The $900 billion stimulus bill required the IRS to send all second stimulus checks by January 15, 2021. Eligible recipients who did not get a payment by the cutoff date now have to claim their money as a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2020 tax return (which needs to be filed by April 15, 2021).

Is a second stimulus check coming?

A second round of stimulus checks have been deposited into more than 100 million bank accounts. Direct deposits and paper checks are arriving soon. You can see the status of your payment on the IRS website. Most of the direct cash payments will be sent to qualifying Americans by January 15, per the bill.

When was the second stimulus check sent out?

The IRS delivered virtually all of the second round of stimulus checks in less than a month, starting Dec. 29, 2020, two days after then-President Donald Trump signed the $900 billion bill into law.