The $ 600 stimulus checks issued to millions of people can now be tracked individually via the IRS ‘Get My Payment’ website, which reopened Monday afternoon. The website notifies people about the date of their payment and whether they will receive it by direct deposit or the email date.
There are still some mistakes that delay the payment of the stimulus fee and create confusion and questions for consumers. Most important among them: Some people who submitted their tax returns for 2020 through tax preparers such as H&R Block may have sent their stimulus check directly to the tax firm, rather than their bank account.
It echoes a error affecting payment of the first incentive test for some people who used tax preparation services and for whom the IRS did not have direct deposit information. With the second round of stimulus tests, a similar problem can affect some people. H&R Block warns its customers using a service called a refund transfer ‘that they may see’ an account number you do not recognize ‘on the’ Get my payment ‘website. Refunds are being offered to enable people to use their refunds to pay their tax debts, according to H&R Block.
“But do not worry: we sent these payments according to the method you chose for Refund: direct deposit, check or Emerald Card. The money should be there by the end of the day,” H&R Block wrote Monday night.
H&R Block, TurboTax problems
Intuit’s TurboTax also on Tuesday tweeted that some customers have difficulty receiving their stimuli. “The IRS announced yesterday that, due to the rapid pace at which they issued this second round of payments, they have sent some payments to an account that may have been closed or is no longer active,” the tax preparation service said.
TurboTax said financial institutions should return the checks to the IRS, but it is likely that the customers will experience delays.
Some customers responded on social media that they panicked after not receiving their funds as expected, and some expressed concern that they were a victim of fraud.
Meanwhile, the IRS said Monday that direct deposits after the official payday of January 4 could take a few days to post to individual accounts. He added that some people may view their stimulus checks as pending or as provisional payments. bills.
This is what you need to know about tracking your payment.
How can I get my stimulus test?
The IRS says that people will automatically receive their payments in the second round of stimulus checks. One way to track the status of your payment is by visiting the “Get my payment” website.
As with the first round, you will need to enter a few pieces of personally identifiable information, such as your social security number, date of birth and address. The website will then give you the status of both your first and second stimulus payments.
What will ‘Get my payment’ say to me?
The “Get My Payment” website will inform you about the date of payment and the method, which according to the IRS is the payment date or the date of direct deposit in your bank account. E-mailed checks require more processing and dispatch, although the IRS did not require the time.
The IRS says it prioritizes direct deposit payments to people with valid route and billing information.
Can I change my bank account information?
The IRS says the option is not available this time because the tax agency issues the checks based on the information it already contains in the first round of checks. In the first round of checks conducted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (or CARES Act), people were able to enter or correct their bank account information on the “Get My Payment” website.
However, this is not an option in the second round. “You will not be able to add new route or account information and will not be able to request your payment by EIP card,” the IRS said on Dec. 30.
What if the IRS sent the check to a closed account?
Because people are unable to update their bank account information on the “Get My Payment” website, there are concerns that some checks may be sent to recently closed accounts. If so, the IRS says you will have to wait until you file your 2020 tax returns.
The stimulus checks are actually a tax rebate that can be applied to your annual tax returns – but that means people may have to wait weeks or even months for their stimulus money through their tax refund.
Why is it said: “Payment is not available”?
It was a message that frustrated many consumers in the first round of checks and was the result of a number of problems, such as whether the IRS was still checking or someone qualifying for a check.
Some people receive this message along with the second round of stimulus checks, which according to the IRS means that the person does not qualify for a check – as if their income exceeds the fitness threshold – or that the IRS says he was ‘unable to’ issuing a check does not give you an EIP 2 payment, “which is the IRS’s deadline for the second stimulus test.
The IRS has said it may not be able to issue a second stimulus payment if it is still processing your last tax return.
What if I receive social security via the Direct Express debit card?
The IRS says that people who receive government benefits such as social security, railroad retirement benefits, supplemental security income or veteran benefits through Direct Express – a debit card that automatically receives payments – will have their second stimulus checks dumped on the card.
But the IRS warns: “The banking information shown in Get My Payment will be a number linked to your Direct Express card, and it may be a number you do not recognize.”