IRS: Return stimulus checks sent to dead relatives

IRS: Return stimulus checks sent to dead relatives

CAUSING A PROFOUNDIMPACT ON ALL OFOUR LIVES.AND WE ARECOMMITTED TO HELPYOU GET THEANSWERS YOU NEEDAS WE TRY TOREBOUND FROM THISPANDEMIC.OUR SERIES OFREPORTS WILL HELPUS NAVIGATE THESEUNCERTAIN TIMES.STIMULUS CHECKSBEGAN ROLLING OUTIN APRIL.AND WHILE MANYHAVE RECEIVED THEIRNON-TAXABLECHECKS, MANY STILLHAVEN'T.THERE'S BEEN SOMECONFUSION AS TOWHY SOME HAVEN'TRECEIVED THEIRCHECKS YET AND WHYSOME ARE RECEIVINGCHECKS FOR FAMILYMEMBERS WHO HAVEDIED.REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE HAS NEWINFORMATION FROMTHE IRS ON WHATEAGER TAXPAYERSSTILL WAITING FORTHEIR MONEY NEEDTO KNOW.IT SEEMS LIKESTIMULUS CHECKSTATUSES ARE ALLOVER THE PLACE."HAVE YOU GOTTENYOUR STIMULUSCHECK YET?

"I HAVEYES MAAM." "YEAH ISHOULD BE GETTINGIT BUT IT HASN'TCOME YET AND I DON'TKNOW WHY." "HAVEYOU GUYS GOTTENYOURS YET?" "I HAVEBECASUE IREMEBERED TO FILEMY TAXES UNLIKEHIM." "I HAVE NOT."THE IRS HAS HADBUMPS IN THESYSTEM.FROM ANOVERWHELMEDWEBSITE, TOSHUTTING DOWN THEAGENCY'S PHONE LINEAND DISTRIBUTINGCHECKS TO THOSE NOLONGER LIVING."IT'S A JUMBLED UPMESS IS WHAT IT IS."KARIE DAWERECEIVED HERSTIMULUS CHECKTHROUGH DIRECTDEPOSIT.THEN ON MONDAY,SHE RECEIVEDANOTHER -THIS TIMEIN THE MAIL."I WENT AND GOT THEMAIL ON MONDAY ANDTHERE'S ONE FOR MYMOM AND IT DOESN'TMAKE ANY SENSE TOME." HER MOTHERHAD PASSED AWAYLAST MAY."IT'S NOT EASY AT ALL.AND SOMETIMES ITELL MYSELF ' OH YOUJUST NEED TO GROWUP AND GET OVER IT,THIS IS JUST A FLUKE'AND YOU CAN'T.IT'S ANOTHER STARKREMINDER THAT SHE'SGONE." THE HARDESTPART FOR KARIE WASTRYING TO FIGUREOUT WHAT TO DOWITH IT."I HAVE NO IDEA.I DON'T KNOW WHATTO DO SO IT'S SITTINGON MY FRIDGE." IN ANEW GUIDENCERELEASEDWEDNESDAY THE I-R-SSAID STIMULUSCHECKS SENT TOTHOSE WHO HAVEDIED MUST BERETURNED BACK TOTHE TREASURYDEPARTMENT.GRAPHICIN NEBRASKAPAPER CHECKS CANBE MAILED TO THEKANSAS CITYREFUND INQUIRYUNIT WITH A NOTEEXPLAINING THEREASON FOR THERETURN.GRAPHIC 2IF YOU'VE ALREADYCASHED THE CHECKOR RECEIVEDDIRECT DEPOST.SUBMIT A PERSONALCHECK OR MONEYORDER AND A NOTESTATING REASONFOR RETURN TO THESAME LOCATION.NEBRASKA:BUT HAVING TO GOTHROUGH EXTRASTEPS AND DEALINGWITH THEREMINDER OF ALOVED ONESPASSING DOESN'TMAKE IT ANY EASIER."HAVING THIS ASANOTHER DISTINCTREMINDER ITJUST...IT REALLYBOTHERED ME."REPORTING INOMAHA, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.CHECKS ARE STILLBEING SENT OUTPRIORITIZED BYINCOME STARTINGFROM LOW TO HIGH.THE PROCESS IS STILLEXPECTED TO TAKEMONTHS.TO CHECK THESTATUS OF YOURSTIMULUS CHECK ANDFIND THE MORE ONWHERE TO RETURN ACHECK RECEIVED INERROR...VISIT OUR REBOUNDPAGE AT 3 NEWS NOWDOT COM.