had filed tax returns for those years in a timely manner, you could have received the checks for $1200, $600 and $1400.  The deadlines have passed to do that now.   If you owe tax due for any of those past years, the IRS still wants to be paid.   But it is too late to get refunds for any tax years earlier than 2022.  Do you need to file a 2022 return?   That can still be done using desktop download software.   Or you might need to seek help from a paid local tax prepare to help you sort out the potential mess you might have with the IRS.

Online preparation and e-filing for 2021, 2022, and  2023 is permanently closed.

Note:  The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac.  It cannot be used on a mobile device.

To file a return for a prior tax year

 If you need to prepare a return for 2021, 2022, or 2023  you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign,  and mail the return(s)

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.

Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-rev...

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.

Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.