Wake Forest, NC – Some H&R Block customers discovered on Tuesday that their stimulus vouchers had been deposited into an account other than their own.
The U.S. Treasury Department began issuing $ 600 stimulus vouchers to taxpayers last week as part of the government’s latest effort to alleviate a pandemic.
Carlos Peppers said he was concerned to learn that his check was being deposited into a bank account with a number he did not recognize.
“To me, when I looked at it the first time, it looks like it’s a fraud,” said Peppers.
The account belongs to H&R Block, which Peppers used to file its taxes last year.
Many H&R Block and TurboTax customers had their money deposited into a refund account usually set up for tax refund transfers.
“I’m quite heated because I have questions like, ‘Why couldn’t you guys put all of this into my account?’ because this is taking up my time, ”said Peppers.
“The IRS determines where the second stimulus payments were sent, and in some cases the money was sent to an account other than the first stimulus payment last spring,” H&R Block said in a statement.
The money should be in customers’ accounts by the end of the week, the company said.
“The money should already have been in my account,” said an exasperated Peppers.
Chase Bank customers also experienced problems with stimulus payments.
Anthony Papa said his payment appeared in his account and then disappeared before reappearing hours later.
“To be honest, I thought someone hacked my bank account because I had problems with my bank account before,” said Henderson’s dad.
Chase officials said they are aware of the problem with some customers, and the incentive money is back in their customers’ accounts.