Question about direct deposit stimulus payment

[Rorey]

25. Maybe this will help

I called the IRS Economic Impact Payment number (1-800-919-9835). There's a lengthy recorded message so just stay on the line. You'll talk to someone who can't help you, but after you explain, they'll connect you to someone who can look at your information. Be prepared to hold for quite awhile before reaching that person.

But first try the "Get My Refund" tool at IRS.gov. That may be all you need to do.

I waited online to talk to the representative who could personally help me. She needed some information to verify that I'm me, such as how much I received in social security in 2019, and also the name of my mortgage company. I guess I gave all of the right answers because she was able to assist me. Because my stimulus payment hasn't been officially processed, she couldn't tell me if it would be joint payment, or even if it will be directly deposited. I changed my name back to my maiden name after my divorce, so the name on my bank account won't match what they had from my 2018 tax return.

I'll just wait and see what happens at this point. The representative did tell me that if you don't get the stimulus payment through their regular means, you'll get it as a credit on your tax return for 2020. So, if we can believe that, it'll all work out eventually. Fingers crossed, anyway.