Please post here when you receive your stimulus check..

[bbodb1]

My sister received her regular monthly Social Security direct deposit yesterday. Everything was normal, as it is every month. No stimulus payment. The IRS website says info for Social Security recipients is not entered into their system. She doesn't file taxes because her income is too low.

So once again, How can I help her figure out when she will receive her stimulus payment?

Dave

@DaveNW - I may have missed it, but have you checked out this section of the IRS web page: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here-tool-scenarios

 

[DaveNV]

@DaveNW - I may have missed it, but have you checked out this section of the IRS web page: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here-tool-scenarios

I've checked it, but it doesn't apply: "This new tool is designed for people eligible for the Economic Impact Payment who did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019 and who don't receive Social Security retirement..." Everything I'm seeing says if she's currently receiving Social Security payments by direct deposit, there is nothing to enter - the government already has her banking information, and she'll get her payment.

But that's the crux of the issue - if they already have the banking information (they do), and she doesn't need to file a tax return (she doesn't), and information on SS recipients isn't entered into the IRS program thing (apparently, it isn't), then where do we look to find out when she'll get her payment?

The only thing I can even try to think of is that her social security number ends in 9. So maybe she'll get her payment in the last wave? But even if that's true, I should be able to check someplace to see that written down, right?

Dave

 

[tompalm]

I went to the web page below and it said they didn’t have my banking info. I do get social security and have direct deposit, but it appears that is a different branch or wave of payments that will come later. So I put in my bank routing and account number that this site requested and the next day saw that I was eligible for a stimulus payment and they would advise when that will happen. About a week later, I looked at the website again around April 30th and it said a payment will be made on May 6th. The website works. Now, I hope the payment works. But looking good.

https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof-wmsp/notice;jsessionid=iq5uQXKcj_8d2Dv1bCCGq4nj.ee

 

[Luanne]

I went to the web page below and it said they didn’t have my banking info. I do get social security and have direct deposit, but it appears that is a different branch or wave of payments that will come later. So I put in my bank routing and account number that this site requested and the next day saw that I was eligible for a stimulus payment and they would advise when that will happen. About a week later, I looked at the website again around April 30th and it said a payment will be made on May 6th. The website works. Now, I hope the payment works. But looking good.

https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof-wmsp/notice;jsessionid=iq5uQXKcj_8d2Dv1bCCGq4nj.ee

As I posted earlier today our info was updated to show a payment on May 6. But, when I went into my bank info online it's already showing there as a pending deposit.

 

[Hophop4]

I just found this online if you put your info in on or before a Tuesday Noon it shows up on Saturday. If you do it after Tuesday Noon it shows up Saturday a week later. Here's the link: https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/n...7SM4Iimia4YwEETsPOP6WjB2EY-n-QPg3ozEIFKAh17Ac Wonder how true this is.

 

[clifffaith]

My message is I'm eligible (I know, I was finally able to put my info in several days ago), and once they have my payment date they'll update the page.

 

[tompalm]

As I posted earlier today our info was updated to show a payment on May 6. But, when I went into my bank info online it's already showing there as a pending deposit.

That’s good to know. I assume they provide a date that they are sure about and make the transaction sooner if possible. I will check my account again before May 6. So far, no joy or payment I should say. I am happy the system works.

 

[nerodog]

I've checked it, but it doesn't apply: "This new tool is designed for people eligible for the Economic Impact Payment who did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019 and who don't receive Social Security retirement..." Everything I'm seeing says if she's currently receiving Social Security payments by direct deposit, there is nothing to enter - the government already has her banking information, and she'll get her payment.

But that's the crux of the issue - if they already have the banking information (they do), and she doesn't need to file a tax return (she doesn't), and information on SS recipients isn't entered into the IRS program thing (apparently, it isn't), then where do we look to find out when she'll get her payment?

The only thing I can even try to think of is that her social security number ends in 9. So maybe she'll get her payment in the last wave? But even if that's true, I should be able to check someplace to see that written down, right?

Dave

Geez frustrating! It's so hard to even reach a staff person for Social Security since no one is in the offices. Your mom is
Definitely entitled to a payment. I hope she receives it. Perhaps via mail ?

 

[Sugarcubesea]

Just received my direct deposit on Friday. The amount was very low and I called our tax guy and he stated that we should have been entitled to more based on our AGI...so I'm a little bummed and hope this gets figured out...

 

[bbodb1]

Just to follow up on another situation I was curious about, when I provided my DD info I used a savings account instead of a checking account because I use the savings account as a throw away account (used to collect incoming funds, then immediately transfer the funds to another, more secure account). Late last week, I did see an estimated date of deposit show up on the IRS website, but on my savings account, I do not see a pending transaction at this time (consistent with what I would expect if the receiving account was a checking account).

Certainly, no big deal, but something to be aware of (that your financial institution may not show incoming pending transactions on a savings account...)

 

[dioxide45]

Just received my direct deposit on Friday. The amount was very low and I called our tax guy and he stated that we should have been entitled to more based on our AGI...so I'm a little bummed and hope this gets figured out...

Do you know what year's AGI it was based off of, 2018 or 2019?

 

[DaveNV]

Geez frustrating! It's so hard to even reach a staff person for Social Security since no one is in the offices. Your mom is
Definitely entitled to a payment. I hope she receives it. Perhaps via mail ?

Thanks. It is definitely frustrating for my sister. She is only expecting the funds because the IRS is adamant that she is among those who will receive it. She had checked all the right boxes long before this - name and address current, direct deposit in effect and working, whatever else. As I've mentioned before, we can see the If and How questions are answered rather specifically. But there isn't anywhere I can find out the When question.

Some said they expected it when they'd get their regular SS payment - Sis got her SS deposit this month, but no stimulus money. If it's going to be a paper check sent in the mail, that's okay too - but When? If there was somewhere that definitively said, "Your SS number ends in 9, so you're last on the list, Your deposit will happen in July" or words to that effect, that'd be fine, too. Sis just wants to know what to expect, as the "not knowing" is what's frustrating her.

Dave

 

[Sugarcubesea]

Do you know what year's AGI it was based off of, 2018 or 2019?

I do not

 

[dioxide45]

I do not

You should be able to calculate the AGI they based it off of with the following formula;

((1200 - Stimulus Amount Received) * 20) + 75,000

 

[VacationForever]

Just to follow up on another situation I was curious about, when I provided my DD info I used a savings account instead of a checking account because I use the savings account as a throw away account (used to collect incoming funds, then immediately transfer the funds to another, more secure account). Late last week, I did see an estimated date of deposit show up on the IRS website, but on my savings account, I do not see a pending transaction at this time (consistent with what I would expect if the receiving account was a checking account).

Certainly, no big deal, but something to be aware of (that your financial institution may not show incoming pending transactions on a savings account...)

We used a checking account info and we did not see pending before the money showed up. It just showed up on April 30th when the IRS website said it would.

 

[dioxide45]

We used a checking account info and we did not see pending before the money showed up. It just showed up on April 30th when the IRS website said it would.

Seeing it as a pending transaction is dependant on the bank or financial institution. Some will show pending ACH payments as pending others won't show them until they are available.

 

[Luanne]

Our money was deposited today. According to the IRS update it should have been tomorrow.

 

[bbodb1]

Our money was deposited today. According to the IRS update it should have been tomorrow.

Deposits must be running from west to east......

 

[b2bailey]

Thanks. It is definitely frustrating for my sister. She is only expecting the funds because the IRS is adamant that she is among those who will receive it. She had checked all the right boxes long before this - name and address current, direct deposit in effect and working, whatever else. As I've mentioned before, we can see the If and How questions are answered rather specifically. But there isn't anywhere I can find out the When question.

Some said they expected it when they'd get their regular SS payment - Sis got her SS deposit this month, but no stimulus money. If it's going to be a paper check sent in the mail, that's okay too - but When? If there was somewhere that definitively said, "Your SS number ends in 9, so you're last on the list, Your deposit will happen in July" or words to that effect, that'd be fine, too. Sis just wants to know what to expect, as the "not knowing" is what's frustrating her.

Dave

Hi Dave, I am in the same boat as your sis. and have not seen any $$. My best friends only receive ss and have not filed taxes for years.. And they have received stimulus payment via direct deposit. I never saw anything that indicates it would come at same time as regular as deposit.

 

[DaveNV]

Hi Dave, I am in the same boat as your sis. and have not seen any $$. My best friends only receive ss and have not filed taxes for years.. And they have received stimulus payment via direct deposit. I never saw anything that indicates it would come at same time as regular as deposit.

Thanks. She's decided to just wait and see, since it's all she can do, and at this point there doesn't seem to be any way to know more. Her anticipation was fueled because we got our stimulus payment back on April 15th, but we file taxes every year, so fall into a different category of recipient. Sis is thinking, "Well, I'm a nobody. So, what do they care about me?" Frustrating for her, certainly.

The thing about receiving it when she got her regular SS payment came from friends of hers, who really have no way of knowing anything. My sister trusts her friends a lot, and tends to adopt their opinions as fact, something that makes me more than a little crazy sometimes. (Her friends come up with some pretty wild theories about all sorts of things, so I tend to ignore a lot of what they say, and I regularly have to talk logical sense into my sister. )

That your friends have received their stimulus money is the strange part. Can you ask them what their SSN numbers end with? My sister's SSN ends in 9, which is why I was thinking she'd be among the last to get a payment, since somebody (might even have been here) said payments were being made by SSN order.

All in, we wait and see. I'll be sure to share when and if it happens.

Dave

 

[bbodb1]

And, there it is!
Our stimulus payment hit our savings account today!

 

[JanT]

Our stimulus check hit our account today.

 

[b2bailey]

Thanks. She's decided to just wait and see, since it's all she can do, and at this point there doesn't seem to be any way to know more. Her anticipation was fueled because we got our stimulus payment back on April 15th, but we file taxes every year, so fall into a different category of recipient. Sis is thinking, "Well, I'm a nobody. So, what do they care about me?" Frustrating for her, certainly.

The thing about receiving it when she got her regular SS payment came from friends of hers, who really have no way of knowing anything. My sister trusts her friends a lot, and tends to adopt their opinions as fact, something that makes me more than a little crazy sometimes. (Her friends come up with some pretty wild theories about all sorts of things, so I tend to ignore a lot of what they say, and I regularly have to talk logical sense into my sister. )

That your friends have received their stimulus money is the strange part. Can you ask them what their SSN numbers end with? My sister's SSN ends in 9, which is why I was thinking she'd be among the last to get a payment, since somebody (might even have been here) said payments were being made by SSN order.

All in, we wait and see. I'll be sure to share when and if it happens.

Dave

Still waiting, and now a bit of wondering.
My social ends with "7" but would think it would be first digit sort order, if that is applicable .
First digit is 5.

 

[DaveNV]

Still waiting, and now a bit of wondering.
My social ends with "7" but would think it would be first digit sort order, if that is applicable .
First digit is 5.

My sister's also starts with a 5. So I guess we wait and see.

Dave

 

[bbodb1]

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