SPRINGFIELD, MA--Tonight, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) swift action on the latest round of stimulus checks from the American Rescue Plan:
“Amid the many pressing priorities at hand, I’m heartened by Treasury Secretary Yellen’s leadership in directing the IRS to start depositing payments this weekend. The American people are counting on this support and it has always been the intent of the Ways and Means Democrats that these would be distributed as soon as possible. While I am impressed with this phenomenal turnaround, taxpayers will have questions for the IRS about their stimulus payments, on top of questions related to the filing season and other provisions in the American Rescue Plan. As the pandemic continues to impact IRS operations, the end of the filing season must be delayed."
