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IRS having problems distributing stimulus check

IRS sends new help in deposit, check and debit card. Photo: PHOTO: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURE / Getty Images

The Tax Office ( IRS ) will face problems sending financial aid of $ 600 dollars to families, experts warned.

The Treasury Department already indicated $ 112, 000 million dollars in electronic deposits on the benefits of the package of $ 900, 000 million dollars approved in Congress .

The total amount for citizens will be $ 164, 000 million and the rest will be mainly in physical payments, which could face more problems.

Janet Holtzblatt, investigate ora from the Urban-Brookings Center for Tax Policy, told The Hill that the sending of funds to the United States has advanced positively, but advanced complications, although different from those of Spring of 2020 with the CARES Act.

Mark Everson, Former IRS Commissioner of 2003 to 2007 and now Vice President of Alliantgroup, noted that IRS has complex responsibilities , so sending coronavirus relief money is added as a big challenge.

Some of the main problems are with tax preparation companies, such as H&R Block and TurboTax.

“H&R Block understands that Stimulus payments are vitally important to millions of Americans. The IRS determines where the second payments were sent… and, in some cases, the money was sent to a different account than the first payment, ”stated H&R Block on Twitter.

H&R Block understands stimulus checks are vitally important for millions of Americans. The IRS determines where second stimulus payments were sent, and in some cases, money was sent to a different account than the first stimulus payment last spring. pic.twitter.com/sViPd8GHMz

– H&R Block (@HRBlock) January 5, 2021

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