Stimulus bill signed into law: Wed, March 10 - Sat, March 13įirst direct deposit check sent: Week of March 17 - Week of March 22įirst paper checks sent: Week of March 24 - Week of March 29įirst EIP cards sent: Week of March 31 - Week of April 5 Stimulus check passes Congress: Tue, March 9 - Wed, March 10
Stimulus check: Potential delivery dates* The schedule below reflects CNET's best guesses, based on the IRS' timeline for the 600 dollar stimulus check. Any additional complication could delay your payment. It could take weeks for the IRS to process every group's funds and more time for the transactions to go through, especially if you're issued a paper check or EIP card. How soon might you receive a $1,400 check?īut that's only for the dates the IRS will begin to send checks. Tens of millions of direct deposit recipients could receive a check before April 1, followed by staggered start dates for physical checks and EIP cards. The bill is on track to become law by March 14, which means that the first batch of payments will begin to go out before April 1. There are well over 100 million payments expected in this third round of checks so this may take time while the IRS processes these payments. So, this could act as an indicator as to when the IRS can complete this round of checks.īut, it could take longer than anticipated as the date the IRS begins to send payments may not square up with the date you actually receive the money. When former president Donald Trump signed the first big relief bill in March last year, the bulk of deposits arrived within the time frame of two weeks. Biden's signature turns the bill into law. In an address to the Senate on Saturday, president Biden said that checks would start coming in March 2021 but the IRS will likely provide more details once Mr. Another round of stimulus checks is almost a certainty at this point, although the question everyone is asking is when will they be paid. The long-awaited Senate approval has finally arrived for Joe Biden's 1.9 trillion dollar stimulus bill, but does this mean another round of stimulus checks are in order?Īll eyes are on the House as a vote is expected this Tuesday, to be followed shortly afterwards by president Biden's signature of the bill.