

If a taxpayer’s payment is less than the full amount and based on their 2019 return, they may qualify for a supplemental payment after filing a 2020 tax return. If the IRS has processed a taxpayer’s 2020 return, the agency will instead calculate the amount of the individual’s EIP3 based on that return. The amount of an eligible individual’s EIP3 will be based on the taxpayer’s latest processed tax return from either 2020 or 2019.

Unlike the first two, the third stimulus payment is not restricted to children under 17. Eligible families will get a payment based on ALL of their qualifying dependents claimed on their return. Most people will get $1,400 for themselves and $1,400 for every qualifying dependent claimed on their tax return. Highlights of the third round of Economic Impact Payments More information about these cards is available at. It is important to note that none of the EIP cards issued for any of the three rounds is reloadable and recipients will not be able to reload funds onto an existing card.
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Each mailing will include instructions on how to activate and use the card. The card has the Visa name on the front and MetaBank, N.A. The EIP Card will come in a white envelope displaying the seal of the U.S. Paper checks will arrive by mail in an envelope from the U.S. Taxpayers should be aware that their payment of this current EIP may be different than their previous ones.

The IRS and Bureau of the Fiscal Service converted many payments to direct deposit to speed up the distribution process. Additional payments are set to be delivered weekly going forward. March 22nd marks the second batch of payments. The IRS delivered the first batch of $1,400 stimulus payments, mostly by direct deposit, on March 12th. Since the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) became law on March 11th, the IRS started delivering the third round of Economic Impact Payments. A large number of this latest batch of payments will also be mailed, so taxpayers who do not receive a direct deposit by March 24 should watch the mail carefully in the coming weeks for a paper check or a prepaid debit card, known as an Economic Impact Payment Card, or EIP Card. How will I get the Economic Impact Payment?įor taxpayers receiving direct deposit, payments began processing on Friday, March 19th, and will have an official pay date of Wednesday, March 24 th. Many of these are coming by paper check or a prepaid debit card. Department of Treasury or IRS on it to see the card.įor more information visit the IRS website.The IRS announced the next batch of Economic Impact Payments will be issued this week. You have to open the plain white envelope that has no reference to the U.S. This EIP Card looks like the picture above. Information included with the Card will explain that the card is your Economic Impact Payment Card. If you receive an Economic Impact Payment Card, it will arrive in a plain envelope from “Money Network Cardholder Services.” The Visa name will appear on the front of the Card the back of the Card has the name of the issuing bank, MetaBank®, N.A. The Economic Impact Payment Card is sponsored by the Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, managed by Money Network Financial, LLC and issued by Treasury’s financial agent, MetaBank®, N.A. Will IRS be sending prepaid debit cards? (added May 20, 2020)Ī45: Some payments may be sent on a prepaid debit card known as The Economic Impact Payment Card. Here is the information you will find on the IRS website On the IRS Website, the only place that mentions debit cards is in their Q & A section, which is down the page at question #45. It is your stimulus payment loaded on a debit card. When you receive the envelope, you may think it is junk mail or another credit card offer and are ready to shred it or throw it out. Please be aware the stimulus debit card arrives in a plain white envelope with the return address of “Money Network Cardholder Services.” People who are waiting to receive their stimulus payment are accidentally throwing away the stimulus debit cards because the plain envelope it comes in looks like junk mail.
