I do not know if you are referring to the first stimulus check or the second stimulus check or even, the newest Third Stimulus check that is currently being processed by IRS.
If you filed your 2020 individual income tax return, and completed the Recovery Rebate Credit section of the return, it will "reconcile" the first and second stimulus checks and add to your refund on the return any amount you were entitled to receive for the first or second stimulus checks but did not yet receive.
If you are entitled to the "newly created" information of a Third Stimulus Check, the IRS has posted the following guidelines on where the checks will be sent/deposited:
In January 2020, during the distribution of the second round of stimulus payments, an IRS error caused delays in the distribution of some stimulus payments. In an effort to do all that we could to help these customers get the funds they deserved as quickly as possible, we were able to create a secure portal used to update banking information. However, this portal and the information submitted is not able to be used by the IRS for this third round of stimulus payments.
The IRS has indicated they’re using the latest taxpayer information they have on file to issue the third stimulus payment. That means they are sending your stimulus payment to one of the following:
- Bank account information from the direct deposit of your 2019 or 2020 tax refund,
- Bank account information you entered on your non-filer registration in 2020,
- Bank account information you entered on Get My Payment before December 22, 2020, or
- Banking information used by a federal agency that provides you benefits such as the Social Security Administration, Veteran Affairs, or the Railroad Retirement Board.
If you didn’t update your information with the IRS, they will issue your payment using the latest information they have in your file, not the information you provided to the TurboTax portal.
