Here are some reasons your tax refund may take a while to receive this year – and tips for what you can do if yours is late.

IRS paper tax return rules: Even though most people now file taxes online, some taxpayers still prefer the traditional method of mailing a paper return. As per the recent IRS data, the average tax ...

The IRS will no longer be issuing tax refunds by paper check to most individual taxpayers who file 2025 tax returns. In 2025, the IRS kicked off the tax season on Monday Jan. 27 when the agency began ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

Taxpayers who expect a federal income tax refund are ending up with the wrong kind of paper when they'd prefer a paper tax refund check. They're getting an IRS notice, instead of seeing their refund ...

Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming don't collect state income ...