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I received the message you are eligible for the payment when the first stimulus checks were being sent out. I never received a date or the payment and had to file it on my 2020 tax return. I am receiving the same message for the third payment now, with no updates. The irs has all of the information they need. I filed my 2019 and 2020 taxes. I think it is ridiculous that we are receiving an eligible status but not receiving a payment. I fear that the payment will not come like the first one never did and I will have to file the missing payment on my 2021 taxes. I don't understand how this is helping anyone.