Check the Status of your Stimulus Payment through the IRS Portal
Summary
- If you have not yet received your payment, you can check on the status of your Economic Impact Payment on the IRS new online tool, Get My Payment.
- The IRS began depositing stimulus payments to consumers the week of April 13.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began depositing stimulus payments for millions of Americans the week of April 13. If you have not yet received your payment, you can check on the status of your Economic Impact Payment on the new IRS online tool, “Get My Payment”.
Adding direct deposit information
If your “Get My Payment” results show “Need more information”, it means you may be eligible for an Economic Impact Payment (“EIP”), but the IRS does not have your direct deposit information to send your payment electronically. You will then have the opportunity to add your bank account information for direct deposit. If you choose not to provide your bank information or prefer to receive your EIP by mail, your payment will be sent to the address the IRS has on file for you.
Changing bank account information
If your “Get My Payment” results indicate your payment is pending or has been processed, you cannot change your bank account information.
According to the IRS, “Get My Payment” cannot update direct deposit bank account information after an EIP has been scheduled for delivery. To help protect against potential fraud, the tool also does not allow you to change your direct deposit bank account information already on file with the IRS.
However, if you did not use direct deposit for your last tax return to receive a refund, or your direct deposit information was inaccurate and resulted in a refund check, you will be able to provide that information through this portal to speed up your payment with a deposit into your bank account.
If you get your refund or federal payments on a debit card
The IRS has stated that if you receive benefit payments through Direct Express, you can expect to see your stimulus payment in the same fashion. It is unclear how you will get your payment if you use a NetSpend or an Emerald Card. When we get confirmed information directly from the IRS, we will update this post.
If you don’t file taxes
On April 10, the IRS announced the release of an online tax return tool that non-filers can use to help receive their stimulus checks faster. If you are concerned about getting your payment because you do not file taxes, please visit the IRS site. You only need to complete the form if you have NOT already filed either a 2018 or 2019 tax return.
For more information about the “Get My Payment” portal and stimulus payments, visit the IRS Economic Impact Payment Information Center.
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I have had my son since December of 2019. However his dad is still getting everything on him . As in the last stimulus package food stamps etc. Who do I contact to let them know I have the child. I'm a single mother who is now unemployed and trying to go to school fulltime. I don't get and public assistance I'm doing it all on my own. Can someone please help me
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