How to Get Coronavirus <br />Stimulus Checks ASAP The IRS has released more information <br />on how to receive stimulus checks from <br />the government as quickly as possible. The fastest way to receive the payment <br />is to have filed a tax return for 2018 or 2019 <br />with the proper bank information. This will allow the government <br />to send you the money <br />via direct deposit. The IRS has said eligibility will also <br />be based on the latest tax return <br />filed for either 2019 or 2018. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he hopes <br />to have the money on its way to Americans within <br />three weeks of the passage of the relief law.