昨天開始著手一年一度的報稅工作，今年1040表與往年有所不同，特別是第30行： Recovery Rebate Credit. 稅務局的解釋是：
If you’re eligible for the credit, and either we didn’t issue you any Economic Impact Payments or we issued less than the full amounts, you must file a 2020 tax return to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit even if you are not required to file a tax return for 2020.
Economic Impact Payments were based on your 2018 or 2019 tax year information. The Recovery Rebate Credit is similar except that the eligibility and the amount are based on 2020 information you include on your 2020 tax return.
You will need to know the amount of any Economic Impact Payments issued to you to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit. If you’re eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2020 tax return, it will be reduced by any Economic Impact Payments we issued to you. Always be complete and accurate when you file a return.
問題是大家很可能並不知道自己應該得到多少疫情救濟金，甚至是IRS到底發沒發給你，發了多少。如何能與IRS的記錄保持一致？
為了回答這些問題，和杜絕騙子冒領等一係列問題，美國稅務局建議你建立自己的賬戶。在網上申請要花15分鍾的時間，如果你的手機能順利接到驗證碼，賬戶立刻就開通了。
但如果像我這樣使用穀歌語音號碼的人，驗證碼是收不到的。國稅局會往你家裏郵寄這個驗證碼，最長要15個工作日才能寄到。
下麵就是申請這個賬號的鏈接，希望對大家有所幫助：
https://www.irs.gov/payments/view-your-tax-account
