Anyone get their NY unemployment tax refund on H&R Block emerald card yet?

I got mine yesterday and I have Chase bank. The deposit date was supposed to be 9/25 so it came a bit early. My sister has the emerald card and she's still waiting even though we filed almost the same time. I think the emerald cards are just slower for some reason.

After weeks of trying to reach ny unemployment about this, I finally got through using a service called claimyr.com that got me a callback from an actual agent. The agent confirmed emerald card deposits are processed in batches and usually take 3-5 days longer than direct deposits to regular banks. It was the best money I've ever spent to finally get my benefits paid quickly. Check out this video on how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

Got mine today! I have the emerald card and my deposit date was 9/22. So it's actually 2 days late but at least it came. The amount was pretty decent too - $1,220 back from taxes on unemployment. Hang in there!

I don't have emerald but I have chime and mine hit 2 days early. From what I heard emerald card usually gets government deposits a bit later than most banks. Something about how they process the payments in batches.

Here's what I know about the emerald card and these unemployment tax refunds (I used to work at H&R Block): 1. Emerald card deposits typically take 1-4 days longer than regular bank deposits for government payments 2. They process these in batches based on last name/SSN 3. You can call the emerald card customer service at 1-866-353-1266 and check if there's a pending deposit 4. The IRS is sending these out in waves - some people won't get theirs until October 5. The amount varies widely depending on your tax bracket and total unemployment received If you're really stuck and need to talk to someone at NY unemployment about this or other issues, I've heard good things about claimyr.com - it gets you past the phone wait times to speak with an actual agent. Might be worth it if you're desperate to get answers.

Still waiting on mine 😤 emerald card here too and my deposit date is supposedly 9/24. Nothing yet. H&R block is useless - called them and they just said "we don't have any information about pending deposits"

My brother got his on emerald yesterday. His deposit date was 9/23 so it came right on time. Mine is supposed to be 9/29 and I'm with Bank of America, nothing yet.

Not about emerald card but I just got mine this morning (Wells Fargo). The IRS website said 9/25 for me but it came 2 days early. My roommate has the emerald card and is still waiting - his date is also 9/25. I think emerald is just slower with everything govt related.

This whole process is such a mess! Why does NY unemployment make everything so complicated?! I've been calling for days and can't get anyone on the phone to explain when these refunds are coming or how they calculate them 😡

I checked the IRS website and they have a tool called "Where's My Refund" that might help. For some reason emerald cards and some prepaid cards take longer for government deposits. Something about the processing system they use.

Emerald card holder here! Just got mine THIS MORNING! Deposit date was supposed to be 9/22, so it was 3 days late. Don't lose hope! They're definitely coming through.

My wife just got hers on emerald card yesterday - date was supposed to be 9/22 so it was a couple days late. She got $970 back. Hope that helps!

FYI for everyone - I called the IRS directly about this (took forever to get through) and they said emerald card and similar prepaid cards are in a different processing group and typically take 2-5 business days longer than traditional bank accounts. So if your deposit date was 9/24, might not hit until 9/28-10/1.

Haven't gotten mine yet (emerald card) but my coworker who has direct deposit with Bank of America got hers yesterday even though the date was supposed to be 9/29. Seems like emerald is always behind everyone else 🙄

I've been dealing with ny unemployment issues for months and the best advice I can give is to keep checking daily but don't count on anything arriving on time. The system is overwhelmed and everything is delayed. If you need to actually talk to someone, stop wasting time on hold and use claimyr.com - it's the only way I ever got answers about my claim.

Me and my wife both got refunds but on different days. I have Chase (got it 3 days early) and she has the emerald card (got it 2 days LATE). Same household, different timelines. The system makes no sense.

Another emerald card data point: deposit date 9/22, actually received 9/25 (so 3 days late). Got about $1,190 back. Hope that helps!

To everyone still waiting - I just checked the IRS2Go app and it now shows that emerald card deposits for this week's batch were delayed due to "processing issues" and should all be deposited by end of day Monday. Might save some of you from checking your accounts every 5 minutes like I was 😅