FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Tomorrow the Treasury Department will send out 8.210 million advance payment checks to taxpayers for more than $3.467 billion in tax relief. These checks will be sent to taxpayers whose last two digits of their Social Security numbers are 30-39.

Week Four (August 10) Social Security Numbers 30-39
Number of Checks 8.210 million
Amount of Relief $3.467 billion

Week Three (August 3) Social Security Numbers 20-29
Number of Checks 8.185 million
Amount of Relief $3.468 billion

Week Two (July 27) Social Security Numbers 10-19
Number of Checks 8.133 million
Amount of Relief $3.443 billion

Week One (July 20) Social Security Numbers 00-09
Number of Checks 7.908 million
Amount of Relief $3.336 billion

Four Week Total
Number of Checks 32.436 million
Amount of Relief $13.714 billion

The Treasury Department will announce every week the number of checks that are being mailed out for that week, and the amount of tax relief that is being sent to taxpayers. Checks will be mailed over a ten-week period, according to the last two digits of the taxpayers Social Security number. Notices from the Internal Revenue Service will inform taxpayers the amount of their check and when they should expect it have been mailed. Single taxpayers will get a check up to $300, head of household up to $500 and married couples filing jointly will get up to $600.

Because the Social Security number determines when checks are mailed, taxpayers may receive their checks at different times than their neighbors or other family members. On a joint return, the first number listed will set the mailout time.