President Trump has directed that most federal payments be issued electronically, including tax refunds. Last year nearly 10 million people got their refund via a paper check. By Ann Carrns Tax ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced in late 2025 that it is phasing out paper refund checks. Find out what this means for you.

Many filers could see tax refund delays amid the IRS shift away from paper checks. Here's what to know if you receive a CP53E notice.

What do increased fraud, high costs, and operational inefficiencies all have in common? Paper checks, or at least, those were the reasons cited when President Donald Trump issued an executive order ...