PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Millions of payments have already been made via direct deposit and paper checks, with the goal of quickly delivering assistance. The IRS is supposed to distribute all payments by Friday, Jan. Instead, those people will either get a new card, paper check or direct deposit. Department of the Treasury seal.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

The first round of emergency assistance is expected to reach people who have previously provided direct deposit information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Most Social Security recipients get their benefits through direct deposit, according to the congressional committee’s announcement.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Those who had trouble utilizing the IRS’ “Get My Payment” web tool to access their personal stimulus funds may now find it easier to use after updates were made, per reports. According to the IRS, the updates will make it easier for individuals to add direct deposit information and check the status of their funds.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In addition, customers who used PayPal or Venmo 's Direct Deposit features to receive the stimulus checks the first time via the CARES Act will receive the new $600 payments automatically through the same service this time if they're eligible for the checks.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Much has been said in this space about Business Email Compromise ( BEC ) scams, where bad actors frequently pose as corporate officials, directing targeted individuals to send money to different accounts, or they pose as suppliers and present phony invoices to be paid. The IRS cited “spoofed” addresses that seemed official.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

Others, using the IRS’s Get My Payment tool on its site, have seen messages like “Unable to determine eligibility,” in cases where direct deposit information is unavailable. Holtzblatt said the IRS “didn’t have much time” to ensure that everything worked correctly due to the immediacy of the myriad problems the virus caused.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

Walmart is hoping customers will sign up for its Walmart MoneyCard to create a direct deposit account to access the government stimulus payments being sent out this week, touting waived fees and quick access, according to an emailed press release. The retail giant said the process would be safe, easy and affordable.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2020

The IRS will be using federal tax returns from 2018 or 2019 to determine eligibility. TurboTax teamed up with the IRS and volunteered to develop a tool to help non-filers get their money. The TurboTax Stimulus Registration solution will help people send the IRS a minimal tax return to ensure payment.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

The stimulus checks — some of them, anyway — are coming, via direct deposit, to tens of millions of Americans’ bank accounts over the next several weeks. For those who have not provided direct deposit information to the IRS in recent years, checks — the paper kind — will be cut and sent to recipients.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

Payments for the second round of economic impact payments were reportedly sent via mail or direct-deposited into people’s accounts on file. Millions were slated to be automatically deposited by Jan. Those users were looking for deposits on the IRS Get My Payment tool. According to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2018

QuickBooks on Thursday (May 31) said it is now offering “Contractor Direct Deposit” as a new feature in QuickBooks Payroll. The tool supports businesses “who want to pay their independent contractors the same convenient way they pay their employees – via direct deposit,” the company said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

As reported, those Americans with direct deposit account information stored with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — the conduit through which they get refunds — will get those payments within a few weeks after legislation is finalized and signed. That’s about 70 million Americans. But those options are there, and at the ready.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

Benefits and functions of the revamped Walmart MoneyCard include free cash deposits at a Walmart Money Center or Customer Service area when tapping into the MoneyCard mobile app. And, with ASAP Direct Deposit, consumers can get their pay as soon as two days prior to payday or government benefits as soon as four days early.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

This will help on two levels, both enabling easier access to money for these citizens as well as allowing the IRS — the agency responsible for these payments — to find their records with more ease. The IRS itself has also crafted a tool of its own for underbanked consumers called Get My Payment, which enables stimulus check tracking.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The IRS and a coalition of state tax agencies and tax industry officials are warning individuals that fraudulent text messages are circulating promising people a way to access their $1,200 direct deposit with a link to “complete the last step to finalize the transaction.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

But it will take weeks for all monies to get to everyone, a timeframe that will likely be pushed as paper checks get sent through the mail to the millions of recipients who don’t have direct deposit set up with the IRS. A significant percentage are being put on hold as the IRS grapples with tackling stimulus payments first.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The IRS is ready to deal with direct deposit if you have a regular bank account, and they are ready to deal with paper checks, [but] they are not used to dealing with [more] payment methods on a widespread scale,” Jun said in a PYMNTS interview.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

Teladoc recently reported some initial struggles in sending out disbursements to the doctors signed up for its platforms, noting issues in receiving the direct deposit information of those physicians, for example. Disbursement stumbles have not been limited to the healthcare industry, either.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

IRS Has Rocky Start With Stimulus Funds As Money Misrouted. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is having a difficult time getting coronavirus stimulus money to those who need it the most, with misrouted funds and error messages on the Get My Payment tool. IRS Launches ‘Get My Payment’ Site To Track COVID-19 Stimulus Payments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said on Saturday (April 11) that the first stimulus checks were released via direct deposit and more money will be coming soon.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says refunds take an average of 21 calendar days to reach recipients – but as CBS News reported in January 2020, “…the tax agency notes that it can take longer to receive your refund, typically because the IRS needs more time to process the return in case of errors or other problems.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

The government initially delivered EIP funds in one of two ways: Consumers who had up-to-date direct deposit details on file with the Department of the Treasury could accept stimulus money straight into their accounts, while others had to wait for paper checks to arrive in the mail. The Five-Month Gap.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

The issue got the attention of the IRS, which issued a press release last week stating clearly that Americans should be receiving envelopes marked by “Money Network Cardholder Services” and the cards will be issued by MetaBank , which is the Treasury Department’s financial agent.

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Stax

JULY 1, 2024

While Startup covers only basic payroll features such as direct deposit and the calculation of payroll taxes, the Complete plan also includes comprehensive HR software. Key features include three-day direct deposit, time tracking, a self-service portal, and a free payroll trial.

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Segpay

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In 2008, the IRS passed legislation that required Merchant Acquirers/Payment Facilitators to report on any merchant that processed over $20,000 in annual volume or 200 transactions. Last December, it was widely reported that the IRS was reviewing high-grossing OnlyFans content creators. If you miss the tax deadline, there are options.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2018

As of March 16, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reports approximately 72.7 For many, though, the hard part comes after their taxes are filed and they are forced to play the waiting game, even if they opt to get refunds with direct deposit. million individual returns have been filed electronically, a slight 0.7

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

The payroll has not seen much disruption since the introduction of direct deposit to accelerate workers’ access to earned wages. But a new generation of workers is now driving monumental changes in the way businesses employ and pay talent, with their participation in the gig economy a key driver of those shifts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2018

The clients can get access to the funds as quickly as 24 hours after the IRS accepts the tax return. ” According to Credit Karma Tax, it can take three to four weeks to get a tax refund from the IRS, while Americans who take the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit won’t get their refunds until Feb.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Debit can offer quick disbursements to recipients who are unable to receive funds via direct deposit as well as allow them to access funds without facing the fees typically associated with cashing checks. The July Next-Gen Debit Tracker® digs into how debit payments are being leveraged to support consumers during the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

The first round of help was forecast to reach those who had provided the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with direct deposit information in the past. Americans could have started getting coronavirus stimulus funds from the federal government as early as Thursday (April 9) or Friday per a past report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been blazing a digital trail for years and processed 29 million returns via direct deposit between February 2018-2019. It’s indicative of the disordered state of government disbursements. On the other hand, nothing succeeds like success.

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Stax

JUNE 27, 2024

They’re mostly used to process direct deposits and payments. Some people refer to ACH payments as direct debit, direct deposit, or auto-transfer. Government payments – You can use ACH to pay individual and business taxes to the IRS.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

The IRS has accepted digitally filed tax documents and issued digital refunds for years, and it received approximately 29 million electronic returns via direct deposit between February 2018 and February 2019. Forty-four out of the 50 U.S.

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Payment Savvy

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

An eCheck is often referred to as a direct debit, ACH payment, or ACH transfer. With an electronic check, money is electronically transferred from the payer’s checking account to the seller’s checking account, where it is directly deposited after passing through the national ACH network. Consider Direct Deposit System.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Some got it via direct deposit. Others believe there’s a paper check coming but find no details on the IRS “Get My Payment” web portal set up to track the progress of funds. As May flowers bloom, millions of Americans are still awaiting pandemic relief monies from the government. People want answers.

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Nanonets

MARCH 20, 2023

This payment method is widely used for direct deposit of payroll, payment of bills, and business-to-business payments. ACH (Automated Clearing House) payments are electronic fund transfers that use the ACH network to move funds between bank accounts in the United States.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

The IRS is ready to deal with direct deposit if you have a regular bank account, and they are ready to deal with paper checks, [but] they are not used to dealing with [more] payment methods on a widespread scale,” said Linda Jun , senior policy counsel for the AFP.

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