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Hi All, I’m hearing from you about issues with the Get my Payment. I hope this answers the issues you are hearing about or having. As always please share. The IRS issued the following statement today pertaining to Get My Payment:... The Get My Payment site is operating smoothly and effectively. As of mid-day today, more than 6.2 million taxpayers have successfully received their payment status and almost 1.1 million taxpayers have successfully provided banking information, ensuring a direct deposit will be quickly sent. IRS is actively monitoring site volume; if site volume gets too high, users are sent to an online waiting room for a brief wait until space becomes available, much like private sector online sites. Media reports saying the tool crashed are inaccurate. In situations where payment status is not available, the app will respond with Status Not Available. The IRS reminds users you may receive this message for one of the following reasons: If you are not eligible for a payment (see IRS.gov on who is eligible and who is not eligible) If you are required to file a tax return and have not filed in tax year 2018 or 2019. If you recently filed your return or provided information through Non-Filers: Enter Your Payment Info on IRS.gov. Your payment status will be updated when processing is completed. If you are a SSA or RRB Form 1099 recipient, SSI or VA benefit recipient the IRS is working with your agency to issue your payment; your information is not available in this app yet. You can check the app again to see whether there has been an update to your information. The IRS reminds taxpayers that Get My Payment data is updated once per day, so there’s no need to check back more frequently. The IRS continues to closely monitor the situation. In addition, more information will be shared on IRS.gov shortly on some common questions taxpayers are asking. Doug Blade Senior Stakeholder Liaison Internal Revenue Service 3101 Constitution Drive Springfield, IL 62704 (217) 993-6641

Some info about Stimulus payments...

Update: Stimulus Payments and Social Security Recipients The IRS has announced that Social Security recipients will automatically receive economic impact payments. Those receiving Social Security benefits who don’t typically file a tax return will not need to file an abbreviated (simple) tax return to receive their stimulus payment. The IRS will use information from Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 to generate payments for these individuals. The payment will be sent as a direct d...eposit or check, however they normally receive their benefits. From the news release: We want to ensure that our senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and low-income Americans receive Economic Impact Payments quickly and without undue burden, said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. Social Security recipients who are not typically required to file a tax return need to take no action. Based on the latest information I have, the IRS still plans to offer an online portal for the purpose of collecting deposit information from taxpayers who haven’t provided it on their 2018 or 2019 tax return. Providing account information is not required to receive a stimulus payment. Checks will be mailed if deposit information is not available. At this time, I haven’t received guidance regarding low-income taxpayers who are not required to file a return and don’t receive Social Security benefits. My best advice at this time is to wait for further information.

Beware of Stimulus Payment Scams Here’s what taxpayers need to know about stimulus payment processing in order to protect themselves from scammers: Be alert for phone scams. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury Department, or any other government agency will not contact you by phone to collect information for stimulus payment processing. Period.... Be alert for phishing scams. Government agencies will not email or text you to collect information for stimulus payment processing. Watch for suspicious emails or texts with links or attachments requesting information for processing stimulus deposits or checks. If you receive one, do not click the link or open the attachment. It’s a scam. Delete it. Be alert for state-related scams. State agencies will also not call, email or text you to collect information or a fee to process a stimulus payment. To date, no state has introduced their own version of a stimulus payment. As of now, we are only aware of one communication a taxpayer will receive from the IRS. No later than 15 days after distributing a stimulus payment, the IRS is required to mail a notice to the taxpayer indicating the payment amount, whether the payment was mailed or deposited, and a phone number to call if the taxpayer did not receive the payment. Victims or targets of stimulus payment scams should report it immediately to the Federal Trade Commission, www.ftc.gov/complaint.

Filing deadline extended... https://www.irs.gov//payment-deadline-extended-to-july-15-