If the page of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) throws you the above message when you try to find out the payment status, may need to take additional actions
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Recipients of the second stimulus check that used the IRS “Get My Payment” tool to see the payment status and the system throws the message “not available”, they will have to request the money through a credit on the tax return
CNBC’s Make It reported Tuesday that this group of Americans would not receive payment automatically, although the reasons for the above were not clarified.
He Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and The Department of the Treasury began the distribution of the second round of payments under the Act of Supplemental Appropriations in Response and Relief to the Coronavirus of the 2021 last week with the first wire transfers, many of which were e effective this Monday, January 4, official payment date.
The process will last at least until 15 January to complete most payments , as stipulated by law.
After that date, eligible Americans who did not receive payments should claim the disbursement from the IRS as a “Refund Recovery Credit” on their next tax return.
“Payment status 2 not available” in “Get My Payment”
This option applies to people to whom “Get My Payment” indicated that the status of stimulus payment number 2 is not available.
“The IRS advises individuals that if they do not receive their ‘Economic Impact Payment’, they should electronically file their 2020 and claim the ‘Refund Recovery Credit’ on your tax refund to get payment and any refund as soon as possible, “an agency spokesperson told the chain.
IRS Deposits to Incorrect Accounts
The above is just one of the drawbacks in the process that have already begun to be publicly denounced by citizens.
This week, too It turned out that clients of tax preparation companies such as H&R Block had not received the direct deposits of the money because they were transferred to a temporary account .
