Check on the status of your Economic Impact Payment and more info!

Check on the status of your Economic Impact Payment

This application will give you information about:

• Your payment status
• Your payment type
• Whether we need more information from you, including bank account information

You May Need:

• Your 2019 return, if filed, and
• Your 2018 return

Data is updated once per day overnight, so there's no need to check back more than once per day.

Note: If you receive an SSA or RRB Form 1099 or SSI or VA benefits, your information is not yet available in this application.

CLICK HERE to check the status of your Economic Impact Payment! 

Reasons You May Get “Status Not Available”

Get My Payment will return “Payment Status Not Available” if:

• The application doesn’t yet have your data, or
• You are not eligible for a payment.

Get details on why you may get “Payment Status Not Available” in our Frequently Asked Questions.

Questions about Get My Payment?

Visit our Get My Payment Frequently Asked Questions page to answer your questions about using the application, eligibility, payment amounts, and more.

Didn't file a return in 2018 or 2019?

If you have a filing requirement and have not filed a tax return for 2018 or 2019, you must file a 2019 tax return to receive the payment. 

If you are not required to file a 2018 or 2019 tax return, visit Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here.

Get more information about Economic Impact Payments

Visit our Economic Impact Payments Information Center to answer your questions about eligibility, payment amounts, what to expect, when to expect it and more.

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HELPFUL ARTICLES WITH MORE INFORMATION!

1. This is a great link that explains some of the possible reasons you might get the "Status Not Available" page - CLICK HERE!

2. The intuit TurboTax does a great job answering in their article entitled, 

"Your Top Tax Questions About Coronavirus (COVID-19), Answered"

CLICK HERE!

3.  "CNBC: Will you have to pay back the coronavirus stimulus check? Plus 6 other stimulus myths debunked"

CLICK HERE!

4. Can Your Stimulus Check Be Wrong? (Yes)

CLICK HERE!

5. If you need to figure out how much you should be expecting for the stimulus check, this site has a calculator that can be helpful!

CLICK HERE!

6. WSJ:  Coronavirus Stimulus Payments: When Will They Be Sent and Who Is Eligible?
CLICK HERE!

7. Great article in May about the status: CNN: 'Payment status not available:' Here's how to decode the IRS stimulus check tool.
CLICK HERE!

Have you received your stimulus check yet? How do you plan on spending it?

Leave a comment below!

Terresa =)
POSTED: 4/19/2020 at 2:29PM PST

Ends 4/15 - Free Tax Prep and Efile!

With less than 2 weeks to file your tax return, check out this free resource to efile your return at your local participating NYPL, New York Public Library.

To participate in this free program, you must:

• Earn less than $60,000 (adjusted gross income; per tax return).
• Have a valid e-mail address and basic computer skills
• Bring all necessary documentation and information (see Tax Time flyer for locations and more info at www.nypl.org/taxhelp)

NEW: If you purchased health insurance through the marketplace, bring form 1095-A, and dependents' proof of income.

Offered at SIBL:

• Mondays: 11:00am - 3:00pm
• Thursdays: 1:00 - 6:00pm
• Fridays & Saturdays: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO EFILE YOUR TAX RETURNS, CLICK HERE!

Check that off your to-do list for free! GO!

Happy returns,

Terresa =)