Americans, Have You Received Your Virus Stimulus Check From Trump Yet?

[Migz]

This is what happened to me as regards to the Stimulus Check:

 

1.       Filed my tax return for 2019 with no tax due, so no direct deposit information required

2.       Tried to access Get My Payment Tool earlier on, to no avail, due to having a foreign address

3.       Finally able to access Get My Payment Tool after many weeks but too late to provide Direct Deposit information because a check was already mailed to my foreign address on April 24^th.

4.       Have not received any check or letter so far

5.       Decided to call  1-800-919-9835 at exactly 7 pm which is 7 am in the USA (est) hoping to be the first caller on August 6th

6.       Was able to get someone (very courteous) on the phone immediately and told her my case, but was transferred to another person who seemed to have the right answer

7.       Was told that there’s no other option but to initiate a payment trace which would take 6 weeks to process

8.       Was also told to try calling again before the end of the 6^th week (Sept. 17th) to check and see if there’s any result of the trace

9.       Got into Get My Payment Tool 3 (three) days after my call and the site asked for my Bank Account Information which I provided successfully.

10.   Got into Get My Payment Tool again today, August 15^th and the result is:

 

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Payment Status

We scheduled your payment to be deposited on August 19, 2020 to the bank account below.

Bank Account Number: ************2367.

If you don't see your payment credited to your account, check with your bank to verify they received it. We will mail you a letter with additional information on this payment.

If you need additional help, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page

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11.  Will update you all with what happens on August 19^th.

 

[20yearsinthai]

43 minutes ago, Migz said:

This is what happened to me as regards to the Stimulus Check:

 

1.       Filed my tax return for 2019 with no tax due, so no direct deposit information required

2.       Tried to access Get My Payment Tool earlier on, to no avail, due to having a foreign address

3.       Finally able to access Get My Payment Tool after many weeks but too late to provide Direct Deposit information because a check was already mailed to my foreign address on April 24^th.

4.       Have not received any check or letter so far

5.       Decided to call  1-800-919-9835 at exactly 7 pm which is 7 am in the USA (est) hoping to be the first caller on August 6th

6.       Was able to get someone (very courteous) on the phone immediately and told her my case, but was transferred to another person who seemed to have the right answer

7.       Was told that there’s no other option but to initiate a payment trace which would take 6 weeks to process

8.       Was also told to try calling again before the end of the 6^th week (Sept. 17th) to check and see if there’s any result of the trace

9.       Got into Get My Payment Tool 3 (three) days after my call and the site asked for my Bank Account Information which I provided successfully.

10.   Got into Get My Payment Tool again today, August 15^th and the result is:

 

===============================

Payment Status

We scheduled your payment to be deposited on August 19, 2020 to the bank account below.

Bank Account Number: ************2367.

If you don't see your payment credited to your account, check with your bank to verify they received it. We will mail you a letter with additional information on this payment.

If you need additional help, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page

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11.  Will update you all with what happens on August 19^th.

 

well u are 1 step ahead of me--my case pretty similar to yours but I still don't have payment date--  your bank account used is us based or bkk bank?

[Migz]

My bank account is US based.

[racyrick]

5 hours ago, Migz said:

My bank account is US based.

I basically also have the exact same situation as you except that my check's original mailing date was one week later on May 1st.

So in a perfect world, I am hoping I will get a deposit date to my bank account the end of this week..please, please!

Hope all goes well and you get your deposit this week.

[20yearsinthai]

8 minutes ago, racyrick said:

I basically also have the exact same situation as you except that my check's original mailing date was one week later on May 1st.

So in a perfect world, I am hoping I will get a deposit date to my bank account the end of this week..please, please!

Hope all goes well and you get your deposit this week.

there's lots of people today on FB reporting on the new aug 19th payment date--im with u... may 1st

[racyrick]

29 minutes ago, 20yearsinthai said:

there's lots of people today on FB reporting on the new aug 19th payment date--im with u... may 1st

SHOCK!! I just went to the get my payment site and there it is as well. Scheduled to be paid Aug. 19th.

Hope yours now shows it as well.

By the way, what group in FB are you talking about? Guess it's all those missing checks in Thailand from April 24th to May 1st. That obviously was a bad batch that was sent. I know there were also some from May 8th and 15th as well but not as many.

[Migz]

26 minutes ago, racyrick said:

SHOCK!! I just went to the get my payment site and there it is as well. Scheduled to be paid Aug. 19th.

Hope yours now shows it as well.

By the way, what group in FB are you talking about? Guess it's all those missing checks in Thailand from April 24th to May 1st. That obviously was a bad batch that was sent. I know there were also some from May 8th and 15th as well but not as many.

'Glad you got your payment date as well.  'Hope August 19th is the real deal for us.

[20yearsinthai]

36 minutes ago, racyrick said:

SHOCK!! I just went to the get my payment site and there it is as well. Scheduled to be paid Aug. 19th.

Hope yours now shows it as well.

By the way, what group in FB are you talking about? Guess it's all those missing checks in Thailand from April 24th to May 1st. That obviously was a bad batch that was sent. I know there were also some from May 8th and 15th as well but not as many.

its called stimulus check 2020--american based fb group--ive checked mine 3 times already--no such luck--now locked out--when was the last time u checked your GMP before today?

Edited August 16, 2020 by 20yearsinthai
new info

[Migz]

10 minutes ago, 20yearsinthai said:

its called stimulus check 2020--american based fb group--ive checked mine 3 times already--no such luck--now locked out--when was the last time u checked your GMP before today?

'Sorry to hear that you still have no payment date even though our cases are similar.  You may want to give them a call again on Monday at 1-800-919-9835.  'Hope you get your payment date soon!

[20yearsinthai]

1 minute ago, Migz said:

'Sorry to hear that you still have no payment date even though our cases are similar.  You may want to give them a call again on Monday at 1-800-919-9835.  'Hope you get your payment date soon!

thx--maybe ill call

[Migz]

RECENT ACTIVITY

 

THIS IS FROM FACEBOOK PAGE "Where's My Stimulus Check 2020!" posted by someone who has also been waiting since May 1.

 

 

 

Anne Tilson

14h

Are u kidding me? Praying this is accurate. Been waiting since may when check was sent to old address May 1 and sent back. I will keep ya’ll posted! ????

[20yearsinthai]

7 minutes ago, Migz said:

RECENT ACTIVITY

 

THIS IS FROM FACEBOOK PAGE "Where's My Stimulus Check 2020!" posted by someone who has also been waiting since May 1.

 

 

 

Anne Tilson

14h

Are u kidding me? Praying this is accurate. Been waiting since may when check was sent to old address May 1 and sent back. I will keep ya’ll posted! ????

yes ive seen some of those--but other may 1 people,,nothing

[ChouDoufu]

On 7/28/2020 at 8:20 PM, 20yearsinthai said:

14 days is for domestic checks.  It was 9 weeks for overseas at which point I filed the payment trace form 3911--filed by fax and next day status changed to enter bank info.. 

 

i called the 800-number via skype on august 10th.  check was scheduled to go out may 15th, received the notice at my china address july 02.  after a short 20-minute wait for an operator, only needed the exact address on the notice as verification. 

 

simple process, answer a few questions as the lady queried the database.  even though my bank info had been entered into the system may 11, they will send out another check, after the trace is complete........in 6-8 weeks. 

 

after one week, no change in the 'get my payment' status.  so add in another 5-6 weeks transit time to china, i might could be seeing a check (or stinkin' debit card!) around election day. 

 

**add**

 

just saw the posting by @Migz above.  perhaps there is hope that i'll get a change in status to direct deposit next week.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 16, 2020 by ChouDoufu

[racyrick]

1 hour ago, 20yearsinthai said:

its called stimulus check 2020--american based fb group--ive checked mine 3 times already--no such luck--now locked out--when was the last time u checked your GMP before today?

I check the get my payment site once a day between 5pm and 6pm our time.

I checked yesterday and it did not show a payment date, but when I checked today, the payment date was there.

Sorry yours hasn't shown yet, but hopefully it will be there next time you check.

[Jingthing]

OK.

I haven't been closely following all this drama but I hope I can get some targeted advice.

At first I had a very hard time getting into the My Payment page but found that the check was supposedly mailed in May.

So July 22 I got the letter saying it's coming without check.

Now it's August 17 and still no check so I assume it's fair to assume the check isn't coming by now.

IRS doesn't have my direct deposit info but I did file for 2018 (will file 2019 later) so the direct deposit social security loophole didn't work for me.

 

So anyway, I'm not really surprised that the check didn't arrive and I understand that last resort it can be requested in the 2020 tax filing.

 

But if I want to try to get it earlier, based on people's experiences, what can I do now? I don't want to change my address but I could give them a direct deposit U.S. bank if they will accept that instead of sending another check to be lost.

[mtls2005]

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

But if I want to try to get it earlier, based on people's experiences, what can I do now?

 

Maybe initiate a trace, so call or fax the form 3911 and/or form 8822.

 

See Question 51  https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center#issuedbutlost

 

A trace on an Economic Impact Payment (EIP) follows the same process as a trace on a tax refund. To start a Payment trace:

Call us at 800-919-9835 (you may experience long wait times or recorded help because our staffing is limited)
or

Submit a completed Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund (PDF). 

[20yearsinthai]

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

OK.

I haven't been closely following all this drama but I hope I can get some targeted advice.

At first I had a very hard time getting into the My Payment page but found that the check was supposedly mailed in May.

So July 22 I got the letter saying it's coming without check.

Now it's August 17 and still no check so I assume it's fair to assume the check isn't coming by now.

IRS doesn't have my direct deposit info but I did file for 2018 (will file 2019 later) so the direct deposit social security loophole didn't work for me.

 

So anyway, I'm not really surprised that the check didn't arrive and I understand that last resort it can be requested in the 2020 tax filing.

 

But if I want to try to get it earlier, based on people's experiences, what can I do now? I don't want to change my address but I could give them a direct deposit U.S. bank if they will accept that instead of sending another check to be lost.

call them or file the 3911 form--that should trigger the site to request your banking info

[khwaibah]

1 hour ago, 20yearsinthai said:

call them or file the 3911 form--that should trigger the site to request your banking info

I did and was old that the 3911 was not for the stimulus check. BTW I am in that May 1 group.

[20yearsinthai]

46 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

I did and was old that the 3911 was not for the stimulus check. BTW I am in that May 1 group.

whoever told u that was wrong--the irs website clearly states to file 3911 or call if u want to report missing stimulus payment

[khwaibah]

28 minutes ago, 20yearsinthai said:

whoever told u that was wrong--the irs website clearly states to file 3911 or call if u want to report missing stimulus payment

You can tell em that and I was also told that they would not mail out another check to Thailand.  Would have to use Form 8822 change of address. I believe very little on their website as that site from day one does not recognized my details and those details are the same as I give over the phone. The IRS is what is called FUBAR. Btw I will send at some time the 3911 to them. If all else fails I shall file it next tax year.

Edited August 17, 2020 by khwaibah

[racyrick]

6 hours ago, khwaibah said:

You can tell em that and I was also told that they would not mail out another check to Thailand.  Would have to use Form 8822 change of address. I believe very little on their website as that site from day one does not recognized my details and those details are the same as I give over the phone. The IRS is what is called FUBAR. Btw I will send at some time the 3911 to them. If all else fails I shall file it next tax year.

Unfortunately, nothing will really help you as you can't access the get my payment site in order to insert your bank details even if form 3911 works or when you called originally, they opened it up for you, but you never knew. Hate to hear.

[Pib]

7 hours ago, khwaibah said:

If all else fails I shall file it next tax year.

Claiming it on next year's return will not work since a payment was issued to you on 1 May 2020 but got lost in space.  I'm sure the IRS would disallow it on next year's filing since your IRS record will show you were already paid--whether you received/cashed it is another story.  

 

So, since a check has been issued but missing in action you will need to initiate tracer action along with an address change which I think you said you did recently. 

 

This has indeed turned into a PIA for many such as yourself.

[mtls2005]

I wonder if they will include interest on delayed EIPs?

 

I filed my 2019 1040 on/about Feb 22 - the IRS said they would be adding interest on refunds owing to lengthy processing delays - and I took a partial refund ($408). When that was deposited it included extra for interest ($412.33). (Somehow my partial refund made into my dirdep even though I dropped a leading zero on my account number, but my EIP didn't make it. Was thinking whoever processed my return corrected it?)

 

We have to declare the interest on next year's return.

 

I'm still hoping that the IRS allows claiming of a missing EIP, but can see why they may wish to keep those separated.

[20yearsinthai]

3 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

I wonder if they will include interest on delayed EIPs?

 

I filed my 2019 1040 on/about Feb 22 - the IRS said they would be adding interest on refunds owing to lengthy processing delays - and I took a partial refund ($408). When that was deposited it included extra for interest ($412.33). (Somehow my partial refund made into my dirdep even though I dropped a leading zero on my account number, but my EIP didn't make it. Was thinking whoever processed my return corrected it?)

 

We have to declare the interest on next year's return.

 

I'm still hoping that the IRS allows claiming of a missing EIP, but can see why they may wish to keep those separated.

bunch of people in us with aug 19 date  got payment already

[racyrick]

4 hours ago, 20yearsinthai said:

bunch of people in us with aug 19 date  got payment already

Unfortunately I did not get mine yet. Did you get yours?

[20yearsinthai]

19 minutes ago, racyrick said:

Unfortunately I did not get mine yet. Did you get yours?

i still don't have a date set

[racyrick]

On 8/16/2020 at 6:29 AM, Migz said:

This is what happened to me as regards to the Stimulus Check:

 

1.       Filed my tax return for 2019 with no tax due, so no direct deposit information required

2.       Tried to access Get My Payment Tool earlier on, to no avail, due to having a foreign address

3.       Finally able to access Get My Payment Tool after many weeks but too late to provide Direct Deposit information because a check was already mailed to my foreign address on April 24^th.

4.       Have not received any check or letter so far

5.       Decided to call  1-800-919-9835 at exactly 7 pm which is 7 am in the USA (est) hoping to be the first caller on August 6th

6.       Was able to get someone (very courteous) on the phone immediately and told her my case, but was transferred to another person who seemed to have the right answer

7.       Was told that there’s no other option but to initiate a payment trace which would take 6 weeks to process

8.       Was also told to try calling again before the end of the 6^th week (Sept. 17th) to check and see if there’s any result of the trace

9.       Got into Get My Payment Tool 3 (three) days after my call and the site asked for my Bank Account Information which I provided successfully.

10.   Got into Get My Payment Tool again today, August 15^th and the result is:

 

===============================

Payment Status

We scheduled your payment to be deposited on August 19, 2020 to the bank account below.

Bank Account Number: ************2367.

If you don't see your payment credited to your account, check with your bank to verify they received it. We will mail you a letter with additional information on this payment.

If you need additional help, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page

================================================

 

11.  Will update you all with what happens on August 19^th.

 

Did you get your payment yet? I heard a lot of people got theirs early.

[Jingthing]

On 8/17/2020 at 7:21 AM, mtls2005 said:

 

Maybe initiate a trace, so call or fax the form 3911 and/or form 8822.

 

See Question 51  https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center#issuedbutlost

 

A trace on an Economic Impact Payment (EIP) follows the same process as a trace on a tax refund. To start a Payment trace:

Call us at 800-919-9835 (you may experience long wait times or recorded help because our staffing is limited)
or

Submit a completed Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund (PDF). 

OK.

Based on a later post I now see that I can't just wait until 2020 IRS filing because I got the letter saying a check was coming to Thailand but no check.

So obviously they mailed a check and it was lost.

So anyway, I see it mentioned to tell them a change of address.

Yes I could give them a U.S. address but then a check would be sent there that I can't use.

So of course I want to give them a U.S. bank account details. 

Will they do that in my case, or is my only option a change of address to the U.S.?

Also, when I call them what exactly do I need to have ready?

I assume social security number, Thai address on last return, the income line from my last return, U.S. bank info if they will accept.

But anything else?

Thanks. 

 

[Migz]

11 hours ago, racyrick said:

Did you get your payment yet? I heard a lot of people got theirs early.

No, I haven't gotten mine yet.  Today is still the 18th in the US, so we'll have to wait for another day and see.  Let's keep our fingers crossed!

[20yearsinthai]

4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

OK.

Based on a later post I now see that I can't just wait until 2020 IRS filing because I got the letter saying a check was coming to Thailand but no check.

So obviously they mailed a check and it was lost.

So anyway, I see it mentioned to tell them a change of address.

Yes I could give them a U.S. address but then a check would be sent there that I can't use.

So of course I want to give them a U.S. bank account details. 

Will they do that in my case, or is my only option a change of address to the U.S.?

Also, when I call them what exactly do I need to have ready?

I assume social security number, Thai address on last return, the income line from my last return, U.S. bank info if they will accept.

But anything else?

Thanks. 

 

that's what many people did--u need to file form 3911 or call them--i was in same boat as u--got letter but no check--i filed 3911 and then was allowed to enter bank details--still waiting for cash