You May Be Eligible

People who fall into the categories described below may be eligible for the recovery rebate credit this year:

• Individuals who did not receive an economic stimulus payment.
   
• Those who received less than the maximum economic stimulus payment in 2008 — $600 per taxpayer; $1,200 if married filing jointly — because their qualifying or gross income was either too high or too low.
   
• Families who gained an additional qualifying child in 2008.
   
• Individuals who could be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return in 2007, but who cannot be claimed as a dependent on another return in 2008.
   
• Individuals who did not have a valid Social Security number in 2007 but who did receive one in 2008.

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