Depositing a refund

[trberkovich]

One of my son's refunds from the IRS should be mailed to my residence and should be payable to him.   Can he endorse the check for deposit into my checking account on which he is not listed as a member?  

Tom B

[Denisev1220]

Banks don't generally allow that. Sometimes mobile deposits and others sneak through, but shouldn't.

[Bsch4477]

Check (no pun intended) with your bank. 

[Tax Hero Niki]

Hi trberkovich, 

A bank sets its own policy whether to accept or reject third-party checks and is not legally required to accept them. For instance, if the bank accepts the check, the bank can require the payee to be present to verify the signature. Each bank will have their own rules and specifics of how the check should be endorsed (what should be written on the back), to complete the process. I do confirm, via a quick Google search, that several banks are allowing this, so you will want to see what your bank says. 

[mdhubel]

Given that is is a government check, which confirms the identity of the payor and solvency, the endorsement over to the bank account owner, passes the liability to that person as their acceptance is also a passive but legal indemnification of the bank.......still ask the bank first.....