Once in the Get My Payment tool, a person may see the status of their payment, whether that's a payment date and method of receiving it or that they're eligible but that date is not available. Economic stimulus checks are prepared for printing at the Philadelphia Financial Center May 8, 2008, in Philadelphia. Just because a person receives an error message when tracking their stimulus check, it doesn't necessarily mean they won't receive one. A 'Please Try Again Later' message indicates that the account has been locked for 24 hours. A lockout can also happen if a person has accessed the system more than five times within 24 hours. Failure to answer with the response that matches what the IRS has on file will result in a 24-hour lockout of Get My Payment. To access the tool, a person must first verify their identity by answering security questions. Through the 'Get My Payment' tool on the IRS' website, people can check the status of their payment, but it's not always smooth sailing. However, that was only the first wave of direct deposits and millions of Americans will continue to see the money in their accounts or arrive in their mailboxes over the coming weeks.

President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion relief package, on Thursday and days later, people started seeing the $1,400 hit their bank accounts. People started receiving their stimulus checks over the weekend and those who are still awaiting payment shouldn't panic if they get an error message or can't track their payment on the IRS' website.

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