How do i change a friend's income tax check?

[Griselita 0]

Hello!

 

A friend of mine was here with a J1 visa working for the past summer, he did close (a mistake) his bank account and put my address to receive his income tax check.

he want's me to put the check in my account so i give the money to her, i have no problem with that, but... how do i do that?

he can not travel back to US because he has no visa.

 

Someone told me that he must sigh the back with his name and my name and to send two identifications

how true is that?

[JMPM 507]

I would be cautious. Did he file as a non resident? My wife's friend both were j-1 and now my wife is a resident she assisted her friend to do the taxes and used an account of my wife to deposit. 

 

She ended up also getting a stimulus check. I refused to have my wife send that extra money because i didn't want my wife getting in trouble with the irs. 

 

We have been in communication with the irs and the irs stated on the phone to hold off and not to touch the stimulus money. So it's just sitting there untouched for the past couple of months. 

 

And cashing someone elses check will be hard to impossible to do. 

[Griselita 0]

Yes, he filled all as non resident.

What other way does he have to get his check?

 

that is a common situation for J1 visa, some of then close or dont have bank account and once they leave the country they usually don't have way to go back.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

3 hours ago, Griselita said:

Hello!

 

A friend of mine was here with a J1 visa working for the past summer, he did close (a mistake) his bank account and put my address to receive his income tax check.

he want's me to put the check in my account so i give the money to her, i have no problem with that, but... how do i do that?

he can not travel back to US because he has no visa.

 

Someone told me that he must sigh the back with his name and my name and to send two identifications

how true is that?

Speak to your bank for their procedures.  if it’s the same bank the friend used, it might be easier. But then you have to use a transfer company to send a payment to your friend.

 

Or you can mail the check to your friend and let them deal with how to cash or deposit it in their country.  I received a large check at my US address in British pounds sterling. My bank had ways to accept it, with some hefty fees of course.

Edited June 15, 2020 by Wuozopo

[Griselita 0]

8 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

Speak to your bank for their procedures.  if it’s the same bank the friend used, it might be easier. But then you have to use a transfer company to send a payment to your friend.

 

Or you can mail the check to your friend and let them deal with how to cash or deposit it in their country.  I received a large check at my US address in British pounds sterling. My bank had ways to accept it, with some hefty fees of course.

How to transfer the money is not the problem, is how to change or collect the check.

 

in his country will charge about 200 and 5 months. no an option.

 

 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

45 minutes ago, Griselita said:

How to transfer the money is not the problem, is how to change or collect the check.

 

in his country will charge about 200 and 5 months. no an option.

 

 

Your bank will tell you if and how they will accept it.  It’s up to them so anything you hear elsewhere may or may not be true at your bank. 
 

[Griselita 0]

oki, i will call to them, thank you