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jslyday
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I set up my state refund for direct deposit, but received a check in the mail instead. Set up my federal refund to be paid through my bank account on 4/3, but it was not.

 
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Michelena
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I set up my state refund for direct deposit, but received a check in the mail instead. Set up my federal refund to be paid through my bank account on 4/3, but it was not.

This usually happens when the following things occur:

  • The financial institution that you bank with rejected the direct deposit from the IRS.
  • Or the account number you entered may have been wrong 
  • Or the name on the account may not have matched what was on your return 
  • If a bank account has already received 3 direct-deposits from the IRS, any additional deposit requests will instead be mailed out as refund checks.
  • You requested to have your refund direct-deposited into a foreign account

If any of those occur, the bank sends your refund back to the IRS. And then the IRS will then re-process the refund, cut a check, and send it by mail to the address on your return.  Same with  your state refund.

Hope this helps!

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