"In situations where payment status is not available, the app will respond with 'Status Not Available.'“ The IRS said users could receive this message for one of the following reasons: IRS guidance, which was issued on Wednesday afternoon, might help taxpayers understand some of what they're experiencing. "People like that are locked out of the system," the reader said. "You can try different variations (zero refund, zero payment, no information), but once you try all that, the tool tells you that you've tried too many times and then locks you out."
#WGET MY PAYMENT SOFTWARE#
"This is a rookie programming mistake (I am a software engineer, btw, and this is what's known as a 'border case' error, one of the most common software bugs)." "When a person had zero balance on their tax return the tool crashes (code 190)," one reader said. One group that's particularly upset: Those who neither owed taxes nor had a refund and now find it impossible to use the Get My Payment system to submit their bank information online. One reader emailed to say he's convinced that "there's a bug in the online software, and it's preventing lots of people from submitting their information." Taxpayers who sent me detailed complaints all day Wednesday weren't happy or saying things were going swimmingly for them. Is the IRS calling the people who complain liars? Sure sounds like it to me.
Media reports saying the tool 'crashed' are inaccurate." The IRS stated that it is "actively monitoring site volume if site volume gets too high, users are sent to an online 'waiting room' for a brief wait until space becomes available, much like private sector online sites. "The Get My Payment site is operating smoothly and effectively," the IRS said. The IRS said that by mid-Wednesday more than 6.2 million taxpayers had successfully been able to obtain their payment status and almost 1.1 million taxpayers had successfully been able to provide bank account information to facilitate the direct deposit of the stimulus money using the new Get My Payment site. The IRS is well aware of the complaints and took time to defend its program later in the day, issuing a press release by Wednesday afternoon.
More: Coronavirus Q&A: Answers to questions on federal stimulus checks, taxes and more More: When are you getting your stimulus money? Here's a new way to find out The reader added: "I checked my bank account and it's not there yet. I'll let you know when it is." "After putting in info from my 2019 federal tax return and bank info, I received a Bank Account Confirmation stating, 'You have successfully submitted your bank account information. Your payment will be direct deposited into your bank account using the information you provided.' " Yet McKenna found a little more hope after continuing the process.
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