IRS Gave Stimulus Money to Dead People, Even After Error Was Identified: Audit

Charles Rettig, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2021. Tom Williams/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) erroneously paid about $64 million in stimulus checks to deceased individuals, even after a computer error was identified, according to a watchdog report.

The American Rescue Plan Act, signed by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, created a fund for stimulus payments of up to $1,400 to many Americans.