IRS NOTICE REFERENCE
Understanding your letter 6475
The IRS began issuing letter 6475, Economic Impact Payment (EIP) 3 End of Year, in January 2022. This letter helps EIP recipients determine if they’re eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax year r…
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Notice details
- Notice code
- Letter 6475
- Category
- Refund and adjustment
- Severity tier
- Tier 1 — Routine. Informational or administrative notice; no response typically required.
- Governing law
- §6213(b); §6402 (Internal Revenue Code sections)
- Source
- IRS.gov — Understanding Your IRS Notice
What this notice is
The IRS began issuing letter 6475, Economic Impact Payment (EIP) 3 End of Year, in January 2022. This letter helps EIP recipients determine if they’re eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax year returns. This letter provides the total amount of the third Economic Impact Payment and any plus-up payments received for tax year 2021. For married individuals filing a joint return, each spouse will receive their own letter showing half of the total amount. Letter 6475 only applies to the third round of EIP issued between March 2021 and December 2021. This includes “plus-up” payments. Plus-up payments were additional EIP 3 payments the IRS sent to people who: Received a third Economic Impact Payment based on a 2019 tax return or information receive from Social Security Administration, Railroad Retirement Board or Veterans Administration, and Were eligible for an additional amount based on their 2020 tax return Most eligible people already received the full amount they are entitled to receive. Anyone who did not receive the full amount they are entitled to should review the payment information to determine whether they should claim the Recovery Rebate Credit for tax year 2021. For example, parents of a child born in 2021 – or parents and guardians who added a new qualifying dependent to their family in 2021 – did not receive a third-round Economic Impact Payment for that dependent and may be eligible to receive up to $1,400 for the dependent by claiming the Recovery Rebate Credit.
Source: IRS.gov. Reproduced for reference. General information — not legal or tax advice.
Official IRS reference
Read the official notice page on IRS.gov: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-letter-6475
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