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bucolic_frolic

(42,679 posts)
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 07:27 AM Mar 2021

Definitive Article on Stimulus Payments and what to do if you're wondering "Where's my money?"

https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/have-a-stimulus-check-problem-better-not-call-the-irs-do-these-things-instead/

Have a stimulus check problem? Better not call the IRS. Do these things instead

If you have a problem with your stimulus check -- that could be the third payment going out now for up to $1,400 or any of the two checks before it -- the message could not be more clear: The IRS does not want to hear your issues over the phone. A similar note can be found across its website and tools: "Do not call the IRS. Our phone assistors don't have information beyond what's available on IRS.gov."

The push toward self-service information is a far cry from the first stimulus check delivery, when the IRS announced it would add "3,500 telephone representatives to answer some of the most common questions about Economic Impact Payments." Stimulus checks are a complex business and a lot of questions can arise, especially since the payments are so tightly tied to tax season, which is ongoing until May 17, the new deadline.

If you got a different payment amount than you expected, are missing money for each of your dependents, had a problem with direct deposit delivery, don't usually file taxes (also known as nonfilers), had your check mistakenly garnished, never got a payment even though a letter says you did, we'll help explain different approaches you can take including filing for a Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2020 tax return, or requesting something called a Payment Trace from the IRS. Plus, here's what we know about a fourth stimulus check.

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More ... way more, at the link. Trump or was it Mnuchin shafted non-filers and low income people with no second stim payment until filing for a tax return payment. And the IRS is understaffed, and light years behind on audits, so I suspect the personnel is just not there. "Don't call us" should tell you something.
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Definitive Article on Stimulus Payments and what to do if you're wondering "Where's my money?" (Original Post) bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 OP
After four years of deliberate dimantling of agencies... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #1
Not to mention what's the status of personal finance journalism that relies on CNET to fully bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #3
this llashram Mar 2021 #2
I've not yet received the 3rd hermetic Mar 2021 #4

2naSalit

(86,071 posts)
1. After four years of deliberate dimantling of agencies...
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 08:05 AM
Mar 2021

It will take more than 100 days to repair the damage. At this point, spectacular demands are being made of these wounded structural entities while they are trying to assess and repair the damage. It's a huge ask. I know people are desperate but they also have to be a little more understanding about the reality of our wounded government which is still being attacked from within.

bucolic_frolic

(42,679 posts)
3. Not to mention what's the status of personal finance journalism that relies on CNET to fully
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:03 AM
Mar 2021

explore the landscape of a problem? I'm sure others have covered it, but this article probes all the corners of darkness. Where was Money, Kiplinger, Barron's, WSJ? Maybe they just didn't rank high in search engines, idk.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
2. this
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 08:58 AM
Mar 2021

trump and his crew did untold damage to our democracy and the apparatus to sustain it. I wonder how many Confederates are getting money from the government they wanted to overthrow. The thought enrages me.

hermetic

(8,258 posts)
4. I've not yet received the 3rd
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:59 AM
Mar 2021

Nor have I received a letter. All my bank account info is still the same. I noticed a headline yesterday that said checks from the VA and SSI have not all gone out yet so I just assumed I need to wait a bit longer. I wish I could remember where I saw that. Thanks for this article. I will definitely hang on to it.

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