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posted Apr 14, 2020 7:15:53 AM

I filed my 2019 taxes and receive social security survivor benefits. I had educational expenses. I received a refund through direct deposit will my stimulus check go into my bank account?

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Expert Alumni
Apr 14, 2020 7:34:03 AM

If you filed a 2018 and/or 2019 return with the IRS, and at least one of those returns had a refund which was direct-deposited, the IRS will deposit your stimulus payment into that account (if it's closed, you'll get a check instead.)

If you filed a 2018 and/or 2019 return and neither one had a refund coming, the IRS will mail you a stimulus check. The same holds true if these returns had a refund which was sent as a check.

In other words, if you requested a direct-deposited refund on at least one return in the past two years – 2018 or 2019 – your stimulus will be direct-deposited into that account (assuming it's still valid), and if not, you'll get a check.