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How do I change my direct depost? I have a new bank and a new routing and account number. I tired on my phone and laptop, trying to do it before the second stimulus.

 
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How do I change my direct depost? I have a new bank and a new routing and account number. I tired on my phone and laptop, trying to do it before the second stimulus.

We don't know yet.  You can only change it in Turbo Tax when you actually file your return which won't be until early January. But then Turbo Tax will just hold all the returns until the IRS opens efiling around Jan 27. You enter or change your bank info when you have finished your return and go though the FILE tab.

How do I change my direct depost? I have a new bank and a new routing and account number. I tired on my phone and laptop, trying to do it before the second stimulus.

BANKING INFORMATION

 

Your banking information cannot be changed after your tax return has been filed and accepted.

 

Banking information does not go from TT to the IRS until you file your 2020 tax return and it is accepted. The IRS will begin to accept  and process 2020 returns at the end of January 2021.

 

You enter/change banking information in the FILE section before you file your 2020 return. Changing it on the TurboTax site does not do any good until you file your return and the IRS processes your return.   If they manage to start sending  out stimulus checks before you can change your information, we hope the IRS provides a way for you to change it with the IRS.   If your check goes to a wrong or closed account, it will be sent back to the IRS and then the IRS will mail a check to the address on your tax return.

 

TurboTax has NO control over your stimulus check, nor can TT track it or tell you when you will receive it.  The IRS will use the same banking information for the 2nd stimulus that they used for the first one.  If that account (or card) is closed then the stimulus will go back to the IRS and they will mail you a check.  See this information from the IRS:

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-and-irs-begin-delivering-second-round-of-economic-impact-payme...

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How do I change my direct depost? I have a new bank and a new routing and account number. I tired on my phone and laptop, trying to do it before the second stimulus.

this posted today on the IRS website FAQ's"

 

 

Get My Payment will reflect the account information provided on your 2019 tax return, Non-Filer Registration, entered on Get My Payment before Dec. 22, 2020, or provided by a Federal Agency who issued benefits to you (Social Security Administration, Veteran Affairs, or Railroad Retirement Board).

Your payment information cannot be changed. If you don’t get a payment and you are eligible to receive one, it may be claimed on your 2020 tax return as the Recovery Rebate Credit.

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