![]() ![]() The update today applies to Social Security retirement, survivor or disability (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) beneficiaries who did not file a 2019 or 2020 tax return or did not use the Non-Filers tool. Many federal beneficiaries who filed 2019 or 2020 returns or used the Non-Filers tool last year were issued Economic Impact Payments, if eligible, during the last three weeks. Because the majority of these payments will be disbursed electronically – through direct deposits and payments to existing Direct Express cards – they would be received on the official payment date of April 7. ![]() If no additional issues arise, the IRS currently expects to complete that work and to begin processing these payment files at the end of this week. Irs.WASHINGTON - As work continues on issuing millions of Economic Impact Payments to Americans, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced today that they anticipate payments will begin to be issued this weekend to Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries who do not normally file a tax return, with the projection that the majority of these payments would be sent electronically and received on April 7.Īfter receiving data from the Social Security Administration on Thursday, March 25, the IRS began the multi-step process to review, validate, and test tens of millions of records to ensure eligibility and proper calculation of Economic Impact Payments. Q: Has my Economic Impact (stimulus) Payment posted to my prepaid Card?Ī: Cardholders who have a Pathward-issued prepaid card that is not an EIP Card should contact the Customer Service number or visit the website on the back of their card for questions about their card, card transactions, card account balance, posted payments, replacement requests or other customer service issues. Any questions about the method of disbursement or to make changes to your banking information for stimulus/EIP payments should be directed to the IRS, the entity administering that program for the U.S. Can you help me with that?Ī: Your Card servicer, tax preparer and Pathward are unable to make updates or changes to the method of disbursement and banking information already on file with the IRS. Q: I need to make changes to my banking information on file with the IRS. Either way, the IRS urges people to carefully watch their mail for either of these payment types. If you are eligible for a third EIP Payment, you may be receiving a new EIP Card or you may be receiving a paper check. If you received an EIP Card for the first and/or second EIP payment in 2020/2021, that Card will not be reloaded with your third EIP payment. Q: If I received my second Economic Impact (stimulus) payment on an EIP Card, will my third payment be deposited on the same card?Ī: No. ![]() ![]() If this applies to you, IRS urges people to carefully watch their mail for either of these payment types. Q: Am I getting a paper check or an EIP Card?Ī: If the IRS does not have routing and account information for you for a direct deposit, you will be sent either a check or debit card in the form of an EIP Card. Irs.gov/EIP for general questions on Economic Impact Payments Get My Payment (GMP) on the IRS.gov website Any questions about EIP (stimulus) payments for individuals should be directed to the IRS.įor questions about Economic Impact (Stimulus) Payments: Q: Am I eligible for getting an Economic Impact (Stimulus) Payment? How much will I be getting? How will it be sent?Ī: Your card servicer, tax preparer and Pathward are unable to answer these questions. You can also visit for Frequently Asked Questions The IRS updates its Get My Payment (GMP) tool at IRS.gov daily to provide timely information that helps individuals more clearly understand the status of their EIP. If you received an EIP Card, please visit for more information or call the number on the back of your Card for assistanceįor general questions about Economic Impact (Stimulus) Payments you can visit irs.gov/EIP As a result of the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," the IRS issued a third round of Economic Impact Payments (EIP) directly to individuals. ![]()
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