Stimulus Check Never Came? The IRS Might Think You Died.
Robert Carlberg told KJRH that he was grieving the death of his wife when he learned that the IRS believes that he had died as well. He filed a tax return in 2019 and learned that the return could not be processed, because he had been listed as deceased.
Back in April, an Indiana man made news when he revealed that he can’t get his $1,400 stimulus check for a unique reason: Because the IRS, and several other government agencies, are under the mistaken impression that he is dead.
That man, Bobby Musgrave, has been mistakenly listed by the IRS as dead, and has been for at least a couple of years, which means he’s missed out on all three stimulus checks, as well as multiple years of tax refunds.
$1,400 Stimulus Check Nightmare: IRS Says You Died, So No Cash
When reached by WTHR, the IRS said they couldn’t speak to an individual person’s case, but asked for Musgrave’s contact information and “offered to help find a solution as quickly as possible.”
The $1,400 checks from the American Rescue Plan have been going out to Americans for the last few weeks, and while most people seem to have received their checks without complication, there are various reasons why some people haven’t, from a lack of eligibility to mixups to with mail and bank accounts, to various other errors.