As the IRS moves toward digital-only payments under a Trump-era executive order, taxpayers should expect changes in how refunds are issued and payments are made.

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 ...

The IRS is moving away from paper refund checks. Taxpayers should include their bank account information on their 2025 tax return to receive their refund quickly via direct deposit.

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.

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 ...

If you're one of the few still getting a paper check from the Social Security Administration, be aware that's going to stop. The Social Security Administration is continuing its efforts to modernize ...

While online banking and electronic payments are becoming more mainstream, many Americans still write paper checks, and there's been a resurgence of fraud. If you think you’re immune because you pay ...

Last week, the White House announced changes to how Social Security recipients receive their benefits. President Trump issued an executive order on March 25 stating that the Social Security ...