Say goodbye to waiting for a check in the mail. The IRS is making direct deposit mandatory for most tax refunds in 2026. Here's what to do if you don't have a bank account.

According to the order, it is “16 times more likely” for paper checks and money orders to be lost, stolen, returned undeliverable, or altered than electronically-disbursed funds. The IRS notes that every refund check it issues “costs the nation’s taxpayers more than $1,” while direct deposit refunds cost about a dime.

IRS will start accepting tax returns on Jan. 26. Use direct deposit for refunds and the "Where's My Refund" tool to track it, IRS says. How it works.

Scale of refunds expected to set records due to new legislation passed passed by Republican-controlled Congress.

If you are still waiting on economic impact payment or a new, fourth stimulus check in 2025, here's what to know about President Donald Trump's possible tariff rebate and how to track the status of your state or federal tax refund from the IRS, without ...

The government is speeding up its tariff-refund process as importers await a landmark Supreme Court decision on the Trump administration’s levies.

In early November 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump floated the idea of issuing $2,000 "tariff dividend" checks to Americans with moderate incomes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The proposal promised a one-time payment funded by revenues collected through import tariffs,