Stimulus Status Not Available Update

This week the irs acknowledged some people will not receive a second stimulus payment and will have to claim the recovery rebate credit on their 2020 tax return.
Stimulus status not available update. If your status changes to payment status 2 not available you will not receive the second payment and will need to file for the recover rebate credit on your 2020 tax return. Here are some popular reasons why you received the payment status not available message. Payment status not available in short the irs says like the first time around this message indicates there was some kind of issue using or getting the data from your 2019 return which is.
You may not qualify for a stimulus check. It s merely a wait and check once a day to see what the irs has been able to update. Status not available irs says these taxpayers won t receive second stimulus check automatically published tue jan 5 2021 7 04 pm est updated thu jan 7 2021 7 18 pm est alicia adamczyk.
The irs said in a news release monday that people who see payment status 2 not available won t automatically get their stimulus checks and will need to claim the recovery rebate credit. It s not good news but at least now you know why you keep seeing the payment status not available.