Starting in 2025, the IRS requires direct deposit info on tax returns to improve efficiency, security, and fraud prevention.

In a move to make payments more efficient and to reduce the risk of fraud, the federal government is changing both how they receive taxpayers’ payments as well as how they make payments to others.

Generally, after September 30, 2025, the Treasury Department has said that all federal agencies will cease sending and receiving paper checks as a form of payment. However, there are ways to pay the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you haven't yet received your IRS stimulus check, the deadline to have it sent via direct deposit is 11 a.m. Central Time (or noon Eastern Time and 9 a.m. Pacific Time) Wednesday, ...

As millions are receiving their coronavirus relief checks, many eligible Americans are encountering issues. According to the IRS, those who filed 2018 or 2019 tax returns and provided direct deposit ...

If you didn’t file or pay your federal taxes by the April 2025 deadline, you're not alone, and more importantly, you're not out of options. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently outlined several ...

The $3.8 trillion Republican tax bill that just passed the House includes a provision to kill off the popular IRS Direct File program, which lets people file their federal income tax returns for free ...