Starting September 30, 2025
The IRS will stop mailing your tax refunds by paper check. Direct deposit will be the only option. This is the first phase in trying to modernize America’s banking system.
In the second phase, the IRS plans to stop receiving paper checks including your estimated payments. Additional guidance is expected in the next 30 days.
Read the Executive Order here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/modernizing-payments-to-and-from-americas-bank-account/