TAS has launched a nationwide Pre-Filing Season Awareness outreach campaign to help you avoid common return processing issues that cause refund delays. We invite you to attend one of the pre-filing events in your area. If can’t attend an event, we have resources available to you on the TAS website and a list of tips below.

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Direct Deposit Changes for 2026 Could Affect How and When You Get Your Refund

You may have seen that the IRS is moving away from paper checks. If you usually receive a tax refund by paper check, you might also be experiencing some confusion about how you will receive your refund this filing season.

If you claim a refund on your 2025 tax return, new rules may affect how the IRS issues the refund if you don’t provide direct deposit information or if your direct deposit is rejected. These changes are part of the IRS effort to modernize payments to and from America’s bank accounts.

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National Taxpayer Advocate delivers Annual Report to Congress

WASHINGTON — National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins today released her 2025 Annual Report to Congress, finding that taxpayers generally fared well in their dealings with the IRS in 2025 and that most taxpayers are likely to have a smooth experience in 2026. However, the report cautions the upcoming filing season is likely to present greater challenges for taxpayers who encounter problems.

“Among the reasons the 2025 filing season went well was that the IRS had its largest workforce in many years and faced no major tax law changes that required implementation during the filing season,” Collins writes. “Entering 2026, the landscape is markedly different. The IRS is simultaneously confronting a reduction of 27% of its workforce, leadership turnover, and the implementation of extensive and complex tax law changes mandated by the [One Big Beautiful Bill] Act, many of which apply retroactively and require significant IRS programming, guidance, changes to tax forms and instructions, and taxpayer education.”

Despite these challenges, Collins says most taxpayers will be able to file their returns and receive their refunds without delay. “For the significant majority of taxpayers who file their returns electronically, who include their direct deposit information, and whose returns are not stopped by IRS processing filters, the process will be seamless,” she writes. “Their returns will be processed quickly, and if they are due a refund, they will receive it without delay.” However, she notes “the success of the filing season will be defined by how well the IRS is able to assist the millions of taxpayers who experience problems.”

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