How to get economic stimulus payment if i don't file any taxes?

[DoninGA]

If you do not receive the second stimulus payment in the mail by January 25 and do not file a 2020 tax return then you cannot receive the payment.

[amber-davis74]

I mean when I login to the payment tool on the IRS site it has when I received my 1st payment and the status for my 2nd one even says that it was mailed out on Jan the 6th and I just don't understand why I haven't gotten it yet. It won't let me change any of my info at all (address, direct deposit, etc. etc.) So I'm in a major bind and situation and hurting really bad and in dire need for my payment. So u said the 25th, but why did they say the deadline was the 15th.? And also I mean would it make it possibly come faster if I went ahead n filed my taxes on here like I've done alrdy which after they reviewed it all it cane back that I was to get $600 all I needed to do was to sign the forms on Turbo Tax which thank u for trying to help me by the way. But is there anything else at all that can possibly be done now at all? Should I go ahead and sign the tax forms or wait?? And I don't even have to ,nor even need to file income taxes for myself at all considering I have no income whatsoever. Please help me?

Thanks so much

Amber

[DoninGA]

@amber-davis74 Since the stimulus check was mailed it would be prudent to wait for the check to arrive.  Is your current mailing address the same as what was entered on your 2019 federal tax return?

There have been mailing delays by the US Postal Service due to the pandemic, that is why I gave the date of 01/25 which is 10 days from the last date a check would have been mailed.

If the check does not arrive by January 25 then file the 2020 federal tax return to have the stimulus payment entered on the federal tax return as a tax credit on the Form 1040 Line 30.  The credit will be included on the return as a federal tax refund.

However, since the IRS will not be accepting any 2020 federal tax returns until February 12, 2021 your filed return will have to wait to be accepted.  Then it may be at least 21 more days before the IRS issues the tax refund if there are no problems with your tax return after being accepted.