IRS Says Its Own Error Sent $1,200 Stimulus Checks To Non-Americans Overseas

IRS Says Its Own Error Sent $1,200 Stimulus Checks To Non-Americans Overseas 6:35

An error at the IRS caused thousands of non-Americans living overseas to mistakenly receive $1,200 stimulus checks last spring.
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The IRS now acknowledges that its own error caused some citizens of other countries to mistakenly receive $1,200 coronavirus relief payments — and that the mistake is likely to happen again if more stimulus money goes out.

www.npr.org/2020/11/30/938902523/irs-says-its-own-error-sent-1-200-stimulus-checks-to-non-americans-overseas