Tim’s Tax News on the Tenth – May 2020
Timothy M. Hughes • May 11, 2020
IRS RELEASE STATE-BY-STATE ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENT FIGURES
On May 8, 2020, the Treasury Department and the IRS released updated state-by-state figures for Economic Impact Payments, with approximately 130 million individuals receiving payments worth more than $200 billion in the program's first four weeks.
The IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said “the vast majority of payments have been delivered in record time, and millions more are on the way every week. We encourage people to visit IRS.gov for the latest information, FAQs, and updates on the payments."
More than 150 million payments will be sent out, and millions of people who do not typically file a tax return are eligible to receive these payments. Payments are automatic for people who filed a tax return in 2018 or 2019, receive Social Security retirement, survivor or disability benefits (SSDI), Railroad Retirement benefits, as well as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries who did not file a tax return in the last two years.
For those who do not receive federal benefits and did not have a filing obligation in 2018 or 2019, the IRS continues to encourage them to visit the Non-Filer tool at IRS.gov so they can quickly register for Economic Impact Payments. People can continue to receive their payment throughout the year.
Economic Impact Payments, totals by State:
| State | Number of EIP Payments | Total Amount of EIP Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,996,007 | $ 3,428,443,628 |
| Alaska | 277,432 | $ 486,006,748 |
| Arkansas | 1,216,253 | $ 2,128,987,406 |
| Arizona | 2,734,978 | $ 4,712,311,770 |
| California | 13,564,730 | $ 22,465,995,771 |
| Colorado | 2,141,841 | $ 3,618,352,193 |
| Connecticut | 1,325,813 | $ 2,162,539,412 |
| Delaware | 385,599 | $ 646,913,592 |
| District of Columbia | 252,095 | $ 349,400,662 |
| Florida | 9,169,713 | $ 15,173,922,832 |
| Georgia | 4,069,403 | $ 6,937,057,497 |
| Hawaii | 542,426 | $ 923,960,321 |
| Iowa | 1,230,814 | $ 2,212,426,465 |
| Idaho | 672,496 | $ 1,255,712,382 |
| Illinois | 4,844,140 | $ 8,169,566,380 |
| Indiana | 2,742,791 | $ 4,855,661,708 |
| Kansas | 1,098,473 | $ 1,980,223,913 |
| Kentucky | 1,878,814 | $ 3,282,818,708 |
| Louisiana | 1,877,721 | $ 3,180,135,799 |
| Maine | 594,555 | $ 1,005,363,003 |
| Maryland | 2,186,404 | $ 3,575,993,478 |
| Massachusetts | 2,503,206 | $ 4,008,005,049 |
| Michigan | 4,081,884 | $ 7,045,417,642 |
| Minnesota | 2,124,142 | $ 3,714,368,466 |
| Missouri | 2,482,825 | $ 4,337,599,739 |
| Mississippi | 1,225,834 | $ 2,086,932,244 |
| Montana | 433,767 | $ 759,469,674 |
| Nebraska | 743,803 | $ 1,349,417,300 |
| Nevada | 1,279,890 | $2,131,071,471 |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 560,833 | $941,099,188 |
| New Jersey | 3,208,179 | $5,287,240,934 |
| New Mexico | 851,449 | $1,442,523,522 |
| New York | 7,737,476 | $12,523,017,409 |
| North Carolina | 4,076,334 | $6,985,338,563 |
| North Dakota | 287,210 | $510,578,907 |
| Ohio | 4,916,174 | $8,322,111,961 |
| Oklahoma | 1,556,747 | $2,777,598,152 |
| Oregon | 1,658,586 | $2,782,872,801 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,215,824 | $8,821,284,132 |
| Rhode Island | 446,941 | $725,567,957 |
| South Carolina | 2,060,588 | $3,522,197,950 |
| South Dakota | 343,860 | $625,042,408 |
| Tennessee | 2,881,709 | $4,980,110,718 |
| Texas | 10,728,541 | $18,796,209,760 |
| Utah | 1,075,546 | $2,091,334,753 |
| Vermont | 267,295 | $450,251,509 |
| Virginia | 3,196,178 | $5,456,000,257 |
| Washington | 2,856,962 | $4,875,983,730 |
| West Virginia | 784,111 | $1,363,560,122 |
| Wisconsin | 2,307,675 | $4,025,320,018 |
| Wyoming | 225,830 | $407,690,034 |
| Foreign addresses | 595,548 | $977,830,929 |
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