Check Your Third Economic Impact Payment Status Check your payment status in the Get My Payment tool. The third payment is not claimed on your 2020 tax return or used to calculate the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit. The Third Economic Impact Payment was authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 as an advance payment of the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit. Most eligible people won't need to take additional action to get this payment. Below are frequently asked questions about the Third Economic Impact Payment, separated by topic. Do not call the IRS. Our phone assistors don't have information beyond what's available on IRS.gov. Topic A: General Information Topic B: Eligibility and Calculation of the Third Payment Topic C: Plus-Up Payments Topic D: EIP Cards Topic E: Requesting My Payment Topic F: Social Security, Railroad Retirement and Department of Veterans Affairs benefit recipients Topic G: Receiving My Payment Topic H: Reconciling on Your 2021 Tax Return Topic I: Returning the Third Economic Impact Payment Topic J: Payment Issued but Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Not Received
