@Ramer09 wrote:
Another thing I am wondering about is how can the irs send stimulus checks to dead people and "multiple checks to the same person" for thousands of people, but they aren't capable of processing returns they threw in a review pile before the virus shut everything down? And I realize that tt is a DIY service, that is one reason I don't see why they are pushing their fees so hard at a time like this.
There is a simple answer to that. The sending of stimulus checks is mostly done automatically by the IRS computers based on the 2019 tax return (if there is one) or 2018 tax return. If the person has dies on the mean time, the computer does not know.
Tax returns under "review" have been pulled form the automatic system for hand processing by a human and the humans that do that were all sent home 8 weeks ago.
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
