Stimulus checks being sent to the deceased

Stimulus checks being sent to the deceased. Hannah Buehler gets answers.

BACK NOW WITHCONFUSION OVERSTIMULUS CHECKS.PAYMENTS ARE BEINGMADE TO PEOPLEWHO RECENTLY DIED.AND FAMILY MEMBERSARE WONDERING --SHOULD THEY KEEPTHE MONEY... ORRETURN IT?7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER IS GETTINGANSWERS.IT'S A QUESTIONTHAT KEEPS COMINGINTO THE 7EYEWITNESS NEWSROOM..ONE VIEWER FROMNIAGARA FALLSSENDING US THIS E-MAILSAYING HERMOTHERWHO DIEDIN 2018RECEIVED A 1,200STIMULUS CHECK...SHE SAYS"I UNDERSTAND THATTHE GOVERNMENTWAS IN A HURRY TOTRY TO GET THISMONEY OUTBUTCLEARLY MADE NOATTEMPT TO FILTEROUT THE DECEASED,"ANOTHER VIEWER ONTWITTERTELLING ME HERFATHER ALSO DIED IN2018AND SHE TOORECEIVED A CHECKFOR HIM JUSTYESTERDAYAS SHE'STHE ADMINISTOR ONTHE ESTATE.SOT: AT FIRST WHENTHIS STARTEDHAPPENINGTHIS WAS UP IN THEAIRI RESEARCHED ITSO I TOOK YOURQUESTIONS TO THEEXPERTS.CHRISTOPHER FABIANIS THE VICEPRESIDENT OF TAXOPERATIONS AT E.G.TAXHE SAYS HIS OFFICE ISFIELDING CALLSEVERY DAY ON THISVERY TOPIC..SOT: THEY'RE LIKE ' ISIT MINE!

CAN I GOSPEND ALL THE 2400OR SHOULD THEY SAYIT'S THEIR PARENTSFABIAN SAYSWHEN THE CHECKSFIRST STARTED TOCOMEHE SAW A LOT OFDIFFERENT GUIDANCESOT: I SAW A LOT OFDIFFERENT STORIESOH JUST KEEP ITSPEND IT HAVE FUNBUT WAITTHE GOVERNMENTSAYS THEY WANT THATMONEY BACKAND YOU COULD BERESPONSIBLE FOR ITIF IT'S GONE.SOT:THEY'RE GOINGTO STARTREQUESTING THEMONEY BACKSOT: YOU HAVE TOMAIL BACK THE MONEYTO THE IRS OR THEDEPARTMENT OFTREASURYI CALLED THE IRSLOOKING FORANSWER ON THISAND AREPRESENTATIVE DIDGET BACK TO MESAYING THERE IS NOFORMAL STATEMENTAT THIS TIME..BUT THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS IS REPORTINGTHE IRS IS "AWARE OFTHE PROBLEM ANDWORKING TO RESOLVEIT."THE AP SAYS:"EXPERTS SAYBECAUSE OF A LAG INREPORTING DATA ONWHO IS DECEASED,THE ERROR IS ALMOSTINEVITABLE AND HASOCCURRED WITH PASTSTIMULUS PAYMENTSAS WELL."FOR TAXEXPERTSWHO AREUSUALLY BUSY THISTIME OF YEAR FILINGRETURNSAREFIELDING QUESTIONSABOUT STIMULUSPAYMENTS ANDCHECKSFABIAN SAYS FORPEOPLE WHO HAVENOT RECEIVED THEIRCHECKSTHERE ARE A LOT OFTECHNOLOGICALGLITCHES IN THESYSTEMMAKING IT DIFFICULTFOR PEOPLE TOFIGURE OUT WHERETHEIR MONEY ISSOT: YOU GOT TOREMEMBER THEYTHREW THISTOGETHER IN THREEWEEKSAND WE ALL KNOWTECHNOLOGYUNFORTUNATELY THISIS ONE OF THE BADTHINGSHANNAH BUEHLER7EWN