The Winneshiek County Veterans Affairs Office is reminding local veterans to take this step by Tuesday

The local Veterans Affairs office is passing along an important notice to some local veterans.  Those who receive Supplemental Security Income and are Veterans but didn't file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 and have dependent beneficiaries must act by Tuesday to quickly receive the full amount of their Economic Impact Payment.

$1,200 payments will be issued soon to veterans. In order to add the $500 per eligible child amount to these payments, the IRS needs the dependent information before the payments are issued. Otherwise, their payment at this time will be $1,200 and, by law, the additional $500 per eligible child amount will be paid in association with a return filing for tax year 2020.

For more information, contact the Winneshiek County Veterans Affairs Office at (563) 382-5786