KEY TAKEAWAY The IRS is moving away from paper refund checks this year, and is asking all taxpayers to include their direct deposit information on their 2025 tax returns.Taxpayers who don't include ...

Taxpayers who receive these notices are being asked to take several steps within 30 days of receipt or face waiting months ...

President Trump has directed that most federal payments be issued electronically, including tax refunds. Last year nearly 10 million people got their refund via a paper check.

The Internal Revenue Service announced in late 2025 that it is phasing out paper refund checks. Find out what this means for you.

The National Taxpayer Advocate estimates that over 10 million taxpayers previously received their IRS refund as a paper check.

What do increased fraud, high costs, and operational inefficiencies all have in common? Paper checks, or at least, those were the reasons cited when President Donald Trump issued an executive order ...

Many filers could see tax refund delays amid the IRS shift away from paper checks. Here's what to know if you receive a CP53E notice.

The IRS announced today that paper tax refund checks will be phased out starting this month for individual taxpayers.Related video above: Are you eligible for Trump's tax relief on tips, overtime and ...

The Fed explores ditching paper checks; enforcement actions against banks have plunged under Trump; the CFPB gets a stinging ...