I spilt my refund

Shanon12

i split my refund into 2 payments one was to go to my account 7750 and 350 to another account that’s not in my name but I only received my amount of 7750 now I cant find where the 350 went because it never hit sons account

kiarab

Hello Shanon12,

The IRS says: "You can direct your refund to any of your checking or savings accounts; you cannot direct your refund to someone else’s account (except for your spouse’s account, if this is a joint refund)."

https://www.irs.gov/refunds/frequently-asked-questions-about-splitting-federal-income-tax-refunds

To help cut down on fraud, the IRS is only supposed to deposit refunds in accounts with your name (and/or your spouse's name if filing a joint return). They should either send you a paper check or reach out to you to figure out how to deposit the rest.

If you do not receive it after a few weeks, I would recommend that you initiate a refund trace to see what happened to it.

https://www.irs.gov/faqs/irs-procedures/refund-inquiries/refund-inquiries-0