Yes, a March 2025 executive order signed by President Trump, titled "Modernizing Payments to and from America's Bank Account," initiated the phase-out of paper checks for most federal payments, including Social Security and VA benefits. The directive mandates a shift to electronic methods, effective September 30, 2025, to reduce fraud and inefficiencies.
The Trump administration is halting the use of paper checks after Sept. 30 for most federal payments. These include benefits for Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance, veterans' benefits and tax refunds.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the federal government will stop issuing paper checks for most federal payments on September 30, 2025. If you are one of the few people who still receives a federal benefit check, it's time to switch to an electronic payment method.
Executive Order (EO) 13771, known as the “regulatory two-for-one” EO, imposed new constraints on executive branch regulatory agencies, directing them to: (1) to cut two existing rules for each new rule issued and (2) offset any costs imposed by new rules while operating under a regulatory cost cap.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) or the Big Beautiful Bill (P.L. 119-21), is a U.S. federal statute passed by the 119th United States Congress containing tax and spending policies that form the core of President Donald Trump's second-term agenda. The bill was signed into law by Trump on July 4, 2025.
If the individual tax cuts expire, taxpayers in all income groups would face higher and more complicated taxes. Machinery and equipment expensing is a key provision that, if allowed to expire, would especially harm capital-intensive industries like manufacturing.
Single filers qualified for the full $1,400 if their AGI in 2021 was no more than $75,000, but the credit fully phases out at $80,000. Married couples filing jointly qualified for $2,800 if their combined AGI in 2021 was $150,000 or less, but the credit phases out completely at an income of $160,000.
In August 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the federal government will stop issuing paper checks for most federal payments on September 30, 2025. Veterans who still receive paper federal check should switch to an electronic payment method.
Does the Social Security Fairness Act impact members of the military? Passage of the SSFA does not affect military benefits, like the pension a retired veteran can receive. However, the Social Security benefit of military veterans and their spouses can be affected by the act.
Seven major tax cuts took effect for 2025 under the OBBBA:
No Tax on Overtime is a provision that was included in a larger tax reform bill that passed in July 2025. It allows certain workers to deduct up to $12,500 in qualified overtime compensation from their taxable income on their federal income tax return. Joint filers can deduct up to $25,000.
The standard deduction increased for 2025 and 2026, and a new temporary “bonus” deduction for adults 65 and older begins in 2025. The child tax credit increased to $2,200 for the 2025 and 2026 tax years; retirement plan contribution limits for IRAs and 401(k)s also increased for 2026.
The Order specifically notes that it does not apply to employment or contracting preferences for veterans or to persons protected by the Randolph-Sheppard Act, which provides persons with blindness with remunerative employment and self-support through the operation of vending facilities on federal and other property.
Executive Order 14179, titled "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence", is an executive order signed by Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, on January 23, 2025.
What is the Social Security Fairness Act (Act) and who does it help? The Act was signed into law on January 5, 2025. The Act ends the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).