IRS says payments going to those who did not claim under 2021 recovery rebate plan in what may be final installment

US tax authorities have announced that special, $1,400 payments are going out to 1 million taxpayers who did not claim under the 2021 recovery rebate scheme, in what may be a final installment of pandemic-era stimulus checks.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said in an advisory that the disbursements were a “special step” after a review found that many eligible taxpayers who did not receive one or more Economic Impact Payments (EIP), also known as stimulus “stimi” payments.