{"id":66435,"date":"2025-09-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/?p=66435"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:19:48","slug":"paper-refund-checks-phased-out-for-individual-taxpayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/paper-refund-checks-phased-out-for-individual-taxpayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper refund checks phased out for individual taxpayers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The IRS, working with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, recently announced that paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out beginning on September 30, 2025, as required by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/modernizing-payments-to-and-from-americas-bank-account\/\" target=\"_blank\">Executive Order 14247<\/a>, to the extent permitted by law. This marks the first step of the broader transition to electronic payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IRS will publish detailed guidance for 2025 tax returns before the 2026 filing season begins. Until further notice, taxpayers should continue using existing forms and procedures, including those filing their 2024 returns on extension of a due date prior to Dec. 31, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what your clients need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>The change is designed to do the following<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Protect taxpayers:<\/strong>\u00a0Paper checks are more than 16 times more likely to be lost, stolen, altered, or delayed than electronic payments. Direct deposit also avoids the possibility that a refund check could be returned to the IRS as undeliverable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Speed up refunds:<\/strong>\u00a0Electronic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/refunds\" target=\"_blank\">refunds<\/a>\u00a0give taxpayers faster access to refunds, with payments issued in less than 21 days if filing electronically, choosing direct deposit and there are no issues with the return, compared to non-electronic payments that may take 6 weeks or longer for refunds sent by mail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cut costs:<\/strong>&nbsp;Electronic payments are more efficient and cost less than paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">What this means for individual taxpayers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Filing stays the same:<\/strong>&nbsp;Taxpayers should continue to file their returns as they normally would, using one of the existing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/filing\/individuals\/how-to-file\" target=\"_blank\">filing options<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Refunds go digital:<\/strong>&nbsp;Most refunds will be delivered by direct deposit or other secure electronic methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Help for those without access to bank accounts:<\/strong>\u00a0Options such as prepaid debit cards, digital wallets, or limited exceptions will be available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Act now:<\/strong>&nbsp;Taxpayers should make sure they know their banking information or consider opening a free or low-cost account. 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