Yes, it looks like that is the way they want us to deal with it. Since I don't file taxes - being a pauper - I had to pay to file electronically... if I just filed and obtained the correct forms to just receive $600 no telling when, if ever, I would receive that payment.
The kicker is that they sent me a notice of issuance of a direct deposit but then added that if I did not receive the direct deposit within seven days I would have to file a return in order to get it. With all these new stim payments being processed I figured that if I didn't file electronically I would not get the payment before the twelfth of never... maybe not even then.
If they issued a direct deposit where did it go? No way of knowing... just file to get what almost everyone got automatically for free. Ptui!
There’s places you can file electronically for free if your income is below a certain amount.
https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free