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While there isn't a way to track down your own personal check, here's how you can narrow it down!
According to the Franchise Tax Board, the first thing you need to figure out is if you'll be receiving your payment through direct deposit or debit card. This will be based on how you received your refund when you filed your 2020 taxes.
DIRECT DEPOSIT
The first batch of direct deposits are going out to Golden State Stimulus recipients. If you received either the Golden State Stimulus I or II last year, you are first in line to receive your inflation relief payment. These payments will be sent out from October 7 through October 25.
The next batch of direct deposits will go out to people who are eligible for the Inflation Relief Payment, but did not receive a Golden State Stimulus. These payments are scheduled to be sent out from October 28 through November 14.
DEBIT CARDS
Like direct deposits, those who received a Golden State Stimulus payment last year are first in line to receive their Inflation Relief payment. However, debit cards will be sent out according to last name. The schedule is as follows:
- October 24 - November 5: Last names A-E
- November 6 - November 19: Last names F-M
- November 20 - December 3: Last names N-V
- December 4 - December 10: Last names W-Z
If you did not receive either the Golden State Stimulus I or II, but are eligible for the Inflation Relief Payment, the debit card mailing schedule will be announced at the following dates:
- After November 7: Last names A-L
- After November 21: Last names M-Z
Direct deposit recipients who changed their banking information since filing their 2020 tax return will receive their payments from December 17 through January 14.