LenaH
Employee Tax Expert

Deductions & credits

If you file a return with the Recovery Rebate Credit, and the IRS has on record that you got the third stimulus, then they will remove your credit and adjust your refund or amount due. 

 

Per the IRS, if you did not receive your payment and a payment was issued, then you must start a payment trace. If the check was not cashed, then they will issue you a new one. If the check was cashed, the Treasury Department will send you a claim package that includes a copy of the cashed check. The Treasury Department will review your claim and the signature on the canceled check before determining whether the payment can be reversed and a new payment should be issued.

 

To start a payment trace:

Please see Questions and Answers about the Third Economic Impact Payment — Topic J: Payment Issued but Lost, St... for the fax number, which is based upon your resident state. 

 

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