Treasury and the IRS are implementing the transition to electronic federal payments under the Executive Order (EO) issued March 25, 2025. The order directed Treasury to phase out paper checks for federal disbursements, including tax refunds, beginning Sept. 30, 2025, to the extent permitted by law, with limited exceptions, and to move payments to Treasury toward electronic processing as soon as practicable.
The IRS began phasing out paper refund checks for individual taxpayers on Sept. 30, 2025, following its Sept.