02/13/2026
You may have seen that the IRS is moving away from paper checks. If you usually receive a tax refund by paper check, you might also be experiencing some confusion about how you will receive your refund this filing season.
If you claim a refund on your 2025 tax return, new rules may affect how the IRS issues the refund if you don’t provide direct deposit information or if your direct deposit is rejected. These changes are part of the IRS effort to modernize payments to and from America’s bank accounts. https://ow.ly/UNJ350YcfxL