Snapback Tax Services shared an email with KENS 5 from EPS Financial, a division of Metabank, explaining the IRS erroneously sent the stimulus funds to Metabank … These questions and answers will be updated periodically.

Mailed Check Payments May Be Sent As Debit Cards If the Get My Payment application says you’re receiving a check, your Payment may come as a debit card.

Stimulus check: the IRS debit card and how to avoid fraud The U.S. Treasury will send four million Economic Impact Payments via …

Your stimulus check may come as an EIP debit card. Answers to frequently asked questions about Economic Impact Payments (coronavirus stimulus checks). April 22, 2020.

RELATED: IRS glitch sends taxpayers’ stimulus checks to tax prep companies instead.

The payments, also referred to by some as stimulus payments, are automatic for most taxpayers. No further action is needed by taxpayers who filed tax returns in 2018 and 2019 and most seniors and retirees.

In the last week, we’ve received many calls regarding Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) that were inadvertently sent by the IRS to MetaBank temporary tax refund transfer accounts. Although 140 million Americans have received stimulus payments since the IRS began sending the coronavirus relief checks in mid-April, another 10 … MetaBank confirms the IRS did send it people’s stimulus money. The IRS is committed to helping you get your Economic Impact Payment as soon as possible. For the $1,200 stimulus check associated with the CARES Act, the IRS set a deadline of May 13th if …

Getty. Coronavirus.

Instead of receiving a paper check, some people will receive an EIP card instead to access their stimulus payment. With the IRS’ Get My Payment tool, you can track the status of your stimulus (including what method is being used and, if you’re getting a check, when …

Don't miss: Everything you need to know about a second round of coronavirus stimulus checks Check out: The best credit cards of 2020 could earn … It said it’s sending the money back to the IRS to “distribute directly to consumers.”

Although 140 million Americans have received stimulus payments since the IRS began sending the coronavirus relief checks in mid-April, another 10 …

The government is sending some people Economic Impact Payment Cards if they qualified for a stimulus payment and the IRS couldn’t direct deposit the payment. Starting this week, Treasury and the IRS are sending out almost 4 million coronavirus stimulus payments in the form of prepaid debit cards in lieu of paper checks. By now, the IRS has sent out more than 159 million stimulus checks, but it could have roughly another 35 million payments to go (PDF).

Update Concerning Economic Impact Payments (EIP) and Tax Solutions. The cards, issued through the IRS' financial agent MetaBank, will allow recipients to withdraw funds, make purchases and transfer funds to their bank accounts without incurring any fees.