Americans report using all caps, other hacks to get IRS coronavirus stimulus tracking tool to work

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Americans report using all caps, other hacks to get IRS coronavirus stimulus tracking tool to work
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Americans report using all caps, other hacks to get IRS coronavirus stimulus tracking tool to work (via CNBCMakeIt)

The IRS customer service has not been very helpful, leaving people to turn to social media to share tips and tricks they used to get the site to work.

Jessica Roy of the L.A. Times noted on Twitter that after trying and failing to get the info she needed using the tool, she entered her address in all caps and found the status of her payment.

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