- The Trump administration, via the IRS, has begun sending out the first wave of stimulus checks as part of the massive, $2.2 trillion stimulus legislation Congress recently passed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Included in that stimulus bill was funding to provide most Americans with a direct $1,200 payment (and $2,400, for married couples).
- The IRS has set up a “Get My Payment” page that includes a tracker where you can check on the status of your stimulus check, in case you’re wondering “where’s my stimulus money?”
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The fact that millions of Americans are waiting right now on a check from Uncle Sam of as much as $1,200 (or $2,400, in the case of married couples) is one of the clearest indicators that we’re living in extraordinary times right now. To keep the US economy from collapsing in on itself and taking all of us with it, the Trump administration has begun essentially just printing money and sending it out to Americans in the form of direct deposits — or, for some of you, paper checks that will come later, in the mail.
I don’t know about you, but I’m still waiting on mine, and it’s looking like my original prediction that many people wouldn’t receive their money until May — despite US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin insisting these check disbursements would happen pretty quickly in April — is holding true. It’s a massive undertaking, to be sure, sending out waves of money like this. You’ve got to figure out who all qualifies, whose information you have, and where to send the money, all of which leads to the million-dollar question everybody wants to know: So, where’s my stimulus money? Luckily, there’s an easy way to check on the status of your check, thanks to a tracker the IRS set up not long after Congress passed the massive stimulus legislation that included funding for these checks.
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Where’s my stimulus money? How to track your check from the IRS originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 22 Apr 2020 at 14:15:11 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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