Misplaced stimulus payments once again delayed as many as four weeks Tax prep companies are once again in the middle of the stimulus payment rollout and the delay may take weeks to resolve. and last updated 2021-01-06 22:11:15-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Tax prep companies are once again in the middle of the stimulus payment rollout and the delay may take weeks to resolve. It seems like deja vu for companies like Fax Tax who say customers have called to say their stimulus payment was sent to an account theyâre not familiar with. We reported back in April that several stimulus payments were sent from the IRS to accounts belonging to the tax prep companies. These accounts are used primarily for tax refund advances.