Stimulus Check Wrong Bank Account Information

Unfortunately there s little you can do if the irs has already begun processing your stimulus payment.

Stimulus check wrong bank account information. In the first round of checks to americans if a bank rejected and returned a stimulus payment because of incorrect account information the irs would then mail out a paper check or debit card. But this system isn t perfect. Check your 2019 return to confirm the company said on twitter.

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. Say your account on file with the irs is still active but it s not your preferred account because you owe fees or it s so old that you forgot your password. The company said the stimulus money would eventually make its way to customers via direct deposit check or emerald card.

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 has already. If the stimulus check goes to a closed bank account the bank will reject the direct deposit request and the irs will send you a paper check to the mailing address it has on file for you.

The internal revenue service sent millions of americans stimulus checks to the wrong bank accounts tax preparers say a mistake the feds are now trying to fix.