TurboTax and H&R Block customers are left waiting for $600 payments, funds are sent to middleman

[Demovictory9]

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Stimulus check chaos round two! TurboTax and H&R Block customers are left waiting for $600 payments after funds are sent to middleman services instead of Americans' accounts
The IRS announced last week that the second round of stimulus checks would start reaching Americans' accounts from January 4
Many customers of tax prep services Turbo Tax and H&R Block are facing delays
In some cases funds were sent to the companies instead of customers directly
Many desperate taxpayers turned to social media hitting out the IRS and the two companies and questioning when they will get the much-needed money
The rollout of the first round of checks was beset with problems in April with checks being sent to dead people while thousands in need were left waiting
By RACHEL SHARP FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

[LuvNewcastle]

1. I checked on mime.with the "get my payment" feature

at the IRS website and it said that it had been sent to some bank account number I never heard of. The money couldn't go into the account I had on file because I closed that account several months ago, but I hoped they would send me a physical check. I did file with H&R Block, so maybe that's where it is. Thanks for posting this!

[chillfactor]

2. I do not need to file tax returnw

got the first stimulus very quickly as IRS has my banking info. I so desperately need the stimulus money now but no money forthcoming......ready to pull my hair out.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

5. Frustrating! Hang in there, though. We got ours through direct deposit

this Monday. I'd read of many getting theirs last week, so I began to worry. But then, there it was. Hoping you'll see yours soon.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

3. I saw offers from one of these companies to play middleman,

as if it gave some sort of advantage. Didn't read enough to see what benefit they claimed it would provide.

So, I wonder if those complaining signed up for this "service." A lot of people sign up for things without realizing exactly what they're signing up for.

Otherwise, maybe they previously agreed to have the company issue their tax refund early and the IRS send the funds to the company. It's commonly done.

Which does not excuse sending these unrelated checks to the companies, now. But it's slightly better than if they never even used that service.

Of course, I wouldn't put it past Rs sending the money to those companies w/o customers' approval to allow their big biz buddies to rack up some quick interest income while they hold the funds for a time.

[ananda]

4. I used OLT..

so no delay.