Stimulus Check Wrong Account Information

The irs pulled bank information from each taxpayer s most recent return and direct deposited the stimulus payment to the same account the taxpayer s latest refund went.

Stimulus check wrong account information. In an answer to a customer on a faq page about the latest checks a turbotax representative explained that if a person s bank information is incorrect or the account has been closed the bank. The irs said it has deposited more than 100 million stimulus checks into eligible americans bank accounts since the money started going out last week. Irs stimulus payments being sent to wrong bank.

But this system isn t perfect. Have valid routing and account information on file. Check your 2019 return to confirm the company said on twitter.

But problems arose for people whose checks. Interested users can go to the get my payment page on the irs gov website to enter in their banking account information. The latest round of 600 stimulus checks is on the way but for people who either changed their bank account information or moved recently the next payment may be delayed.

The irs has already. Taxpayers report irs stimulus payments being sent to wrong bank accounts. But the site has been slow because of the high volume of people checking their check statuses.

The company said the stimulus money would eventually make its way to customers via direct deposit check or emerald card. According to the internal. Once the information has been put in users can check the status of their stimulus checks.

When a stimulus check goes to a closed bank account if on the other hand the account was closed you have little reason to worry though your payment will be delayed.