RaceBoarder
Waiting for the Snow to fly...
Re: Stimulus checks
That 1st example is me. But at the same time, when I enter my info on the site, I get the message stating that they can't look up my eligibility. Because of that, I can't enter my bank info.
I was planning on using the full extention until July, but I went ahead and filed & paid yesterday. It sounds like I had to pay my $212 in order to get my $1200. At this point I assume everything the Feds do will be a complete C-F
Just got to hope for the best.
I read somewhere that there were a number of possible explanations for delays. For instance, if you filed electronically but owed money instead of getting a refund, I don't think the checks are automatically going in unless you go in and specifically sign up for it. Just filing electronically is not enough if you still owed taxes.
Also, and I was unaware of this, but if you use a tax preparer like HR Block or someone like that, they may actually set up a separate bank account into which your refund normally goes. Then they remove your fees before sending you the balance of your refund. If something like that was done, then the stimulus money would be directed to that account. If the account is still open, your tax preparer will be sending it to you but it may take some time. If the account was already closed, then you might have to wait for a check.
The same is true if the bank account you last used happens to be closed because you switched banks, moved, etc...
That 1st example is me. But at the same time, when I enter my info on the site, I get the message stating that they can't look up my eligibility. Because of that, I can't enter my bank info.
I was planning on using the full extention until July, but I went ahead and filed & paid yesterday. It sounds like I had to pay my $212 in order to get my $1200. At this point I assume everything the Feds do will be a complete C-F