On rare occasions, you might experience delays due to your payment. This can be your tax refund, advanced payments of certain tax credits like the premium tax credit, child tax credit, or any other.
While you have not much control over when you’ll get your rightfully owned payments, the least you can do is to check the status. There are several ways to go about this, but the most straightforward and time-efficient way to do it is by looking it up using the IRS Get My Payment tool.
Doing this will allow you to see the latest update about your payment. From there, you can follow the updates regards your missing payment.
How to check missing payment status?
Go to IRS Get My Payment tool and follow the instructions on our article covering how to use the tool.
Once you see the current updates, you can then take the necessary action if any needs to be taken.
No information about payment
If there isn’t any information displayed on the IRS Get My Payment tool, there are a couple of things you can do to. Firstly, check the instructions on the IRS letter received, if any. This will give you enough information to what to expect next.
If you didn’t receive an IRS letter and your payment is about the advanced payment of a credit or refund, contact the IRS. For individual taxes, call 1-800-829-1040 or 1-800-829-4933 for business.
The IRS representatives can provide you with enough about your payment. If there are any errors, such as missing bank account information or mailing address, you can sort these with the IRS call center or at your local. Regardless of what you change about your tax information, you’ll need to verify identity first. That’s why it’s essential to have an IRS account to handle these things online.