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How to track your $1,400 stimulus payment from the IRS

How to track your stimulus payment

Wondering where your $1,400 stimulus check is? Here’s how you can check.

President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill last Thursday, and the White House has said that some people could see their checks as early as this past weekend.

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If you haven’t gotten your check yet, don’t worry. The IRS has a tool that you can use to track the status of your relief payment.

Here’s how you can track your $1,400 check

You can click here and use the IRS Get My Payment tool here.

When you put in your information, you’ll see the following payment statuses:

  • A payment has been processed
  • A payment date is available and payment is to be sent either by direct deposit or mail
    • Note: mail means you may be issued an EIP Card or a check.
  • You’re eligible, but a payment has not been processed and a payment date is not yet available
  • You may also see ‘Payment Status Not Available,’ meaning the IRS has not yet processed your payment or you’re not eligible for a payment
  • Another status you might see is ‘Need More Information,’ meaning your payment was returned to the IRS because the USPS was unable to deliver it

As a note, you will receive payments quicker if you’re set up for direct deposit with the IRS. Checks would likely be issued a few days later.

Who is eligible?

  • Make $75,000 or less? Part of a couple earning up to $150,000? (Remember: This is your adjusted gross income on your tax return, not your annual salary)
    • You’ll get a $1,400 check
  • Have kids between 6 and 17?
    • You’ll get a child tax credit of $3,000 per child, paid out in installments of $300 per month starting in July until the end of the year
  • Have kids under 6?
    • You’ll get a child tax credit of $3,600 per child, paid out installments