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IRS Launches Consumer Portal For Getting Stimulus Checks

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A new IRS portal for coronavirus relief payments has been launched in conjunction with the U.S. The non-filer tool can be used by U.S. citizens and resident aliens who are not claimed as dependents and had gross income below $12,200 ($24,400 for married couples) in 2019, according to the IRS site.

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IRS Has Rocky Start With Stimulus Funds As Money Misrouted

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From error messages on the Get My Payment tool to misrouted funds and checks sent to dead people, the IRS is having a tough time getting coronavirus stimulus money into the hands of those who need it most. . The IRS can’t seem to figure out how to send money to the same account they took it out of,” one user tweeted. “I

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IRS $1,200 Stimulus: Why Your Check Is Not In The Mail

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If your $1,200 federal COVID-19 stimulus payment has been deposited into your bank account by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), consider yourself one of the lucky ones. An IRS spokesman told PYMNTS that only about 80 million payouts – about half of the expected total – had been issued as of last Friday (April 17).

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IRS Urges Americans To Claim Stimulus Payments

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It’s the last chance for taxpayers to collect a stimulus payment check. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Wednesday (Sept. 9) that it plans to mail letters to approximately nine million Americans who typically don’t file federal income tax returns and may be eligible for, but failed to claim, an economic impact payment.

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Next Round Of $1,200 IRS Stimulus Checks To Go Out Soon

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The key groups who will receive these payments include people who aren’t required to file tax returns, such as those who receive Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and veterans’ affairs benefits. In addition, tax filers who have recently provided bank information to the IRS will get the payments.

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For Taxpayers Looking For Stimulus Checks, IRS Site Leaves Them In Limbo

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But citizens’ attempts to check on those statuses, or even to add bank account information to make the payments come faster, have not always been successful. Many people have instead received frustrating messages of “Payment status not available.”

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Stimulus Checks Pose Issues For H&R Block, TurboTax 

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Some H&R Block and TurboTax users did not get the new stimulus payment because it was directed by the IRS to an unfamiliar bank account, sources told CNBC. Those users were looking for deposits on the IRS Get My Payment tool. The second round of stimulus payments launched on Monday (Jan.

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