(NPR) Nearly $1.4 Billion In Coronavirus Relief Payments Sent To Dead People

Nearly $1.4 Billion In Coronavirus Relief Payments Sent To Dead People

The Government Accountability Office says the IRS did not use death records for the first three batches of coronavirus relief payments — which account for 72% of the nearly $270 billion in payments dispensed so far.



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Nearly $1.4 Billion In Coronavirus Relief Payments Sent To Dead People

The improper payments happened due to confusion over whether dead people should receive the payments from the IRS, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.