These updated FAQs were released to the public in Fact Sheet 2022-22 PDF, March 25, 2022.
If you didn't receive, or get the full amount of, the third-round Economic Impact Payment, you may be eligible to claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit and must file a 2021 tax return – even if you don't usually file taxes – to claim it. Your 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit will reduce any tax you owe for 2021 or be included in your tax refund.
If your income is $73,000 or less, you can file your federal tax return electronically for free through the IRS Free File Program. The fastest and most secure way to get your tax refund is to file electronically and have it direct deposited, contactless and free, into your financial account. You can have your refund direct deposited into your bank account, prepaid debit card, or mobile app, and will need to provide routing and account numbers.
If you didn't get the full amounts of the first and second Economic Impact Payments, you may be eligible to claim the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit and must file a 2020 tax return – even if you don't usually file taxes – to claim it. DO NOT include any information regarding the first and second Economic Impact Payments or the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2021 return.
You should return the payment as described below.
If the payment was a paper check:
- Write "Void" in the endorsement section on the back of the check.
- Mail the voided Treasury check immediately to the appropriate IRS location listed below.
- Don't staple, bend, or paper clip the check.
- Include a brief explanation stating the reason for returning the check.
If the payment was a paper check and you have cashed it, or if the payment was a direct deposit:
- Submit a personal check, money order, etc., immediately to the appropriate IRS location listed below.
- Write on the check/money order made payable to "U.S. Treasury" and write Third EIP, and the taxpayer identification number (social security number, or individual taxpayer identification number) of the recipient of the check.
- Include a brief explanation of the reason for returning the EIP.
For your paper check, here are the IRS mailing addresses to use based on the state:
| If you live in… | then mail to this address |
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| Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont | Andover Internal Revenue Service
310 Lowell St. |
| Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Virginia | Atlanta Internal Revenue Service 4800 Buford Hwy Chamblee, GA 30341
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| Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas | Austin Internal Revenue Service 3651 S Interregional Hwy 35
Austin, TX 78741 |
| New York | Brookhaven Internal Revenue Service 1040 Waverly Ave. Holtsville, NY 11742
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| Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Fresno Internal Revenue Service 3211 S Northpointe Dr. Fresno, CA 93725 |
| Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia | Kansas City Internal Revenue Service 333 W Pershing Rd. Kansas City, MO 64108
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| Alabama, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee | Memphis Internal Revenue Service 5333 Getwell Rd. Memphis, TN 38118
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| District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island | Philadelphia Internal Revenue Service 2970 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19104
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| A foreign country, U.S. possession or territory, or use an APO or FPO address, or file Form 2555 or 4563, or are a dual-status alien. | Austin Internal Revenue Service 3651 S Interregional Hwy 35 Austin, TX 78741
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If you received your EIP as a debit card and want to return the money to the IRS and NOT have the payment re-issued, send the card along with a brief explanation stating you don't want the payment and do not want the payment re-issued to:
Money Network Cardholder Services
2900 Westside Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Third-round Economic Impact Payment Topics
- 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-round Economic Impact Payment
- Topic J: Payment Issued but Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Not Received