Those Checks

For John, BLUF:  On City Life Show today the Producer complained, bitterly, about the slowness of the Federal Government in delivering stimulus checks to the American People.  He didn't wish to know about how it was slow off the mark because of the House of Representatives, but wanted to know why the Department of the Treasury couldn't just hit a button and make it happen.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Memo:  Your Stimulus Check May Not Arrive Until August

From Forbes, by Senior Contributor Zack Friedman, 3 April 2020.

Here is the lede plus four, plus three bullet points:

Some Americans may not receive their stimulus check until August.

Here’s what you need to know - and what to do about it.

Stimulus Check

A new memo obtained by the Associated Press claims that although 60 million stimulus checks will be distributed in mid-April, other Americans who did not provide direct deposit on their tax return potentially may need to wait months before they receive their stimulus check.  The House Ways and Means Committee memo says that check distribution could work like this:

• Week of April 13, 2020: 60 million checks distributed through direct deposit
• Week of May 4, 2020: The IRS will start sending paper stimulus checks.
• Each week thereafter: Approximately 5 million paper checks will be issued each week.

Based on this tentative schedule, the memo says that some Americans may not receive their check until the week of August 17.  The House Ways and Means Committee notes that this schedule is subject to change, particularly as Congress and the Trump administration collaborate to get stimulus checks distributed as quickly as possible.  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin disputes that timeline and says checks will be distributed within “a matter of weeks, and not months.”  The Treasury Department told USA TODAY that 50 million to 70 million Americans would receive their stimulus checks via direct deposit by April 15. Within three weeks, the Treasury Department said the “overwhelming majority of eligible Americans” will receive their stimulus check.

Don't be helpless.  There are things you can do to speed your check, as mentioned in the article.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff