Remember that time I wrote about getting IRS notices and how you should not ignore them? No? Go read that post here.

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OK, now that you have read that, you may find an IRS notice sitting in your mailbox.

Don’t panic.

The IRS is sending out notices that say something to the effect of, “You’re getting a stimulus payment. You’re welcome.” This may be the only IRS notice you can nearly ignore. If it says you are getting a payment via direct deposit and you look in your bank account and you received this payment, go ahead and shred the notice (or frame it…whatever). If it says you are getting a payment via direct deposit and the payment doesn’t show up, then you should contact your bank to see if it’s a problem on their end. If everything is OK on the bank’s front, you should contact the IRS. I would first refer you to the IRS website’s “Get My Payment” tool where you can possibly find out the status of the payment. If that doesn’t explain the payment status, contact the IRS using the information on the notice.

Guess who can’t really help you too much with this: me. I can’t do a lot for you because it is not related to your tax return. Without a Power of Attorney, unless it is directly related to a tax return I prepared, I can’t talk to the IRS on your behalf. Additionally, I am not going to be able to get any better information from contacting the IRS than you will. And, finally, it’s the middle of tax season right now. So, if you call me every day asking where you payment is, my answer will be “I don’t know.” And then I will refer you to the IRS website. And then I will probably grumble a little. So, skip the grumbly CPA and head directly to the IRS website for info on that stimmy!