The heavily criticized 'Get My Payment' tool at the Internal Revenue Service website is slated for a makeover.
and address some of the concerns raised, our programmers are making critical system updates," the IRS said in an alert.
About 88 million people received payments totaling nearly $158 billion through April 17, according to a statement Friday afternoon by the IRS and the Treasury Department. That's a bit more than half of those who qualify. Many people become anxious when they hear about a neighbor receiving money and they still haven't gotten a payment, especially during a time of massive job losses during the coronavirus crisis.
The checks will be issued in reverse “adjusted gross income” order – starting with people with the lowest incomes.
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