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.

On March 25, 2025, Executive Order 14247 was issued, requiring that all federal payments, including tax payments to the IRS, ...

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 ...

Ready to mail your third-quarter estimated tax payment? Mailing addresses for some Forms 1040-ES have changed. Here’s what you need to know about estimated tax payments—and where to mail them. With ...

The requirement for direct deposit information in tax returns stems from the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 14247, titled Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account. Signed by ...

No new stimulus checks are approved, and the IRS has not confirmed December payments. The last official relief was $1,400 credits tied to 2021 returns, with deadlines now passed. Trump’s proposed ...

If you earn tips or overtime, the IRS just made your 2025 tax season a little more interesting. A new draft form, Schedule 1-A, lets you claim deductions on those earnings, along with car loan ...