stimulas check and those who had to pay???

18 years ago

Has anyone received their stimulus check that had to pay federal income taxes when they filed their return? I had to send in a check with my return but asked that they direct deposit the stimulus check. Just checked their website but nothing is listed for our account- it should be deposited this week.

I have a credit card bill due between the direct deposit date and the mailed check date while medical bills on it that had to be paid before th end of April and school fees that were due this week.

Will we have to wait on a mailed paper check? :-(

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doxiemom
18 years ago
We didn't have to pay and according to the IRS website we should have received the stimulus check this past Friday but the website to check it is still showing no information for us. Nothing has shown up in our account either and we had direct deposit of our tax refund. I figure we won't get it because we were counting on it too--that's just how our luck goes. Hope you get yours soon.
User
18 years ago
We didn't owe any taxes. Our money showed up in our account today.
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mary_c_gw
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Stimulus checks are sent out, either direct deposit or mailed, according to the social security number. Mailed checks may take much longer. Many are not due to be sent out until the end of July.

It doesn't matter if you had to pay additional taxes, or you were due a refund. They get sent when your number is up, as long as you sent in your tax return on time.

Check with the IRS website. All we can do is say, it'll come eventually if you qualify!
marygailv
18 years ago
Mine should have been deposited on May 2nd, but nothing has come in. My daughter finally found this site and I filled in the things they said I should do and it said my check should be mailed May 23rd and if it didn't come by June 20th, there was a number to call. I had to pay into the Federal and had asked for direct deposit:

http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=181665,00.html

However, I noticed it also said something about the IRS notice "you got in the mail" and I never received any notice, so I'm not holding my breath on getting a check, even though it says I should get one for $588.
littlebit_gw
18 years ago
Maryg,
I got our notice in the mail AFTER our refund was deposited in our acct. I'm sure that you will be getting one like the IRS site says,,
angela59
18 years ago
I don't know about some of your situations, but what I found out for us was, we had done direct deposit but we used an online tax service and had them deduct their fee from our refund. They became a middle man so we technically did not have direct deposit with the government but with them. So we have to wait for the paper check. We were counting on the deposit too, and I didn't find this out until I saw the updated FAQ's at the irs.gov website last Friday.
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okwriter
18 years ago
A local stations said whether checks are direct deposited or mailed has to do with how you paid your fees to e-file your taxes.

Basically, what angela just said!
cynic
18 years ago
Since you mailed a check, you will get a check mailed to you. Had you done an EFT to pay your taxes you would have received a direct deposit. So yes, you'll be getting a mailed check.

My check was deposited the 12th or the 13th and was due to be out by today at the latest as a direct deposit. If I had been getting a mailed check I wouldn't get it until July! I don't like using the Post Office if I don't absolutely have to! And it pays!
Kathsgrdn
18 years ago
I used Turbo Tax and got my stimulus check direct deposited into my bank account on the 2nd, so I'm really confused by Angela's post???
paula_pa
18 years ago
Kath,

If you used a service that didn't ask for add'l payment to e-file and instead deducted it from your refund, then you would get a paper check.

If you paid by cc (or another method besides deducting it from your refund) for the e-filing, you would still get direct deposit. That is how I've always pd for filing when using Turbo Tax - with cc card.
marygailv
18 years ago
I don't think you can go by what the government has said (typical government snafu). My payment to the government was made directly from my bank account, and my stimulus check should have been deposited May 2nd, but they say I am getting a paper check to be mailed May 23rd.

It was an article I read where H&R Block was mentioned when it said if you had your taxes done by them the stimulus check would be going to their address.
doxiemom
18 years ago
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sue36
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No problem with Turbo-Tax.
Kathsgrdn
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I had the payment to Turbo deducted from my refund.
sheilajoyce_gw
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Saw a report the other day that some direct deposit checks were posted to the wrong accounts. Supposedly not that many accounts were involved......

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