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.

Still waiting for your tax refund? The IRS processed over 140 million returns, but some are delayed. Here's why.

The IRS has implemented 2026 rules freezing refunds when direct deposit details are missing or invalid, requiring taxpayers to update information within 30 days. Most rejected deposits will no longer ...

Taxpayers who receive these notices are being asked to take several steps within 30 days of receipt or face waiting months for paper refund checks.

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 ...

Many Americans expect a tax refund this year. Here's how to track your federal tax refund and when it might arrive.

In an increasingly digital world, there’s something reassuring about getting a paper tax refund check. It feels tangible and final in a way that digital balances sometimes do not. For people without ...

The 2026 tax filing season is officially underway, but one part of the process will look different for some filers: The IRS is getting out of the business of issuing paper checks. In a March 2025 ...

The IRS expects to receive about 164 million individual tax returns for the 2025 tax year before the April 15 deadline. Most refunds are issued within 21 days for electronically filed returns with ...

Question: I received a letter supposedly from the IRS regarding the IRS not being able to direct-deposit my 2025 Form 1040-SR ...