Nicole Fallon-Peek

1 month ago | investopedia.com | Nicole Fallon |Nicole Fallon-Peek

If you're expecting your 2024 federal tax refund to arrive in the mail, it might be the last time you get a paper check from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Under a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump, the U.S. Treasury will stop issuing all paper checks by Sept. 30, 2025, including for tax refunds. That means going forward, most taxpayers will need to receive their refunds electronically through direct deposit, a debit card, or other digital payment methods.

2 months ago | investopedia.com | Nicole Fallon |Nicole Fallon-Peek

Public confusion around death records, 100-year-old data, and a minuscule number of real fraud cases have sparked a viral myth that tens of millions of dead people are collecting Social Security benefits from the U.S. government. They aren't-but the notion that this could be true has caused controversy among the living.