The IRS is sending about 1 million eligible American taxpayers a payment this month for the pandemic-era Recovery Rebate Credit that they didn't claim on their 2021 tax returns.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said around 1 million taxpayers will get up to $1,400 in a rebate in the coming weeks. The automatic payments, which are set to go out later this month,

The IRS will send an estimated $2.4 billion to taxpayers who didn’t claim the recovery rebate credit on their 2021 tax returns. About 1 million taxpayers were eligible for the credit but failed to claim