The IRS is not sending a new round of nationwide stimulus checks in 2025. The recent confusion about stimulus checks mostly stems from state-level payments and unconfirmed federal proposals, not from any new federal stimulus check from the IRS. Key points:
- The IRS is wrapping up sending about $1,400 payments to roughly 1 million people who missed claiming the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit, with distribution ongoing into early 2025.
- No new federal stimulus check has been approved or confirmed by Congress or the IRS for 2025.
- The deadline for claiming the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit expired on April 15, 2025, meaning no further federal stimulus payments from that program will be issued.
- Some states, like Alaska, are issuing state-specific payments such as the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, which is unrelated to federal stimulus.
- Proposals like the American Worker Rebate Act, which would send tariff rebate checks, are only proposals and have not become law.
- Rumors about new stimulus checks (e.g., $1,390 checks) circulating on social media are false according to official IRS statements.
In summary, there is currently no federal stimulus check coming from the IRS in 2025. Any payments being sent now are related to past pandemic relief programs being finalized or state-level payments, not new stimulus programs.
