The IRS has a tool that lets you find out when your Stimulus Payment will arrive. Just punch in your social, filing status, and number of exemptions on your 2007 taxes. Its usefulness is limited, though, as it can’t tell you when your payment arrive until about a week before they send out the check.
Where’s My Stimulus Payment? [IRS] (Thanks to Josh!)
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Mine got deposited lat Friday, dated for the subsequent Monday.
After speaking with the IRS over the phone, they state the website is incorrect.
1. You can receive your check on the week (mon – fri) of the date on the schedule, based on the last two digits of your SSN.
2. Even if you filed online, and had fees withdrawn, you have a 50% chance of getting a deposit … why?
The IRS may have your valid bank information from previous years tax returns. YEARS as in 2007 filings and before!
The way I was explained to, was that they will start with this year’s tax return. If it does not contain valid bank information (Aka SBBT, etc), they will go back a year and try that account.
They will continue this until they run out of account information OR one finally deposits.
If NONE deposits, then they will cut a check on that day and mail it on that day to you. You will not have to wait until the scheduled paper check mailing schedule.
Also, the deposit tries take a few minutes at the most. Therefore, in a worse case scenario, you will have your paper check mailed out on the day it should of been deposited.
This is how the IRS personnel explained it to me …
I’ll be excited to see any stimulus at all, but I highly doubt the efficiency of this process and the ability of the government to realize that they owe me $600.
I expect to be on the phone with them for half of June and July. If I don’t come back, call the police.
I went to the website, put in my digits, and it said that it should be deposited in my bank TODAY.
I popped over to my bank’s website and sure enough, there it is under “pending transactions”. Sweet! Now to go buy me a gallon of gasoline!
Sigh we’re supposed to get ours by May 9th but so far nothing. This fails
@Willow01: Same for me as well.
@S-the-K: “Sweet! Now to go buy me a gallon of gasoline!
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LMFAO! How true.
“The way I was explained to, was that they will start with this year’s tax return. If it does not contain valid bank information (Aka SBBT, etc), they will go back a year and try that account.”
Great. The past three years I’ve used Turbo Tax for my filing and before that the accounts I’ve had are closed and no longer open.
I checked my status online and got bunk information. I called the 800 number but could not speak with a live person. The recording acted like I won’t get my check until June.
FUCK YOU IRS!
mine was supposed to be deposited NLT 2 May…nothing yet, and no human to interact with when I called, so I emailed my Congressman…
and now we wait
“and now we wait”
I’ve done some searching on this while at work and I’m really mad at the whole situation. If you used H & R Block or a similar tax preparation service that allows you to get their fees deducted from your return, you will get a paper check.
Because the funds are first routed to SBB&T, then to your bank, the IRS doesn’t have your account info. I’ll likely get a paper check, in June, for what I was supposed to have gotten.
Fuck you, IRS – and Turbo Tax, too.
@wring: I am.
But the government gave all this hype that it was “$600 per person blah blah” and then put their hand over their mouth and said “up to” real quietly. The people rejoiced when it passed quickly, and then felt remorse when they saw the fine print.
“Let’s get the public hyped up and then quietly say the gotcha! oh! and lets give more money to the people that don’t really need it”
…I’m just sayin.
My statement is showing a pending direct deposit of $448 from the US Treasury. Um, this isn’t right.
[www.fileden.com]
Any pendings are due to a problem at the bank level. The government deposited, the bank basically said .. “wait a minute, lets look at the number really close and put in on hold to piss people off” …
I’m confused. So is the IRS going to attempt to deposit to SBB&T several tries and then cut me a check on May 9th? Or, as the phone system so politely put it to me, will I get a paper check in the mail?
@wolny:
Look, you didn’t make enough money to have a tax burden. If the government gives you a rebate for money you didn’t pay them, it isn’t a rebate. It is welfare. Man-up and quit your bitchin
If I was a college student living on my own, I’d be pissed if my parents claimed me as a dependant. Unless of course they were supporting me. Then shouldn’t they rightfully get the money?
@tmlfan81:
The SBBT deposits will be rejected as that temporary account that bank opened for your refund is closed after refund (minus fees) is transferred.
Therefore the IRS will mail you a check on the day you would of received the deposit.
For example, the last two digits of my SSN is 23. I would receive a deposit on the 9th. Instead, the rebate check will be mailed on the 9th, and I will get it in the mail roughly 7 days later.
@asimonson: So what’s the worst that can happen? A random website collects a bunch of nine digit numbers that can’t be correlated to a name, address, phone number, etc. and at best they might capture an IP address which for most of us is just temporary. Quit worrying. The check is in the mail.
@hellinmyeyes: Ditto. 10 days later.
@asimonson:
I wouldn’t worry about it – the site is encrypted and has a SSL certificate issued by entrust.net (legit) with the following info.
CN = sa2.www4.irs.gov
OU = Department of the Treasury
O = U.S. Government
L = Washington
ST = District of Columbia
C = US
I checked it before submitting this, I’m sure the consumerist people did too.
I’m getting $513 back, tomorrow supposedly. Not quite the full $600, but better than $300 or nothing (my girlfriend is in the same adult-but-claimed-as-a-dependent boat as some of the other posters).
-Josh
Crap! I’m only getting $300 too! I was under the impression I was getting $600…
More fun being half 1099 half W2…
GRR!!!
Not to mention, can someone explain to me WHY do I only get $300? I made more than 3k? WTF?
@veronykah: While I can’t explain it without knowing your exact circumstances, you have to have tax liability equal to the size of the rebate to get more. The payment you get for an individual is equal to your net income tax liability with a minimum payment of $300, and a max of $600.
So to get the full $600, you had to owe $600 or more in taxes throughout the year. If you owed between $0 and $300, you only get $300. This is your total taxes owed, not your unpaid taxes at the end of the year.
“The SBBT deposits will be rejected as that temporary account that bank opened for your refund is closed after refund (minus fees) is transferred.
Therefore the IRS will mail you a check on the day you would of received the deposit.
For example, the last two digits of my SSN is 23. I would receive a deposit on the 9th. Instead, the rebate check will be mailed on the 9th, and I will get it in the mail roughly 7 days later.”
This is actually in dispute as I myself contacted the IRS directly through their 800 number and was informed that they will not attempt a transfer of funds and then mail a check on 5/9.
I will get a check mailed out on June 6th.
@johnva:
Actually its you have to make over $3000 TAXABLE. Everyone gets a $9000 instant deductible. Which means that if you didnt make at least $12,000 you won’t be getting back more than $300.
@Vindicoth: I know. Really, this is very simple. Everyone should just read the FAQ on this stuff.
@Hijakk: The “newsletter” IRS sent out reads, “Your stimulus payment is your net income tax liability up to $600 (or $1200 for joint filers). However, generally your stimulus payment will not be less than $300 ($600 for joint filers).
Basically, only those who owed more than $600 in taxes will get the full $600 (or $1200).
@Jinx:
I don’t believe that person is correct. I have had the same bank account for the past 15 years, and have had refunds direct deposited for the last 4 or so. This is the first year I have had direct debit. I did not get a direct deposit, so I assume we are getting a paper check.
@theirishscion: I got mine last Saturday too. The horrible thing is, I get text alerts from my bank, and I got the alert for a direct deposit…as I was strolling into Gamestop.
Fortunately I controlled myself and only bought a couple extra used games, and not the 360 the devil on my shoulder was whispering in my ears to get.
It told me it would be delivered ahh… Today.
I’m on vacation and now I can stimulate the economy, Florida’s at least.
I am making a difference
Got it today w/my paycheck!!!
I will not be spending it though
I think it would have to be twice the amount to help the economy.
Did not get my payment as on IRS Schedule. After 2 1/2 hours on hold with H&R Block, was informed that because I had H&R Block take out my fees, the routing number given the IRS was theirs, then they dumped the balance into my checking acct. I am supposed to get a paper check between May 30-June 6, according to H&R Block… Just thought I would share so no one else had to sit on hold with H&R Block for 2 1/2 hours!
Mine was supposed to be hear a few days ago
so some ARE receiving paper checks? i can’t even get info on the website or the phone. I am totally confused. This whole SS thing seems to be a scam. I’m reading and hearing of people w/ss#’s (last 2) near mine that have received a paper check or have at least received check info on the website but i get squat. what is the deal?
i think its crap that if you filed thru H&R block and paid a fee, the payment will be made by paper check and not direct deposit…FYI, i filed mine online thru TAXACT with direct deposit, it was free and got my stimulus payment on time in my bank…try it next year
I am a widow, since 1998. Will I get 300 or 600 back.
What gets my goat is that the government has decided that I made too little income to qualify for a check. Aren’t I the exact type of person who needs that check more? I’m not a couch potato – I work very hard and am well educated but work in the arts. How ridiculous is this whole stupid stimulus plan if it doesn’t help the people who need it most?!