Confusion reigns as IRS starts issuing coronavirus payments
By Naomi Jagoda - 04/21/20 06:00 AM EDT
The rollout of coronavirus relief payments has been clouded by confusion for the millions of Americans struggling to understand why they haven’t received their money.
The IRS last week sent out more than 80 million payments to people via direct deposit. But tens of millions more are still waiting for their funds, and they have questions.
Tax policy experts said it’s understandable for those people to be upset.
“People are losing their jobs, they’re frustrated, they’re scared,†said Chuck Marr, senior director of federal tax policy at the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
When direct deposit information isn’t available to the IRS, recipients will receive paper checks instead. The Treasury Department said it will start to issue those checks this week.
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