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The Internal Revenue Service is no longer issuing paper tax refunds after September, according to a news release published by the department. On Sept. 23, the agency said it will transition to fully ...

The Internal Revenue Service has a new Direct File pilot program for the 2024 tax season that allows users in certain states to file taxes directly and for free at directfile.irs.gov. Some early users ...

Beginning on Sept. 30, 2025, paper tax refund checks will be phased out of use, as required by Executive Order 14247. This change is the first step in the IRS and the U.S Department of the Treasury’s ...

Options for filing tax returns are likely to change in 2026 for taxpayers in 25 states. IRS Commissioner Billy Long, whom President Donald Trump appointed to head the federal tax agency last month, ...

New Jersey residents will have a new way to file their federal tax returns this year. The program, called IRS Direct File, was tested in 12 states during the 2023 tax filing season. It’s been added as ...