Has anyone successfully opted-out?
I opted out on July 5. It took me multiple hoops to get the ID.Me verification, including multiple (missed, initially) video calls. Finally I got verified and opted out, only to find out that DW has to do the same otherwise portion of the payment will still be sent
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(One major issue with verification with us is that we don't have cell phone numbers with our names, since all of our cell services are prepaid.)
So we jumped through the hoops again for DW and she opted out. But we found out we missed the deadline for the first payment, so we got that anyway on July 15 by mail (we owed a bit taxes last year so I guess IRS ignored our previous DD info).
Fast forward to today, I logged in and IRS website is still saying my opting out is pending. What a mess.
I guess my main reason is to avoid too much "money movement"; I could have achieved the same effect (and more accurately) by adjusting my withholding.
I was worried that checks may get lost in the mail, etc. On second thought, I guess I should have just updated DD info on IRS (it was not immediately obvious to me I could do that then).