WASHINGTON—The government will begin sending out stimulus payments to households in the next three weeks, and will distribute them automatically, with no action required for most people, officials said Monday. But some seniors and others who typically don’t file returns will need to submit a simple tax return to receive the economic-impact payments, the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service said in an announcement. Officials have been moving quickly to implement the payments, to get money out to hurting workers and boost the sagging economy. People with little or no income will qualify, meaning money will flow to retirees and people who don’t normally file tax returns. But people who don’t usually have to file returns will need to file to receive the payments, the IRS said.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 30, 2020 23:25 UTC