Social Security Checks Deposited Directly; IRS Sends EIP Check Anyway

Well, what do you expect when you have munchkins running the show.  The only thing we seem to be missing are the flying monkeys.

Yep, looks like SS recipients that filed a return have been getting checks....but at least theyre finally getting the money!  My friend on SSI got hers by direct deposit though.....so Im wondering if youre on SS and dont file a return, then you get the DD....so what Munchkin said may be partially true.

I havent not seen any of the debit card stories...isnt it only certain service centers that are sending out the cards?

I have been following this odyssey since day one and sharing with my clients and family members what I receive from the IRS and my tax  reporting services only, so that I share what I know to be fact and not rumor.  What I have learned for sure is that there is no rhyme or reason as to how the IRS sends either direct payments or checks.  I had a client who filed only his 2018 return get his payment and another not.  There's no sense to it BUT there is a table for check payments to which the IRS has been adhering.  And even that has changed since 5/13/20 when they began accelerating the amount of checks produced each week.  My recommendation is to simply accept the payment as it comes without regard for the payment format, and forget about changing anything with them.  You can check all their boxes and still not receive your payment timely, as happened to me.  It wasn't until I went to their website and entered my bank info that I was able to speed up my payment processing by at least a month.  Others that I know of have not been so lucky and are still waiting for their payments.  As I've been saying all along, good luck getting your buck.  Tom Bruzda, E.A.