@tweston2 wrote:
I am in the same boat. Received a letter from the IRS stating I am eligible (and I do meet the eligibility requirements). 2020 tax return has been accepted and refund received. The IRS portal, however, says that my eligibility is pending and advanced payments won't be sent until my eligibility is confirmed. How do I confirm my eligibility? They already have all of my info so it shouldn't be pending...
I wish we could give a definite answer but there just isn't one. The IRS has been tasked with doing something completely unprecedented, and that they are even 80% up to speed is pretty amazing, all things considered. There's nothing you can do to verify anything, you just have to wait. (If the IRS did need some additional kind of verification, they would send you a letter with instructions.). Remember in the end, the advance payments don't change the amount of credit, just when it gets paid (in advance or added to your tax return).
