US EditionIRS Confirms That It Will Make The Switch From Paper Refund Checks
The IRS will end paper tax refund checks to reduce fraud and cut $657 million in costs, with 93% of refunds already issued electronically in 2025.
- Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 30, the Internal Revenue Service will start phasing out paper tax refund checks, beginning a broader shift to electronic payments across the United States.
- Executive Order 14247, signed by President Donald Trump in March, requires U.S. federal agencies to eliminate paper payments and modernize payment systems.
- During the 2025 filing season, 93% of more than 93.5 million individual tax refunds were issued through direct deposit, while paper checks can take six weeks or longer and are 16 times more likely to be lost or delayed.
- The agency said ending paper checks will cut costs after studies showed maintaining physical payment infrastructure cost taxpayers more than $657 million in fiscal 2024, and Treasury may allow limited exceptions for taxpayers without bank accounts.
- For now, taxpayers should continue using existing forms and procedures, including those filing 2024 returns on extension before Dec. 31, and the IRS will publish guidance on IRS.gov before the 2026 filing season.
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IRS to Begin Phasing Out Tax Refund Paper Checks
The IRS will start phasing out tax refunds via paper checks beginning on Sept. 30, the agency said in a statement. The change to paperless refunds complies with a March 25 executive order signed by President Donald Trump that called on the Treasury secretary to end paper checks for all federal disbursements on Sept. 30. The order granted certain exceptions, such as for people without access to electronic payment systems or banking services. The …
IRS is phasing out paper tax returns. What it means for next year's tax season
The days of getting your tax refund in the form of a paper check will soon be a thing of the past thanks to an Executive Order from the White House. The Internal Revenue Service, in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, announced today that paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out starting Sept. 30, 2025. This change to electronic payments is designed to protect taxpayers from refunds being lost, stolen…
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