"The IRS announced the special step after reviewing internal data showing many eligible taxpayers who filed a return but did not claim the credit," the agency said in a press rele

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced plans to issue checks for unclaimed stimulus payments, up to $1400. These are for about 1 million taxpayers who did not claim them while filing for the 2021 tax returns.

The IRS said the payments would automatically go out in December via direct deposit or paper check. Taxpayers who qualify should receive the payment by late January, according to the IRS. The estimated amount of payments going out will be about $2.