Assuming a tax payer meets all the criteria to receive a stimulus payment will they automatically receive the payment by direct deposit if:
A. They filed their 2018 and 2019 tax returns but did not include any direct deposit info
B. They receive a social security retirement benefit by direct deposit
When I use IRS "Get My Payment" web portal I can get as far as the system indicating I am eligible for a payment but must input by bank account info to get the stimulus payment by direct deposit.
The problem from there is:
1. My adjusted gross income is a negative number due to net operating losses (NOL's), carried forward for a rental property and I think the system cannot handle a minus sign put in front of a number. I tried putting in 0 but that did not work, I guess because it did not match what is shown in my 2019 return.
2. The IRS "Get My Payment" web portal asks if you received a refund or made a payment and wants to know how much the refund or payment was I assume to verify identity. The problem is I did NOT receive a refund OR make a payment. The IRS "Get My Payment" web portal does not offer an option of: "did not receive a refund or make a payment".
