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Have you received your third check? You could be eligible for a plus-up stimulus payment, too.  
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More than 165 million have gone out since March. But if you but are still waiting for your money, you may be wondering when you can expect your stimulus check to arrive. While the IRS will continue to send weekly batches of payments for some time, including nearly 1 million last week, you may be wondering what is holding up your payment. And you may wonder about a this year, if some in Washington have their way. We can help answer those questions.Along with these third checks, the IRS is sending each week to those who qualify for the supplemental payment under the . That stimulus package passed in March also includes others ways you could receive money this year, such as through the and extended to September.Here's what to know about the IRS timeline for payments, including how to  and when it's time to file a . If you have kids, watch for  for  to start this summer, and how to claim . Also, here's how to . Here's how to see if the IRS has and what we know about a . This story is frequently updated.  
What is the status of a fourth stimulus check? 
The American Rescue Plan had barely become law in March with lawmakers started pushing for a fourth stimulus check, either in the form of another one-time payment or as recurring payments for the duration of the pandemic. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and 19 other members of the Senate earlier this spring to President Joe Biden urging him to include recurring direct payments in his .Others in Washington, such as , are proposing $1,000 recurring monthly payments to help those who continue to struggle through the pandemic.Biden has not committed to another round of payments, and the administration will look to Congress for a proposal for a fourth payment.Who is getting plus-up stimulus payments along with the third round of checks? 
The IRS sent this week nearly 1 million stimulus payments out to those who are eligible. Included in this wave where 500,000 payments to those who to eligible individuals who the IRS didn't have information for and who recently filed a tax return. This week's new batch also included 460,000 , for more $800 million. What are plus-up stimulus payments? Depending on which year's tax form the IRS used when it did the math on your third payment, the IRS may have calculated the amount of your payment using an older tax form instead of your 2020 filing. If this is your situation, once the IRS receives your and again, under the American Rescue Plan, you could be due more money based on information from your current filing -- or on other factors if you .The IRS said it is automatically sending these plus-up stimulus payments if it needs to square up the amount it owes you, but to double-check the math, you may want to confirm how much , and then .The IRS tracker can give you a daily update on the status of your stimulus payment 
With the IRS , you can get a daily update on the status of your payment. The situs judi slot online app can also alert you with a message if there's a  that you may need to address.It can't, however, give up an update on your plus-up payment status from the IRS.If you expect your payment is coming in the mail, you use a free tool from the US Postal Service to .IRS payment timeline through December 2021 
Most of the third stimulus check payments have gone out from the IRS and US Department of the Treasury based on what information the IRS has on hand to determine payment amounts. This week, that includes 500,000 payments to those the IRS just received a tax return for. The , however, gives these federal agencies until Dec. 31, 2021, to send out all the third checks. That gives the IRS room to process 2020 tax returns and square up payments for those who are owed , folks who file a  and other groups, like  or don't have a fixed address (such as people experiencing homelessness).If all or part of your stimulus check doesn't arrive by then, you'll need to claim missing money via a 2021 tax return in April 2022, a year from now. This would be similar to the  for claiming missing money from the , which is currently in effect for 2020 taxes.  
  
Stimulus check payments made to date  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
Direct deposit  
  
  
  
  
  
Paper checks  
  
  
  
  
  
EIP Card  
  
  
  
  
  
Direct Express Card  
  
  
  
  
  
Plus-up  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
1st payment batch -- March 17  
  
  
  
  
  
90 million ($242 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
150,000 ($442 million)  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
2nd payment batch -- March 24  
  
  
  
  
  
17 million ($38 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
15 million ($34 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
5 million ($11 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
3rd payment batch, including Social Security -- April 3  
  
  
  
  
  
2 million ($5 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
2 million ($5 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
4th payment batch, including first plus-up payment -- April 7  
  
  
  
  
  
24 million ($33 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
1 million ($3 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
3.1 million  
  
  
  
  
  
1 million ($2 million)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
5th payment batch, including nonfiler veterans -- April 14  
  
  
  
  
  
1.2 million ($2 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
800,000 ($1.4 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
700,000 ($1.2 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
6th payment batch -- April 21  
  
  
  
  
  
900,000 ($1.5 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
1.1 million ($1.8 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
700,000 ($1.2 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
7th payment batch -- April 28  
  
  
  
  
  
1.1 million ($2.5 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
850,000 ($1.8 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
730,000 ($1.3 billion)   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
8th payment batch -- May 5  
  
  
  
  
  
600,000 ($1.1 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
500,000 ($900 million)  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
570,000 ($1 billion)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
9th payment batch -- May 12  
  
  
  
  
  
500,000 ($946 million)  
  
  
  
  
  
460,000 ($854 million)  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
Not disclosed  
  
  
  
  
  
460,000 ($800 million)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Keep that Biden stimulus letter from the IRS 
Hold on to that IRS letter signed by Biden that confirms your stimulus payment, including the amount and how the IRS sent your money. That letter from the IRS -- -- is your proof that the IRS sent a payment in case you don't actually receive it or if you received less than and need to claim the missing amount later. Here's more on .  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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The IRS may owe you money for the first and second stimulus checks 
Plus-up payments are going out weekly along with the third round of checks, but they may not be the only money you're due. For , you need to claim that on your 2020 taxes. You have until Tax Day to do that, which in 2021 is May 17. We suggest making sure you also know where to . Tax may need to be proactive about claiming a , too.   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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What if you have a problem with your stimulus payment? Start here to see an update on its status 
The IRS doesn't want you to call if you encounter a problem with the delivery or amount of your stimulus check. So what to do instead? Our guide walks you through , including checks that never arrived (try ), direct deposit payments that went to the wrong account and other issues.Did you get less money than you expected in your check?The IRS isn't particularly big on communicating how much money it calculates for your stimulus check. You won't find that figure in the agency's , but you will see it in the  you'll receive in the mail. (And here's why you .) So what happens if you use our  and notice the numbers seem way off, or the IRS letter quotes an amount you didn't receive? Start by triple-checking your  to make sure you're eligible for the total you expect. Remember the IRS is automatically sending  and that happens after the agency . If you  or added a  in 2020, you won't need to  to claim the supplement.The IRS could open up claims for missing stimulus money before its Dec. 31 deadline to stop sending checks. If not, you  -- when you file your 2021 taxes in 2022 (even if you're a ).  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Why your stimulus money may not have arrivedThere was a  and you need to claim an adjustment or wait for a .You receive  or and are waiting for your check to show up. 
Your check is stuck in the mail. (.) 
You may not receive money for , including a  or .The IRS based your  and you're owed money for your  or .You may be a  to claim dependents.Your stimulus check was deposited in a .You  to send a check.Your payment may be .You accidentally .Also, here's what to know if the , but the . Here's more information on  with your stimulus check.   
  
Stimulus check delivery start and end dates  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
First direct deposits made  
  
  
  
  
  
March 17 (official)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
First paper checks sent  
  
  
  
  
  
Week of March 15  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
First EIP cards sent  
  
  
  
  
  
Week of March 22  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
First Social Security, SSI, SSDI payment sent  
  
  
  
  
  
Weekend of April 3, most arriving April 7  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
First plus-up payments  
  
  
  
  
  
Weekend of April 3  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
VA benefits for veteran nonfilers  
  
  
  
  
  
Week of April 14  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
IRS deadline to finish sending checks  
  
  
  
  
  
Dec. 31, 2021 (mandated by the bill)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Last date to receive a check  
  
  
  
  
  
January 2022 (if mailed checks sent late December)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Final claims for missing stimulus money  
  
  
  
  
  
2021 tax season likely (in 2022)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Your 2020 tax return really does make a big difference in your payment total 
Taxes are . So how will the IRS figure out how much it owes you? It will  based on the most recent tax filing it's processed at the time it's ready to tabulate the amount of your stimulus check. If you , your total will likely be based on your 2020 , not on your 2019 AGI. That presents complications if the difference between the two years .  On the flip side, if the IRS uses your 2019 taxes and you're owed more money based on your 2020 AGI and dependents, you could get a . If you got more money than you're owed, you'll only need to in some cases.  Millions may wind up getting a smaller check than they're owed, depending on their 2020 taxes.  
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Stimulus check details for Social Security SSI and SSDI recipients and for veterans 
 and people who get  are now receiving stimulus checks from the IRS and Treasury. Delivery details should now be available in the . You might get your stimulus money by direct deposit to existing  if this is how you normally receive benefits, and if you didn't file taxes in 2019 or 2020. Otherwise, the money could come in the mail (here's so you know it's legit). The SSA says that Social Security beneficiaries like SSI and SSDI groups will . If you're a tax  and you used the  by November 2020 to submit information, you may have already received your check before other Social Security recipients. If you had a new baby in 2020 or 2021, you could get additional stimulus money.  
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There's more: Extra rules and exceptions to know 
Stimulus checks aren't necessarily a one-size-fits-all situation. Here are guides for: Households with , including new People who People who aren't sure if they're qualified to receive People who don't normally pay taxes ()Families with Families with  
And here's everything you need to know about the , and every way the .   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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