Many parents continued to post their frustrations online Friday about not receiving their September payments yet for the advance child tax credit.
And late Friday, …
Many parents continued to post their frustrations online Friday about not receiving their September payments yet for the advance child tax credit. And late Friday, the Internal Revenue Service acknowledged that a group of people are facing roadblocks. But the IRS did not detail what went wrong or state how many people still did not receive their September payment as expected. Late Friday afternoon, the IRS said: « We are aware of instances where some individuals have not yet received their September payments, although they received payments in July and August. » The IRS continued: « These individuals may not yet be able to receive a current status on the IRS.gov Update Portal. The IRS is currently looking into this situation, and we will share more information as soon as possible. » Up until late Friday, the IRS had been notably silent about the complaints. The IRS announced earlier that the September batch of payments, scheduled for Sept.15, adds up to about $15 billion nationwide and covers about 35 million families. The majority of payments, according to the IRS release, would be issued by direct deposit. Many families did receive their money, including those who had received cash by direct deposit in July and August. Others who had received their earlier payments through a check in the mail also said they received money by Friday. But a very vocal group of parents took to social media and online platforms this week to express their anger after they did not receive money that’s designed to help families cover bills during the pandemic, as well as lift children out of poverty. « So like a lot of frustrated people on here, I have not received the September CTC payment, » one person noted on the Reddit forum. The Reddit commentator went on to express concern about an earlier effort to update information online with the IRS so that the parent could receive the September money via direct deposit, instead of a check in the mail.
