What is a plus up stimulus check? Share Updated: 12:31 PM MDT Apr 12, 2021 By WGAL Share Updated: 12:31 PM MDT Apr 12, 2021
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Show Transcript CONSUMER REPORTER BRIAN ROCHE TELLS US MORE. SO, THESE PLUS-UP PAYMENTS AS THEY ARE BEING CALLED ARE A VERY PLEASANT SURPRISE FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED STIMULUS MONEY. BUT NOW THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MORE MONEY AFTER THEIR 2020 TAX RETURNS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED. ACCORDING TO THE IRS, YOU COULD GET A PLUS-UP PAYMENT IF YOU HAD A DECLINE IN INCOME IN 2020 COMPARED TO 2019 OR YOU ADDED A NEW DEPENDENT. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAD TWINS IN 2020 AND JUST GOT THEIR PLUS UP PAYMENT. ON THE OTHER HAND, I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OF YOU OUT THERE STILL WAITING FOR YOUR LATEST STIMULUS PAYMENT. THE FIRST THING TO REMEMBER THAT REMEMBER IS THAT NOT ALL THE PAYMENTS WENT OUT AT ONCE LAST MONTH. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE $1400 PAYMENTS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER FEDERAL BENE