Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends spread throughout 2025 — and they’re still circulating in 2026. But is there any truth to them?

Every year at the start of tax season, the question is whether the chronically underfunded IRS will be a hot mess or whether ...

Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will see their monthly payments in February 2026 as usual — with ...

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.

Millions of Americans could see their tax refunds delayed as the Internal Revenue Service breaks away from paper checks. While previously Americans could easily opt for their refund as a physical ...

Some have even added tax-prep options: You can submit both federal and state returns through Cash App Taxes and get the refund deposited into your CashApp account. It doesn't cover every tax situation ...

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.

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 ...

Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will see their monthly payments in February 2026 as usual — with ...

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