On 3/27/2021 4:11 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:22:59 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 3/26/2021 3:05 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:41:34 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Even people who didn't have enough income to file a return (much less
>>>> expect a refund) for tax years 2019 or 2020 could have gone on the IRS
>>>> website, filled out the 1040 Form listing whatever little income there
>>>> was on their W-2's, or zero income, and provided them with the
>>>> information for Direct Deposit.
>>>
>>> Nope. There is no way to file a zero-income or negative return and
>>> enter your direct deposit information if you're not receiving a
>>> refund, either electronically or VIA snail-mail form. Even if you
>>> owe and enter your bank info for withdrawal, it can't be used for
>>> subsequent DD's.
>>>
>>> There was a way to enter your DD information for "non-filers" for
>>> the first stimulus checks last year, but they nixed that mid-April
>>> of last year due to fraud and those people who did get in to use
>>> that tool in the first 10 days got sent checks anyway. And it's not
>>> been a option for the last two checks.
>>>
>> I stand corrected. I did the non-filer thing. Even though I worked in
>> 2019 I didn't earn enough to be required to file a tax return much less
>> qualify for a refund. Still, I filled out the 1040 on the IRS site,
>> provided them my info and got all three stimulus payments direct deposited.
>
> They let you enter a zero-return with DD information even though you
> weren't getting a refund? That's odd. The electronic filing
> companies don't have that option - no refund - no bank account into.
>
> -sw
>

It was set up specifically for the first round of checks last year. It
is an IRS site, not the tax sites.

https://www.irs.gov/refunds/get-your...three-accounts

Check status here
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment