The IRS is moving away from paper refund checks. Taxpayers should include their bank account information on their 2025 tax ...
Some have even added tax-prep options: You can submit both federal and state returns through Cash App Taxes and get the ...
The IRS is now instructing most Americans to add direct deposit information to receive their refunds.
President Donald Trump provided a new timeline on the $2,000 stimulus checks he promised, saying they may come later than ...
Back in September, the IRS quietly started phasing out paper refund checks for individual taxpayers. President Trump started it all back in March 2025 with an executive order.
Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will see their monthly payments in February 2026 as usual — with ...
According to the agency, the change is designed to protect taxpayers since paper checks are “over 16 times more likely to be lost, stolen, altered, or delayed than electronic payments.” Direct deposit ...
The federal government ended the use of paper checks for payments in September 2025.
The IRS typically processes tax refunds within 21 days for e-filed returns, while mailed returns take six weeks or more to process during the 2025 tax filing season.
Here's what to know about your February Social Security payments.