A few weeks ago, the United States Senate unanimously passed a $2 trillion rescue plan to help the country deal with the repercussions of the pandemic. Here, we broke down what that would look like, financially speaking, for the average American.
As folks around the country have begun receiving their promised stimulus checks, others have yet to see the money land into their accounts.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is now attempting to ease anxiety levels through their new Get My Payment tool. Check it out right here. The process is simple, all you need to do is input your social security number, your birth date and your address to check on the status of your check.
There's more, though: if the IRS doesn't have your direct deposit information (which is how they will transfer the money into your account), you can actually use this new tool to submit those details directly to them. If you usually don't file a tax return but believe to still be eligible for the stimulus, use this IRS tool to input your direct deposit info.
As a refresher: the government will hand out up to $1,200 per person depending on their 2019 or 2018 tax return. The payments will be made on a sliding scale to all those earning up to $99,000 per year. Married couples can receive a maximum of $2,400, with an additional $500 for each qualifying kid.