Stimulus Payment Status Not Available Why

Why does my stimulus say payment status not available the treasury department also says that a glitch with some tax preparation services is causing some people to not get their stimulus payments.

Stimulus payment status not available why. The reason is that the irs is processing information from. If taxpayers filed through tax prep services such as h r block or turbotax and received tax refund anticipation loans this could be the culprit. The irs has indicated that benefits recipients will receive the payment status not available message through the get my payment portal.

If the online tool shows payment status 2 not available then you will not receive a second economic impact payment in the mail or by direct deposit and instead you need to claim the recovery. This week the irs acknowledged some people will not receive a second stimulus payment and will have to claim the recovery rebate credit on their 2020 tax return.