Good suggestions, thank you!
Yesterday, I checked “where’s my refund” and the website said, “we received your banking info and will deposit your refund in 2-5 business days”. (The website has been saying this for three+ weeks.)
Today, I checked again and the website says, “your refund check will be mailed by 4/3/2026” (i.e., 30 days after the CP53E notice was issued).
So it sounds like paper checks are still being issued for decedent returns, but only after the IRS has waited an extra 30 days for the CP53E process to run its course.
