The Internal Revenue Service has announced that an executive order by President Donald Trump will change how folks will be getting their tax refund checks in the upcoming year.

In a recently issued press release , the IRS said that policy changes began to take place Sept. 30, 2025, “to the extent permitted by law.”

“This marks the first step of the broader transition to electronic payments,” the release said.

The agency said it will provided “detailed guidance” for 2025 tax returns before the beginning of the 2026 filing season. Until then, the agency said, taxpayers should continue to use “existing forms and procedures, including those filing their 2024 returns on extension of a due date prior to Dec. 31, 2025.”

This all comes as paper checks are being phased out by Trump’s orders

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