昨天开始着手一年一度的报税工作，今年1040表与往年有所不同，特别是第30行： Recovery Rebate Credit. 税务局的解释是：
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.
问题是大家很可能并不知道自己应该得到多少疫情救济金，甚至是IRS到底发没发给你，发了多少。如何能与IRS的记录保持一致？
为了回答这些问题，和杜绝骗子冒领等一系列问题，美国税务局建议你建立自己的账户。在网上申请要花15分钟的时间，如果你的手机能顺利接到验证码，账户立刻就开通了。
但如果像我这样使用谷歌语音号码的人，验证码是收不到的。国税局会往你家里邮寄这个验证码，最长要15个工作日才能寄到。
下面就是申请这个账号的链接，希望对大家有所帮助：
https://www.irs.gov/payments/view-your-tax-account