Body If you didn’t get the full Economic Impact Payment, you may be eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit All first and second Economic Impact Payments have been sent. Check your final payment status in Get My Payment. If you didn’t get any payments or got less than the full amounts, you may qualify for the Recovery Rebate Credit and must file a 2020 tax return to claim the credit even if you don’t normally file. See Recovery Rebate Credit for more information. Check Your Payment Status You can find how and when we issued your first and second payments using Get My Payment. As of January 29, 2021, Get My Payment will no longer be updated for the first or second round of payments. If Get My Payment does not provide a payment date, a payment will not be issued and you will need to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit if eligible. You can use Get My Payment to confirm that we sent a first or second Economic Impact Payment and if your payment was sent as direct deposit or by mail. For questions about Get May Payment, see Get My Payment Frequently Asked Questions. Get My Payment Recovery Rebate Credit Most people who are eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit have already received it, in advance, in two rounds of Economic Impact Payments. They won’t need to include any information about the payments or claim the Recovery Rebate Credit when they file their 2020 tax return. Some individuals who didn’t receive any Economic Impact Payments or received less than the full amounts, may be eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit. They must file a 2020 tax return to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit, even if they don’t usually file a tax return. Claim Recovery Rebate Credit Get More Information Questions and Answers about the Recovery Rebate Credit Questions and Answers about the Second Economic Impact Payment Questions and Answers about the First Economic Impact Payment Recovery Rebate Credit and Economic Impact Payments: Partner and Promotional Materials page