I left my purse in the dressing room of Sears yesterday and no one turned it in. My advance child credit check was in it. Will the IRS reissure the check? I am having the worst of luck lately.
MOST LIKELY Call the 800# and ask...they could put a STOP PAYMENT...WAIT TIME WILL BE 30-60 DAYS (GUESS) WITH REISSUE Many stores...includine mine are casshing them for FREE...but ID requirements are ALWAYS followed...so there is a 99% chance that it would not even be cashed..."IF" IT WAS...THEY WOULD TRACE IT BACK TO THE THIEF...
I presume you have put a fraud alert notice on your credit reports? Notified the cc companies? The drivers license bureau? Had the locks changed in your home?
basically if you don't cash the check about 1 year later you'll get another one, or they'll credit it towards your next years taxes. In my case, i owed them money, so they took it. Anyways. It took approx. 12 months then the check came back $400. not a big deal to me since well i paid them a "fraction on the dollar" of what i ultimately owed them.
Go to the IRS web site (www.irs.gov) and download Form 3911, fill it out and send it in. They should re-issue the check in about 6 weeks.