Thousands of Minnesotans Could Now Face IRS Delays

If you're one of the Minnesotans who have already filed your 2025 tax return and are patiently waiting for the IRS to send you your refund, you could be facing a delay in getting your money.

Why Some Minnesota Tax Refunds Could Be Delayed

Tax Day 2026, which is Wednesday, April 15 this year, is quickly approaching, and while many Minnesotans might have already filed their 2025 taxes, a new hiccup could be delaying those refunds to which you might already be entitled.

The Minnesota Department of Revenue (MDR) estimates that around 1.6 million individual income tax returns have already been filed in the Land of 10,000 Lakes as of late March. Given that MDR is expecting just over 3.1 million total returns to be filed this year, that means about half of the taxpayers in the North Star State still need to file their taxes.

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What IRS Notice CP53E Means for Taxpayers

But a new wrinkle could be affecting those who've already filed their taxes but are still waiting for their refund. That's the word from the IRS, according to this Accounting Today story, which said that delays could impact your refund IF you didn't fill out the correct direct deposit information for your bank or financial institution:

The IRS was on track to send more than 830,000 notices across the country, officially called IRS Notice CP53E, by mid-March to individual taxpayers who failed to include their bank account information on their tax returns.

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How Missing Direct Deposit Information Can Slow Refunds

The reason this could be a problem this year is that 2026 is the first year the IRS is not initially sending paper refund checks; all refunds are initially set to be done via direct deposit to your bank. But if you didn't include your bank or financial institution's correct direct deposit information, your refund could be seriously delayed this year, the story said.

To make matters worse, this Central Oregon Daily News story notes that there is no easy way to remedy this situation. The story says the IRS will not allow you to update your bank information via a toll-free number; you must instead access your IRS account online within 30 days of receiving that infamous CP53E notice, the story said.

The good news, however, is that the number of Minneotans who could be impacted by this delay is not very great. That 830,000 figure represents roughly 1 out of every 406 Americans who could be impacted, and if you apply that equation to Minnesota's population, it means just under 15,000 Minnesotans could possibly be affected by this delay. You can get more information from the IRS to see if YOU might be impacted, here.