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Question

Refund processing & stimulus check

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
April 11, 2020
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Hello!

My federal and state tax returns were accepted on 3/27, and my state return was offset. Also, my direct deposit information has changed from last year, so the account that I got my return in last year does not exist anymore.

Will I get a stimulus check with everyone else (into the correct bank account given in my 2019 return) if my federal return is still processing? Just curious, there don't seem to be very many answers for my specific situation.

Thanks in advance!

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Level 15

Will I get my stimulus as a direct deposit or as a paper check?

Here's how it works:

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. This cannot be changed.

Level 2

So, to clarify, I will get it by direct deposit into the bank account listed on my 2019 return even if it is still processing?

Level 12

You are correct that there are not many answers to specific situations.

Here is what the IRS has said:

For people who have already filed their 2019 tax returns, the IRS will use this information to calculate the payment amount.

For those who have not yet filed their return for 2019, the IRS will use information from their 2018 tax filing to calculate the payment.

The economic impact payment will be deposited directly into the same banking account reflected on the return filed.

The IRS has also said that they plan to issue the stimulus checks to people who have filed 2019 returns first.

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