The feds have created a way to see when your third coronavirus stimulus control will arrive, but it’s far from infallible.
The Internal Revenue Service reopened the “Get My Payment” tool so taxpayers can track the status of the $ 1,400 that began accessing bank accounts over the weekend.
The tool should be familiar to anyone receiving any of the first two economic impact payments authorized by Congress last year. It’s a simple online form that tells you if your payment has been processed and when to wait, after entering your Social Security number, date of birth, mailing address, and code. postal.
But the latest iteration of the tool faced complaints from people who didn’t see details about when the much-needed money would arrive.
“Get My Payment” became a trending topic on Twitter Monday morning as a contributor caught on the tool spitting out four dreaded words: “Payment status: not available.”
The IRS says there are three reasons why you may see this inaccurate message. Your payment may not have been processed yet or the IRS may not have enough information to send it to you.
It can also mean that you are not fit for the check. Congress tightened eligibility rules so that anyone who earns more than $ 80,000 a year does not receive money. Full payments are still available to people who earned income of up to $ 75,000 on their 2019 or 2020 tax return.
While it may be hard to wait, the IRS urged taxpayers to be patient. The Get My Payment tool is updated daily, so check back regularly if your payment status isn’t available right away. Most checks should arrive automatically and calling the IRS or your bank will not speed up the process, according to officials.
“While the fiscal season is in full swing, IRS employees returned to work 24 hours a day to quickly provide assistance to millions of Americans struggling to cope with this historic pandemic,” he said. IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig in a statement last week.
If the IRS has your information filed, Get My Payment should tell you the date the payment will be made by paper check or direct deposit, which is the one most people will get.
The tool may show some taxpayers a “Need more information” message, which means the postal service was unable to deliver your payment. These people can use Get My Payment to send bank account information to the IRS.
The Get My Payment tool was not the only source of grief for taxpayers waiting for their stimulus funds.
JPMorgan Chase i Wells Fargo customers clashed with banks on social media after saying the funds would not be available until at least Wednesday, although the first checks arrived this weekend.
According to banks, March 17 is the official date of payment of the first batch of checks. The IRS says some people may see direct deposits appear as outstanding or interim payments before that date.
It’s also not the first batch of complaints about getting my payment. The tool told some people earlier this year that their $ 600 stimulus checks had been sent to unknown bank accounts as a result of a scandal involving tax preparation companies.
Since the IRS distributed the first $ 1,200 checks last spring, some people who did not owe taxes and did not receive a refund on their most recent tax return were unable to temporarily expedite their payments before the federal ones. correct an error in the Get My Payment tool.