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IRS Sending Paper Check June 16th Instead of Direct Deposit - Will USPS Forward to My New Address?

I just found out I'm getting a paper check for my refund instead of direct deposit. The IRS2Go app shows "Your tax refund is scheduled to be mailed by June 16, 2023. If you do not receive the refund by July 14, 2023, please contact us again. We are unable to take any action until then." My refund status shows three stages: Return Received, Refund Approved, and Refund Sent. It looks like I'm in that final "Refund Sent" stage now, but with a paper check instead of the direct deposit I was expecting. Has anyone else gotten their check recently who was in a similar situation? I'm especially worried because I changed my address with USPS but not with the IRS. Will my check forward to my new address? Or will it be returned to the IRS? The app also mentions "Please Note: For refund information, please continue to check here, or visit the Refunds page on IRS.gov. Updates to refund status are made no more than once a day." I've been checking daily but the status hasn't changed. If I don't receive it by July 14, I'm supposed to contact them again, but I'm getting anxious about whether the check will make it to me with my address change situation.

Giovanni Marino

Tax pro here - If you changed your address through USPS, they will forward your check, but you should still update your address directly with the IRS using Form 8822. The IRS doesn't automatically sync with USPS address changes, and you don't want any delays with future correspondence.

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Amara Okonkwo

thx for the quick reply! where do i find form 8822?

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Giovanni Marino

You can download it from IRS.gov or google '8822 pdf' - super easy to fill out takes like 5 mins

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Fatima Al-Sayed

Hey everyone - I've been helping people track their refunds and the best tool I've found is taxr.ai. It costs $4.99 but it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly why youre getting a check instead of DD, when to expect it, and if there might be any forwarding delays. Way better than guessing or waiting on hold with IRS for hours https://taxr.ai

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Dylan Hughes

does it actually work? seems too good to be true tbh

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Fatima Al-Sayed

100% works! It caught that my bank account numbers were entered wrong which is why I was getting a check. Saved me weeks of confusion

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Dylan Hughes

just tried it and wow 🤯 it literally explained everything about my refund status. best $5 i ever spent fr fr

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NightOwl42

Got mine yesterday! Filed 2/1, check dated 3/15. USPS forwarded it no problem to my new address but took an extra 5 days

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Sofia Rodriguez

in the same boat rn...my transcript shows a check was mailed 3/20 but nothing yet smh

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Dmitry Ivanov

give it about 7-10 business days fam. mail is slow af these days 🐌

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Ava Thompson

The IRS will sometimes switch to paper checks if theres any issues with the direct deposit info or if your bank rejected it. happened to me last year

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Miguel Herrera

bruh why does the irs make everything so complicated 🤡 just give us our money already

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Zainab Ali

fr fr tax season got me stressed every year 😤

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