Irs Website Stimulus Check Not Working

Millions of americans still have not received their stimulus check under the 2 2 trillion cares act from the irs during the coronavirus pandemic.

Irs website stimulus check not working. Only the irs can issue the stimulus payments so the agency is encouraging people to check its website for updates about ongoing issues rather than their financial institutions or tax preparers. A tool launched wednesday by the internal revenue service to track americans stimulus relief checks is not working for many according to individuals who reached out to cnbc make it. Meanwhile some 26 million people have now filed.

The second stimulus check is simply an advanced payment of a tax credit. Not only are you not getting this stimulus check like congress promised but irs isn t even working on tax returns until after feb. Data is updated once per day overnight so there s no need to check more than once per day.

Please do not call the irs about the second stimulus payment. The irs doesn t have enough information on you. Not everyone thinks the launch went smoothly.

Wspickerman and don t forget. At the end of the 2019 tax filing season the irs processed 155 million tax returns many of which qualify for a stimulus check. It s a monumental task with a lot of paperwork and a lot of tax.

The irs announced tuesday that eligible americans who see a status that reads payment status 2 not available will not get their second stimulus check via direct deposit or through the mail. Our phone assistors do not have additional information beyond what s available here on irs gov and in the get my payment application.