If your third-round stimulus payment is lost, stolen or destroyed, you can ask the IRS to perform a “payment trace” to see if your check was cashed or direct deposit misdirected. Ultimately, if everything goes smoothly, you’ll be issued a new payment. That’s the good news.

How do I report a missing stimulus check to the IRS?

After confirming your payment was sent and meeting the timeframes list above, you can initiate a trace on your payment by calling the IRS at 800-919-9835 (expect long wait times) or submitting Form 3911 (instructions here).

How to claim a missing stimulus check from the IRS?

Here’s how the IRS says you can fix that 1 The government has sent three rounds of stimulus checks since the Covid-19 pandemic began. 2 Yet some people may be missing a check or feel the payments they received were too low. 3 There is still time to claim any missing funds by filing a federal tax return by May 17.

Do you have to file tax return if you get stimulus check?

According to the IRS website, it states that “if you didn’t get any payments or got less than the full amounts, you may qualify for the Recovery Rebate Credit and must file a 2020 tax return to claim the credit even if you don’t normally file.”

What to do if you lost your stimulus check?

If you’re still without your economic stimulus payment, here are warning signs that you should contact the IRS right now: If the Get My Payment tracking tool reports the IRS made your payment weeks ago and you haven’t received it (see below). If you think you accidentally threw your prepaid card or check in the trash (see below).

Can a third stimulus payment be used for the recovery rebate?

If you didn’t get the full amount of the first or second Economic Impact Payments, you may be eligible to claim the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit and must file a 2020 tax return even if you don’t normally file. The third Economic Impact Payment will not be used to calculate the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit.