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Recipients of Coronavirus Stimulus Checks Include the Recently Deceased

  • Old tax data may result in checks going to the departed
  • IRS has begun sending $1,200 payments to many Americans
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Do You Qualify For The Stimulus Payment?

The government’s economic stimulus payments are being distributed to a wide swath of Americans, including some who are recently deceased.

When the money reached many Americans’ bank accounts on Wednesday, some recipients were surprised to find payments for spouses or parents who had passed away.