What happens if wrong account number was used fir direct deposit if taxes?

WMR said it was deposited today but nothing was there. So I checked and the acct number is wrong and only has 12 digits instead of 13. What happens now? My husband didnt double check before efiling. Did someone else get the money? If I call IRS by Monday can they still direct deposit if I give them the right acct number??|||Your bank will reject the funds and return them to the IRS, who will then cut a paper check and mail it out to you once they receive it back.



Sorry to tell you of that, but there's no way around it.



You cannot call IRS to change it or anything, due to their anti-fraud measures.



Bummer :(|||This is straight for the IRS website:





Question: What will happen if I enter an incorrect routing or account number?





Answer: The IRS assumes no responsibility for tax preparer or taxpayer error. Please, verify your account and routing numbers with your financial institution and double check the accuracy of the numbers you enter on your return prior to signing and submitting your return.





Be very careful, entering your account and routing numbers. The IRS will handle account or routing number errors on split refunds the same as for regular direct deposits.





For example, if:





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You omit a digit in the account or routing number of an account and the number does not pass the IRS's validation check, the IRS will send you a paper check for the entire refund;


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You incorrectly enter an account or routing number and your designated financial institution rejects and returns the deposit to the IRS, the IRS will issue a paper check for that portion of your refund; or


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You incorrectly enter an account or routing number that belongs to someone else and your designated financial institution accepts the deposit, you must work directly with the respective financial institution to recover your funds.





Solution





* Generally once the financial institution recovers the funds and returns them to the IRS, the IRS will send a paper check for that refund out to the taxpayer's last known address on file with the IRS.


* After two weeks have passed with no results, file Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund.





So in your case you omitted a number which according to the irs means you will not receive a direct deposit, and they will send you check because your info would not have passed the validation check|||Well at least there aren't enough digits for a standard account number. So it probably didn't go anywhere. They're just waiting for you to call, or go through your tax preparer if you had one.


Good luck!