My Stimulus Went To Wrong Account

I guess i ll just get evicted one twitter user griped to the irs on wednesday.

My stimulus went to wrong account. My stimulus got sent to the wrong account and it won t let me update it despite you guys saying we could. Kxan associated press wxin a number of taxpayers who use tax preparation services such as h r block and turbotax say their second relief payments were sent to the incorrect. Johnny moody used a tax preparer in birmingham close to where he lives.

After checking his stimulus status he noticed the last 4 digits listed as the last four digits of his bank account are. If the bank account that your stimulus payment is sent to is closed or. If you ve closed the bank account.

The irs has not confirmed how many stimulus payments went to closed or invalid accounts but the agency has admitted that some checks went to the wrong destinations because of the speed at which. The irs get my payment website may display an account number you don t recognize. Check your 2019 return to confirm.

If you took a refund transfer it may be reflecting that account number. If you ve closed the bank account that the irs had on file from your last tax return your bank will send it back to the irs. For me my first check went to my bank account and the second shows an account i do not know another said the stimulus appeared in his bank account but disappeared somehow.

Taxpayers report irs stimulus payments being sent to wrong bank accounts susan tompor detroit free press 1 5 2021 los angeles becomes first county to hit 1 million covid cases. Bank account no longer active if your stimulus payment has gone astray it could be because you have changed banks since last filing a tax return either in 2018 or. Payment sent to wrong account.

It just complicates the process a little. But you could be waiting a lot longer as a result.