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Probably, to your employer (for payroll direct deposit), Social Security (for retirement or disability payments), and the IRS (for tax refunds). Authorizing direct deposits authorizes direct withdrawals to correct, uh, mistakes. It is not unheard of for an employer to misuse this when someone quits or is fired. But it’s pretty rare. It is also not unheard of for an employer to use it for correcting genuine mistakes, such as botching the withholding tax the first paycheck after they changed the tables. Don’t let money pile up in that account. Move it elsewhere if you are not using it for living expenses.Probably, to a stockbroker holding your retirement account so he can send you periodic withdrawals you designate.Probably, to a pension fund you are drawing benefits from.No, to anyone else who wants your information so they can make ONE payment to you which could just as well be done with a bank cashier’s check.No, to anyone you just met.

Absolutely not. The arrangement SSA has w/banks is one way only: in. No information flows out. Imagine the uproar if SSA tried to poke around in people’s accounts. Heads would roll.As others have pointed out, there are two quite different benefits under SSA.Social Security, retirement, disability, survivors. These are insurance ENTITLEMENTS. Meaning the beneficiary has paid their “insurance premium” out of their pay checks, so they are ENTITLED to payments.Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a WELFARE program. Call it “hand out” if you want to be mean. These are people in truly dire straits.Now, I didn’t work on the SSI program so my knowledge is imperfect. But I sincerely doubt SSA can enter an SSI person’s bank account. My understanding is they have the recipient come in to the office with bank statements, etc. To go into a person’s account would be a gross invasion of their privacy.

The government realizes that everyone needs these funds: that is why they passed the laws authorizing them. The IRS is not singling you out of the 337,000,000 other people in the country.Are you eligible?Are you a US citizen, a qualifying resident alien, or a permanent resident of the US?If not, you are not eligible.Were you claimed as a dependent on someone else's taxes?If so, you are not eligible.Do you have a Social Security Number that is valid for employment?If not, you are not eligible.If you are married and filed jointly, both spouses must have valid SSNs to receive a Payment.EXCEPTION. If either spouse is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the taxable year, only one spouse needs to have a valid SSN.If you are not military and file jointly with a spouse with an ITIN, neither of you is not eligible.If you are not military and you and your spouse filed separately, the spouse who has an SSN will qualify for a Payment; the other spouse without a valid SSN will not qualify.Did you file taxes in 2019, if not did you file in 2018?If not, you are not eligible unless you receive:Social Security Retirement,Social Security Disability,Supplemental Security Income (SSI)¹,Railroad Retirement, orVeteran's Affairs payments¹.Did you use direct deposit for your refund, when you filed your taxes, or to receive the benefits in 2(a) above?If yes, you should receive your stimulus payment this week or next week.If not, you will get a paper check, which started mailing on Friday and will continue getting sent every Tuesday and Friday. They will continue mailing through September.However, there is a new tool at the IRS site called “Get My Payment²” that allows you to enter your direct deposit information as long as your payment has not already processed.Have you visited the IRS dot gov website and used the tools available to check the status of your payment?If you have changed your address, do NOT contact the IRS, instead go to the USPS dot gov website and submit a change of address.³¹ These recipients have until May 5, 2020, to use the IRS non-filers tool to add any children to their checks and enter direct deposit information.VA, SSI recipients with eligible children need to act by May 5 to quickly add money to their automatic Economic Impact Payment; ‘Plus $500 Push’ continues | Internal Revenue Service² If the IRS does not have your direct deposit information, visit their new “Get My Payment” tool to provide that information.Get My Payment | Internal Revenue Service³ To submit a change of address to make sure your stimulus check gets to you, change your address with the US Postal Service, and click the “Get Started” button.Official USPS Change of Address Form∞∞∞ Note to moderators: these are official US government websites. I am a tax professional. The IRS has requested our assistance in sharing links on social media sites and other forms of informative web platforms. If you would like a copy of that email, please contact me directly, also I have pasted portions of the email request below this. ∞∞∞1. Treasury, IRS deliver 88 million Economic Impact Payments in program’s first three weeks The Treasury Department and the IRS released state-by-state figures for Economic Impact Payments, with 88 million individuals receiving payments worth nearly $158 billion in the program’s first three weeks. More payments are being delivered each week. “The IRS, Treasury and partner agencies are working non-stop to get these payments out in record time to Americans who need them,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. “Tens of millions of people across the country are receiving these payments, and millions more are on the way. We encourage people to visit IRS.gov for the latest information, FAQs and updates on the payments.” IRS.gov has a variety of tools and resources available to help individuals and businesses navigate Economic Impact Payments and get the information they need about EIP and other CARES Act provisions. Visit IRS.gov to review the frequently updated FAQs on various questions about Economic Impact Payments, ranging from eligibility to timing or to review the Economic Impact Payments totals by state.2. VA, SSI recipients with eligible children need to act by May 5 to quickly add money to their automatic Economic Impact Payment; ‘Plus $500 Push’ continues The IRS issued a special alert for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries to act by May 5 if they did not file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 and have dependents so they can quickly receive the full amount of their Economic Impact Payment. The $1,200 payments will be issued soon and, in order to add the $500 per eligible child amount to these payments, the IRS needs the dependent information before the payments are issued. Otherwise, their payment at this time will be $1,200 and, by law, the additional $500 per eligible child amount will be paid in association with a return filing for tax year 2020. “We want to ‘Plus $500’ these groups so they can get their maximum Economic Impact Payment of $1,200 and their $500 for each eligible child as quickly as possible,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. “They’ll get $1,200 automatically, but they need to act quickly and use the Non-Filer tool on IRS.gov to get the extra $500 per child added to their payment. Everyone should share this information widely and help others with the Plus $500 Push, so that more Americans get more money as fast as possible.” A quick trip to a special non-filers tool on IRS.gov by May 5 for these groups may help put all of their eligible Economic Income Payment into a single payment. Additionally, to help spread the word to recipients with children about this special “Plus $500 Push,” the IRS has additional material available on a special partners page that can be shared with friends, family members and community groups. General IRS information about the Economic Impact Payments is available on An official website of the United States government.