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posted Apr 10, 2020 11:15:47 AM

Tax Year Prior to 2020: I filed taxes for 2019 already (not with TurboTax), but didn't use direct deposit. I need help getting my bank info to the IRS to receive my CARES stimulus check sooner.

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Expert Alumni
Apr 10, 2020 11:28:48 AM

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.

Returning Member
Apr 12, 2020 11:04:33 AM

My 2018 bank formation is different from my 2019 Will they go by my 2019 bank information

Expert Alumni
Apr 12, 2020 11:10:48 AM

Your deposit will likely go to the account you used in 2019. We  do  not have any update specifically to that issue but I will imagine that your latest banking information with the IRS, which is 2019, will be used.

Returning Member
Apr 13, 2020 11:40:50 AM

In my return it had all X's in the bank account fields but i submitted my numbers...why are the X's there ? 

Expert Alumni
Apr 13, 2020 11:53:52 AM

Your bank account information was (XXX) masked out for security purposes, the IRS still received your bank account information.

Returning Member
Mar 3, 2021 1:29:28 AM

I'll was accept on the 12th I still haven't received anything and people are receiving theirs before me and I file before they did my still saying process 

Level 15
Mar 3, 2021 1:42:48 AM

check the IRS website for your refund status.  in reality the time it takes could be longer than 3 weeks. 

https://www.irs.gov/refunds 

Returning Member
Mar 3, 2021 1:57:31 AM

Did that still nothing