What do I need to do to get my stimulus payment?
If you’ve already filed your taxes this year, you’re all set. There’s nothing you can change right now that will affect your stimulus payment. The IRS will automatically deposit your payment to the bank account provided on your return.
If you had a balance due, or if you opted to receive your refund by mail, the IRS will mail your stimulus check to the address on your return.
If you haven’t filed your taxes yet this year.
You have a decision to make!
If your income for 2018 was higher and when you run the Stimulus Calculator for 2019, the stimulus check is higher
File with taxes 2019 TODAY to get your maximum refund, guaranteed and your stimulus check as soon as possible.
If your income for 2018 was lower and when you run the Stimulus Calculator for 2018, the stimulus check is higher
As long as the 2018 return has been filed, you all set!
If the 2018 return has not been filed.
File with 2018 taxes TODAY to get your maximum refund, guaranteed and your stimulus check as soon as possible.
If you don’t need to file your taxes this year
If you’re not required to file taxes and receive Social Security Benefits you’re all set. There’s nothing you need to do right now to get your stimulus payment. If you have direct deposit with the social security administration, the IRS will use the same information to direct deposit for your stimulus payment.
If you opted to receive your Social Security check by mail, the IRS will mail your stimulus check to the same address as your social security check.
If you’re not required to file taxes and don’t receive Social Security benefits, You will need to file either you 2018 or 2019 return, whichever provides the best outcome.
You can also register through the IRS’ new Online Portal for taxpayers.
IRS Stimulus Registration Portal
(CNN) 04-10-2020 The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that some stimulus payments will start going out next week, starting with people who have filed tax returns for 2018 or 2019 and authorized direct deposit.
The first round of direct-deposit payments will be made automatically to qualifying taxpayers.
Social Security beneficiaries will also receive their payments automatically. Those payments will go out “in the near future,” the IRS said Friday.
IRS has created a new Stimulus Check Tracker
What is the order of the Stimulus Payment?
- Direct Deposit Tax Filers receive by April 24
- SS Retirement & SSDI with current DD — anticipated by late April
- SSR, SSDI, SSI using Direct Express debit card — anticipated by early May
- Non-Tax Filers that enter DD info — unknown but sooner than check recipients
- Social Security benefits sent to another debit card – unknown: negotiating
- Check Recipients
A) Lowest income tax filer begin late April, then rolling out to the highest income earner, all to be finished by September