Following Rep. Sewell's Request, Trump Administration Reverses Decision, Announces Social Security Beneficiaries Will Receive COVID-19 Direct Payments Automatically
April 03, 2020
April 03, 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 3 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release:
Upon receiving guidance from the Treasury Department on Monday that the IRS would require Social Security beneficiaries to file a simplified tax return to receive their COVID-19 direct payments, Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) used her position as the Vice Chair of the Ways and Means Committee to call on Treasury to reverse their decision and ensure that seniors do not need to jump through unn . . .
Upon receiving guidance from the Treasury Department on Monday that the IRS would require Social Security beneficiaries to file a simplified tax return to receive their COVID-19 direct payments, Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) used her position as the Vice Chair of the Ways and Means Committee to call on Treasury to reverse their decision and ensure that seniors do not need to jump through unn . . .