A White House executive order is ending paper checks from the IRS. Learn how to set up direct deposit for your 2026 tax ...

Bigger refunds are in store this year, but those who want checks will have to wait much longer.

New tax laws, benefit questions and IRS challenges could delay your refund. How to file fast, track your money ...

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 is moving one step closer to getting out of the business of handing out paper checks, effective Sept. 30. On March 25, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to put a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government starts phasing out paper checks for most programs on Tuesday. The change, which was initiated through an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in March ...

Paper checks were already dying a slow death. President Donald Trump on March 25 signed an executive order mandating that all federal departments and agencies end their use of paper checks and switch ...

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.