Lawmakers say that more than 800,000 taxpayers could receive CP53E notices tied to the phaseout of paper checks, potentially delaying some refunds for over 10 weeks.

The 2026 tax season brings a major change: the IRS has largely eliminated paper refund checks, making direct deposit the primary payment method. Refund timing still depends on filing method, with ...

For years, the Internal Revenue Service has offered tax payers the option of receiving their refunds via paper check by mail, or direct deposit. But those days are coming to end. Starting Sept. 30, ...

The Internal Revenue Service is making a major change in how it issues refunds. In keeping with the new federal mandate against paper checks, the U.S. tax agency announced that as of Sept. 30, it will ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin phasing out paper tax refund checks for taxpayers starting Tuesday, Sept. 30, marking a major shift toward electronic payments, the IRS ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service is officially starting its transition away from paper tax refund checks today, Tuesday, Sept. 30. The change, required by an executive order issued in ...

Accounting firms are seeing an increase in scams involving the notices the IRS is sending to taxpayers when they don't ...

There’s only about a month left before your taxes are due. Filed already? Awesome, but just know your refund might be a bit different. According to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) press release, ...

Millions of Americans waiting for their tax refunds are about to see a big change in the way they get their money. Beginning September 30, 2025, the IRS will no longer send out most paper refund ...