Irs Stimulus Check Going To Wrong Bank Account

On monday h r block informed customers that anyone who took a refund transfer on their 2019 taxes may see a bank account other than their own when they check the irs tool.

Irs stimulus check going to wrong bank account. If your stimulus payment has gone astray it could be because you have changed banks since last filing a tax return either in 2018. But this system isn t perfect. Tax preparation company jackson hewitt said the internal revenue service sent payments to an estimated 13 million banks accounts that are no longer open or valid.

Unfortunately there s little you can do if the irs has already begun processing your stimulus payment. This agent told us that h r has recently switched banks so all of the irs checks were sent to closed accounts and would be bounced back to the irs accordingly. Once the deposit has been returned the irs will then issue a paper check.

Those who closed bank accounts might have trouble getting second stimulus checks quickly. 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. But a glitch could be fixed by filing a 2020 tax return.

Payment sent to wrong account. When a stimulus check goes to the wrong bank account 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. We couldn t reach someone from the irs via phone but we spoke with a local h r block agent.

Dallas for millions of americans who used online tax services their second stimulus payment may have been sent to the wrong bank account. Some 600 payments apparently are going into the wrong bank accounts according to frustrated taxpayers. Bank account no longer active.