Update: The IRS has announced a new tool to track your stimulus payment will be available by April 17.
As part of the CARES Act, eligible Americans will get one-time stimulus payments to help them get through financial crises during the coronavirus pandemic.
The questions everyone is asking: When will I get my stimulus check? Can I track my stimulus check?
For starters, the exact moment you will receive your check is unclear.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin previously said April 17 would be the earliest date, but since then, the Washington Post obtained an internal IRS draft document that said payments would start as early as April 9 — a week earlier than expected.
The Treasury Department told the Washington Post it expects 50 to 70 million Americans to receive checks through direct deposit by April 15, something different from the draft of the plan obtained by the newspaper.
Still, that would only be for those who filed tax returns in 2019 or 2018, or those for whom the federal government already has banking information, such as those who receive benefits from Social Security.