As many Americans see higher tax refunds this season, some are facing payment delays amid the IRS push to phase out paper checks.
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats this week sent a letter to Treasury Secretary and acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent, seeking answers about the more than 830,000 IRS notices sent to filers about refund delays for paper payment requests.
The letter references a CP53E notice, which the agency sends to request updated banking information for refund payments via direct deposit. Recipients have 30 days to provide these details via an IRS online account, or the agency will issue a paper refund after six weeks.
“Having reviewed the IRS notice and called the IRS phone lines, we learned that there is no simple process for these taxpayers to request an immediate release of their refund by paper check without waiting at least 10 weeks,” wrote Reps. Danny Davis, D-Ill., and Terri Sewell, D-Al., who each serve as ranking subcommittee members.
The IRS did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment about the House Democrats’ letter.
