What do increased fraud, significant costs and operational inefficiencies all have in common? Paper checks, or, at least, those were the reasons cited when President Donald Trump issued an executive ...

According to the agency, thousands of taxpayers have filed inaccurate returns after following misleading posts and bad actors posing as tax experts online. The problem prompted more than $162 million ...

*In mid-August 2025, social media platforms were flooded with posts claiming the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would issue new $1,390 stimulus checks before the end of summer. The rumors quickly ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has shut down social media claims that new stimulus checks worth $1,390 are on the way to millions of Americans. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has shut down ...

If you recently received a letter from the IRS asking for $1,400 back from a stimulus payment, you’re not alone. Hundreds of taxpayers are reporting surprise IRS notices demanding repayment for ...

The check's in the ether. IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Internal Revenue Service says that it's aware of a delay in processing some electronic payments, and that some taxpayers are ...

The company keeps profiting from sending people to IRS look-alike sites, fooling taxpayers out of their time, personal information and money. Four years ago, my colleague Jeremy B. Merrill wrote about ...

The access is limited to immigrants with final removal orders This breaks decades of IRS promise of tax data confidentiality The deal follows leadership changes at IRS that favored cooperation The ...

What should I do if my refund status hasn’t updated? If your status hasn’t changed after 21 days (e-filed) or 6 weeks (paper return), you may need to take further action: The IRS refund process in ...

Are you eagerly waiting for your federal income tax refund to appear in your bank account? You’re certainly not alone. In the fiscal year 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) anticipated that ...

Tax season has barely begun and already some taxpayers want to know where their refund is. Here's why your income tax refund might be late, how to track it, and what to do about it. How long does it ...

An estimated 1 million Americans will be getting a financial boost from the IRS for previously unpaid stimulus checks sent out during the coronavirus pandemic, officially known as Economic Impact ...