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This Topic is about the first Economic Impact

Payment.

Q D1. Will my payment be reduced

or offset if I owe tax, have a
payment agreement with the IRS,
owe other federal or state debt or
owe money to other debt collectors?
(updated November 5, 2020)
A1. The CARES Act limits offsets of Economic
Impact Payments to past-due child support. No
other federal or state debts that normally offset
your tax refunds will reduce the payment.
Nevertheless, tax refunds paid under the
Internal Revenue Code, including the Economic
Impact Payment, are not protected from
garnishment by creditors once the proceeds are
deposited into an individual’s bank account.

Q D2. Will my payment be offset if

my spouse or I owe past-due child
support? (updated December 11,
2020)

Q D3. How will the IRS know where

to send my Payment? (updated May
15, 2020)

Q D4. What if the bank account

number I used on my recent tax
return is closed or no longer
active? (updated December 3, 2020)

Q D5. If I filed my 2019 tax return

and paid my taxes electronically
from my bank account using an
electronic funds withdrawal, Direct
Pay, or Electronic Federal Tax
Payment System (EFTPS)) will the
IRS send my Payment to the account
I used? (updated November 5, 2020)

Q D6. Where do I find the bank

account information the IRS needs?
(updated November 5, 2020)

Q D7. What if I don’t have a bank

account? (updated May 20, 2020)

Q D8. What happens to my payment

if my address on my filed 2019 tax
return is different? (updated
January 15, 2021)

Q D9. Where did you get the bank

information for me, and what if I
need to change it? (updated May 14,
2020)

Q D10. If I requested a direct deposit

of my Payment. Why are you mailing
it to me as a check? (updated
November 5, 2020)

Q D11. What should I do if I think I

received more than one Economic
Impact Payment? (updated
September 25, 2020)

Q D12. I received an Economic

Impact Payment at my address
abroad. The check cannot be
deposited into my foreign bank
account. Can I send the check back
and ask for a deposit? (added
September 22, 2020)

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Economic Impact Payment Topics

Topic A: EIP Eligibility
Topic B: Requesting My Economic Impact
Payment
Topic C: Calculating My Economic Impact
Payment
Topic D: Receiving My Payment
Topic E: EIP Cards
Topic F: Payment Issued but Lost, Stolen,
Destroyed or Not Received
Topic G: Non-Filers Tool
Topic H: Social Security, Railroad Retirement
and Department of Veteran Affairs benefit
recipients
Topic I: Returning the Economic Impact
Payment
Topic J: Reconciling on your 2020 tax return
Topic K: General Information

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