Late on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, the IRS gave an updated announcement that individuals who receive Social Security do not need to file an abbreviated return in order to receive their stimulus check. In the Treasury Department press release, Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said, “Social Security recipients who are not typically required to file a tax return do not need to take an action, and will receive their payment directly to their bank account.” 

The IRS advises: “The IRS will use the information on the Form SSA-1099 and Form RRB-1099 to generate $1,200 Economic Impact Payments to Social Security recipients who did not file tax returns in 2018 or 2019. Recipients will receive these payments as a direct deposit or by paper check, just as they would normally receive their benefits.”

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