The IRS is reportedly trying to track down certain taxpayers who are missing their economic stimulus checks or their regular refund checks.
Due to mailing errors, some 17,000 New York City residents are owed a total of $7.1 million in economic stimulus checks and $6.7 million in regular refund checks that were returned by the post office.
If you still haven’t received your stimulus check, you have until Nov. 28 to update your address with the tax agency.
Updating your address takes a few simple steps.
If you are waiting for your stimulus check, go to irs.gov, click on Where’s My Refund? and then Where’s My Stimulus Payment? On that page, click on Where’s My Stimulus Payment? and fill out the online form.
It will tell you the status of your stimulus check and give you instructions on how to update your address. You can also call (866) 234-2942.
The Where’s My Refund? link can also be used to check on money you’ve been expecting from the IRS. The tool will provide the status of your refund and in some cases give instructions on how to fix any delivery problems. You can also call (800) 829-1954.
If you don’t know the amount of your refund or stimulus check, contact the IRS customer service hotline at (800) 829-1040.
If you are waiting for your stimulus check and miss the deadline, you may be able to claim a recovery rebate credit, which is similar to an economic stimulus payment.
But this credit will be based on your 2008 income and the tax return filed by next April.
(Source: NY Daily News)
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Dealing with the IRS is not as simple as you think. They made a mistake on my stimulus check (they didn’t notice that there was a back page attachment on my tax return with four more kids on it… a total of $1200 more that I should have received). Twice I’ve called them about it. In July they promised to rectify the situation and told me to expect an additional check no later than the end of August. Of course it didn’t come. When I called them back in the beginning of September they told be that I would definitely receive it by the end of September. Nu….? Maybe they meant Sept. 2009? Each time I call them, mind you, I am put on hold NO LESS that 2 – 2-1/2 HOURS!!! If I didn’t need the money so desperately to pay my Rockland taxes (a mere $12,000 a year) as well as my tuition bills (they make my taxes look like a pittance!) I probably would have given up a long time ago.