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    From Kenny Jackson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 8 17:06:17 2022
    I remember that if I don't owe tax, I don't need to file, though filing
    is recommended. Is that still true? I'm asking because IRS sent me a
    letter saying I must file.

    I'm filing because I can get refund. I just wonder if it's still true
    that I don't need to file if I don't owe tax.

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  • From paultry@21:1/5 to Kenny Jackson on Fri Apr 8 17:56:27 2022
    On 04/08/2022 16:06, Kenny Jackson wrote:
    I remember that if I don't owe tax, I don't need to file,
    though filing is recommended. Is that still true? I'm asking
    because IRS sent me a letter saying I must file.

    I'm filing because I can get refund. I just wonder if it's
    still true that I don't need to file if I don't owe tax.


    You remember incorrectly; it's not true and never has been.
    Filing requirement is based on filing status, age, and income.

    https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17#en_US_2021_publink1000170407

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  • From Jerry Salinsky@21:1/5 to paultry on Sat Apr 9 18:00:52 2022
    On 4/8/2022 5:56 PM, paultry wrote:
    On 04/08/2022 16:06, Kenny Jackson wrote:
    I remember that if I don't owe tax, I don't need to file, though
    filing is recommended. Is that still true? I'm asking because IRS sent
    me a letter saying I must file.

    I'm filing because I can get refund. I just wonder if it's still true
    that I don't need to file if I don't owe tax.


    You remember incorrectly; it's not true and never has been.  Filing requirement is based on filing status, age, and income.

    https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17#en_US_2021_publink1000170407

    You maybe right. But on the link you provided, there is an income
    requirement, above which one must file. That seems to imply that one
    doesn't have to file if one's income is lower than the requirement.

    I have also just found the following passage on CNN:

    "Other people may have missed out on the stimulus payment altogether.
    Those with incomes so low they don't have to file taxes may have never
    received their payment because the Internal Revenue Service did not have
    their information."

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  • From paultry@21:1/5 to Jerry Salinsky on Sat Apr 9 18:13:06 2022
    On 04/09/2022 17:00, Jerry Salinsky wrote:
    On 4/8/2022 5:56 PM, paultry wrote:
    On 04/08/2022 16:06, Kenny Jackson wrote:
    I remember that if I don't owe tax, I don't need to file,
    though filing is recommended. Is that still true? I'm
    asking because IRS sent me a letter saying I must file.

    I'm filing because I can get refund. I just wonder if
    it's still true that I don't need to file if I don't owe
    tax.


    You remember incorrectly; it's not true and never has
    been.  Filing requirement is based on filing status, age,
    and income.

    https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17#en_US_2021_publink1000170407


    You maybe right. But on the link you provided, there is an
    income requirement, above which one must file. That seems to
    imply that one doesn't have to file if one's income is lower
    than the requirement.

    I have also just found the following passage on CNN:

    "Other people may have missed out on the stimulus payment
    altogether. Those with incomes so low they don't have to
    file taxes may have never received their payment because the
    Internal Revenue Service did not have their information."

    Repeated from my original response:

    Filing requirement is based on filing status, age, and
    INCOME [emphasis added].

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  • From John Levine@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 9 19:43:10 2022
    According to Jerry Salinsky <[email protected]>:
    You remember incorrectly; it's not true and never has been.  Filing
    requirement is based on filing status, age, and income.

    https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17#en_US_2021_publink1000170407

    You maybe right. But on the link you provided, there is an income >requirement, above which one must file. That seems to imply that one
    doesn't have to file if one's income is lower than the requirement.

    Hey, he said "and income."

    I suppose if your income is so low that you don't need to file, you
    don't need to file, but if your income is that low, it is fairly
    likely you qualify for a refund or even a credit. On that IRS web
    page, scroll down to the section "Who Should File".

    Also, if your income is that low, there are a bunch of free file options
    that are actually free, so why not.

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    Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly

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