Despite rumblings for a second stimulus check, the IRS hasn’t finished delivering the first stimulus check to all taxpayers. As of last month, more than 279,000 economic stimulus checks – that’s more than a quarter million – were yet to be delivered. Those checks are worth more than $163 million.
Additionally, more than 104,000 taxpayers didn’t receive their regular refund checks this year due to mailing address errors.
Bottom line: update your address with the IRS. You can do so by filing a federal form 8822, Change of Address, with the IRS. Don’t forget to change your address with the U.S. Postal Service (you can do it online by clicking here).
You can check the status of your stimulus check here or by calling 1-866-234-2942. The IRS is required to mail out stimulus checks by December 31. Make sure that you have made every effort to get yours.
You can check the status of your regular refund check here or by calling 1-800-829-1954.
If you simply haven’t filed yet, don’t worry. Eligible taxpayers can receive a payment in 2009 by filing an income tax return when the filing season opens in January. Oh yeah, we’re that close to “the season.”
When I worked at Chief Counsel, IRS, many of my cases required I review a person IRS account. It is amazing what information IRS has in its computers. Lucky that there are non-disclosure laws to keep your tax information private.
Good blog, btw.
Bill Lowrance