What happens if your stimulus check goes to the wrong address?
Question: What do I do if my stimulus payment was sent to a former address? According to the IRS, if your payment can’t be delivered to you for any reason, it will be returned to the IRS and your payment status will update to “Need More Information.” To get your payment reissued, you can then set up a direct deposit.
How do I know what address the IRS has on file?
Hi, you can check through online, go to IRS official website and sign in, if you don’t have an account then make it & you will see the address. If you want to change your address info? login to your account then click on the file & you will find a list click on update my information, here you can change your address.
Can IRS check be forwarded?
No, the IRS won’t forward a refund check. Instead it will be returned to the IRS. Also, you can submit a Form 8822 to change your address with the IRS. They may not receive it until the refund is processed, but the new address will on file with them.
Does the IRS know where your stimulus check was made?
Not as good of news. According to the Internal Revenue Service’s website, it will mail a letter with information about how and where the stimulus payment was made, which sounds super helpful. But it will be sent to the same address that is on file (which we’ve already established is the wrong address).
Should you change your address after receiving your first stimulus payment?
All the more reason to make friends with your neighbors. If you are unable to recover the first stimulus payment, it is still worth updating your address so that, should there be a second payment, it goes directly to you without the need for Nancy Drew-level detective work.
When will my stimulus check arrive?
However, many of us are still waiting for the first stimulus check, which started arriving in early April. If you didn’t set up direct deposit or it wasn’t available to you, the Treasury Department should be sending it to you by check in the mail.
Can I recover a check that was sent to the wrong address?
But it will be sent to the same address that is on file (which we’ve already established is the wrong address). Not the most helpful. One possible solution to recovering your check is to log on to the USPS website and request that your mail be forwarded to you from the old address.