If you are not eligible for a payment now, you may be able to claim a tax credit later. If Get My Payment shows a message of “Payment Status #2 – Not Available,” that means you may not get a stimulus payment right now and will need to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2020 tax return.

How can I track my direct deposit stimulus payment?

IRS Get My Payment: How to use the online tracker tool To get an update on your third stimulus check using Get My Payment, enter your Social Security number, date of birth, street address and ZIP or postal code. The tool will display a message with information about your payment.

When do I get my stimulus check back?

The IRS is providing a list of frequently asked questions to answer people’s inquiries about missing stimulus payments. After Wednesday, the timeline calls for all future payments to be made by check or debit card and the IRS has until December 31 to do that. Shop Like a Boss.

Can a stimulus check be sent through the mail?

Those items being sent through the mail could be either government debit cards or paper checks. Because the U.S. mail system continues to experience delays, those payments could take a long time to get to you.

Why is there a backlog of stimulus payments?

The agency says the missing portion of those people’s stimulus payments will be coming eventually, but it asks patience because it’s dealing with processing the backlog from the 2019 tax season– as well as this year’s tax returns and the issuing of stimulus payments.

Why are there so many direct deposit checks?

There are a couple of issues at play, including the fact that payments could be delayed by either the IRS or the U.S. Postal Service. The U.S. Department of Treasury is issuing 37 million payments on Wednesday – 20 million of them will be by direct deposit and 17 million more will be via the U.S. Postal Service.