IRS Stimulus Check Portal is now Active

[Wuozopo 4,293]

2 hours ago, Mr and Mrs S said:

Let's see if they make me return the money since my 2019 return will have an ITIN on it.

No payments will have to be returned, even if you don’t qualify on the 2019 return, whether it be for ITIN, making too much money, or whatever. 
 

When your wife arrives this year and gets a SSN, she will qualify on your 2020 tax return filed in 2021. You got your payment early so won’t get it again. 

[Shroy123 749]

Any updates ?

[Crazy Cat 41,982]

My stimulus funds were direct-deposited into my account overnight......based our joint tax return and the bank information I submitted on Apr 15th.....😃

[geowrian 22,337]

Same! Deposited this morning too.

[ProbeGT 47]

Initially, it was understood that immigrants who entered the US in 2020 would not get their stimulus checks until they file their 2021 taxes.  Has this changed at all?  

 

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment-frequently-asked-questions

[geowrian 22,337]

7 minutes ago, ProbeGT said:

Initially, it was understood that immigrants who entered the US in 2020 would not get their stimulus checks until they file their 2021 taxes.  Has this changed at all?  

 

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment-frequently-asked-questions

2020 taxes* You file 2020 taxes in 2021.

 

If you are a new resident (in tax purposes) in 2020, then you would get the credit via your 2020 taxes.

That said, there are circumstances where somebody is a US tax resident prior to becoming an immigrant.

[ProbeGT 47]

4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

2020 taxes* You file 2020 taxes in 2021.

 

If you are a new resident (in tax purposes) in 2020, then you would get the credit via your 2020 taxes.

That said, there are circumstances where somebody is a US tax resident prior to becoming an immigrant.

My bad, I meant taxes filed in 2021 (which are 2020 taxes)

There was a post on another thread that said there were changes made to the stimulus check rules on 4/26/2020.  I can't tell if a 2020 immigrant can use the "Non-filers" portal or not.

[geowrian 22,337]

Just now, ProbeGT said:

My bad, I meant taxes filed in 2021 (which are 2020 taxes)

There was a post on another thread that said there were changes made to the stimulus check rules on 4/26/2020.  I can't tell if a 2020 immigrant can use the "Non-filers" portal or not.

No, the non-filers portal is only for somebody who was a US tax resident in 2019:

 

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Do NOT continue here if:

• You receive Social Security retirement, disability (SSDI), survivor benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Veterans Affairs benefits. The IRS will automatically send you an Economic Impact Payment.
• You have already filed a 2019 federal income tax return.
• Your 2019 gross income exceeded $12,200 ($24,400 for a married couple) or other reasons require you to file a 2019 federal tax return.
• You were married at the end of 2019 and are not submitting information here with your spouse.
• You were not a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or qualifying resident alien in 2019.

 

[ProbeGT 47]

This is the comment

 

 

[ProbeGT 47]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

No, the non-filers portal is only for somebody who was a US tax resident in 2019:

 

 

Thanks.  Not sure what the other comment was referring to.  Maybe they entered in 2019 *shrugs*

[geowrian 22,337]

2 minutes ago, ProbeGT said:

This is the comment

 

 

That is the case of a USC with a spouse that is electing to be treated as a resident alien (https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/nonresident-alien-spouse), and needing an SSN to qualify for the stimulus.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

9 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

My stimulus funds were direct-deposited into my account overnight......based our joint tax return and the bank information I submitted on Apr 15th.....😃

 

8 hours ago, geowrian said:

Same! Deposited this morning too.

My letter arrived from the IRS two weeks after the deposit.

Edited April 30, 2020 by Wuozopo

[Wuozopo 4,293]

5 hours ago, ProbeGT said:

Initially, it was understood that immigrants who entered the US in 2020 would not get their stimulus checks until they file their 2021 taxes.  Has this changed at all?  

 

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment-frequently-asked-questions

 

Can you do a timeline so we know your specific situation. Spouse visa? Fiancé? Date married? When immigrant entered US? 
 

Also did you file taxes in 2018? Have you  already file 2019?  What filing status?

[Shroy123 749]

Deposited last night at 1.20am 🙂 Finally stimulated 

[Camboturk 8]

I am a US citizen. My wife has a conditional green card that was set to expire in March 2020 so we filed the I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence in January 2020 and also received the I-797 notice that her conditional resident status had been extended for 18 months. She has been working for years and has an SSN (no ITIN). We filed our taxes (married filing jointly) in 2018 and 2019 using Credit Karma and received refunds both years via direct deposit (we didn't owe). This year, I filed on February 1st and got the refund on February 12, so the IRS SHOULD have my banking info. Note that if the timeline is important, this was AFTER we filed the I-751 and received the I-797 of extension.

 

With all that background information, the IRS stimulus check status page still says "Payment Status Not Available". I am very worried that we won't get the $2400 stimulus check. I have read that people who used Credit Karma are having issues and I think that my wife's green card status could also be a factor as well. Does anyone have any idea what we can do? Is it possible that the status page will still say "payment status not available" and a paper check will be mailed to us anyway?

 

I just read this link which seems to imply that people with pending green card applications may need to wait for their applications to be resolved first: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-havent-i-gotten-my-stimulus-check-yet-6-possible-reasons-your-payment-hasnt-arrived-2020-04-27 Assuming my wife's green card application is eventually approved in the future, will there be a way to retroactively claim or apply for our stimulus check?

Edited May 2, 2020 by Camboturk