WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service began issuing the third round of $1,400 stimulus checks to many Americans, which this time includes "plus-up" payments to some people who previously received partial payments and may now be eligible for more money.The IRS said Thursday that the agency has issued more than 4 million checks, totaling more than than $10 billion, in this third round of stimulus payments.
The new stimulus checks for qualifying individuals based on income were included in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which was signed on March 11.
It also extended $300 weekly emergency unemployment benefits until September.The third batch of stimulus payments began processing on March 26 with an official payment date of March.