President Trump has announced that the IRS (and all other federal agencies) must soon stop accepting and issuing paper checks and money orders. His March 25, 2025, executive order calls for a migration to electronic payments by Sept. 30, 2025, (with limited exceptions). The IRS has long encouraged taxpayers to pay electronically for faster, more efficient and less fraud-exposed processing. But by next year’s tax season, taxpayers won’t have a choice. For its part, the IRS will make disbursements via direct deposit or use debit and credit card payments and digital wallets. This order also affects the Social Security Administration, which currently issues a substantial number of paper checks.
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