Having Issues With The IRS Stimulus Tool? Try this trick!
By Joey Tack on April 29, 2020

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen on the first work day for furloughed federal workers following a 35-day partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, January 28, 2019. – The five-week government shutdown subtracted $11 billion from the US economy, about twice the amount President Donald Trump sought to fund a border wall, an independent congressional body said Monday. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
While millions of Americans patiently wait for their stimulus checks, the IRS created a helpful tool that gives you the status of your payment. However, many people are getting a “Payment Status Not Available” error. The fix? ALL CAPS! Seriously… try this out:
Sorry to be all “I heard this one weird trick from a friend and it really works” BUT, after weeks of not being able to see our status on the IRS website, we tried typing our address in ALL CAPS and it worked and we were able to finally enter our bank account info.
— Jessica Roy 🦅 (@jessica_roy) April 25, 2020
OH MY GOD, this just worked for me after two weeks of frustration, THANK YOU
— Doug Mack (@douglasmack) April 26, 2020