To check on a stimulus payment (often called Economic Impact Payment or stimulus check), use the official IRS resources and trusted government guidance. Here’s a practical, step-by-step approach based on current federal guidance: Direct steps to check status

• Use the IRS Get My Payment portal: This is the primary official tool to check the status of your stimulus payments, see whether they were issued as direct deposit or by mail, and, in some cases, view the total amounts issued to you. You may need information from your 2018 or 2019 tax return to identify your payment status. If the portal shows your payment as pending or processed, follow its on-screen instructions. If your payment details are already on file with the IRS, the portal will reflect that and typically won’t allow changes to direct deposit information through that interface. Always rely on Get My Payment for status updates rather than third-party sites. [Government guidance from IRS pages and related official summaries]
• If you did not receive direct deposit details on file or cannot access direct deposit, your payment may have been issued as a paper check by mail. Track delivery timelines and any checks that may be arriving later based on the IRS guidance. Paper checks are mailed to the last address the IRS has on file from tax records. [IRS guidance and public-facing summaries]
• If you are unsure whether you qualify or if a payment should have been issued, review the official eligibility criteria and filing requirements for the relevant stimulus program year. The IRS and Department of the Treasury publish formal guidance on eligibility and required filing information. [IRS and Treasury guidance]

What to do if you don’t see a payment

• Confirm your most recent tax filing information (the relevant year varies by program). If you were required to file but did not, you may need to file a return or use a special portal to provide information so the payment can be issued. Some programs also allowed non-filers to provide banking or payment details via a dedicated portal. [IRS guidance]
• If you are on Social Security or other benefits and do not normally file a tax return, check whether there were special instructions for non-filers to receive payment and whether the IRS has your information on file. [IRS guidance for non-filers]

Additional notes

• Be wary of non-government sources claiming to track stimulus checks; use the official IRS Get My Payment tool and the Treasury guidance as your primary sources of truth. [IRS/Treasury guidance]
• If you need help navigating the portal or understanding what you see, you can share the exact status message you’re seeing, and I can help interpret what it means and what the next steps are.

Direct answer
To check the status of a stimulus payment (Economic Impact Payment), go to the official IRS Get My Payment tool, which shows whether your payment was issued, its method (direct deposit or mail), and any pending status. If you don’t see a payment there, review your most recent tax filing information used for the payment and follow the IRS guidance for non-filers or for updating payment information through official channels. If you want, I can help you interpret the exact status message you encounter.