Don't Miss Out on Stimulus Payment

Still haven’t applied for the economic stimulus payment? You have until Oct. 15 to send a stimulus form to the Internal Revenue Service and get the $300-or-more payment. 

The IRS estimates that 20 million people who normally do not file tax returns are eligible for the payment.  Of those, a little over half have submitted the necessary form. Eligible are people who received at least $3,000 in Social Security benefits, veterans benefits, certain railroad retirement benefits or earned income in 2007 (or any combination of these). 

AARP and the IRS are asking friends and family to reach out to those who may not be aware of the payment or who may need assistance in filling out the form. You can apply for the payment by filing a tax return. If you normally do not file taxes, you’ll need to complete a simplified version of the 1040A form. Check out AARP’s Tax-Aide Stimulus Payment Tool (www.aarp.org/stimulushelp), which asks you 10 simple questions to help you complete the necessary form.