Tax Deadline Is Here in MN—This Mistake Could Delay Refund

If you're one of the Minnesotans who are waiting until the last minute to file your 2025 taxes, you're nearly out of time. But don't make this big mistake, which could result in a delay in getting your refund from the IRS!

Tax Day 2026 Is Here—And One Mistake Could Delay Your Refund

Tax Day 2026, Wednesday, April 15th, is now here. And while many Minnesotans have likely already filed their 2025 taxes, a new hiccup could be delaying those refunds to which you might already be entitled. This simple mistake could also trip up last-minute filers in a rush to get those taxes filed by the deadline, as well.

The Minnesota Department of Revenue (MDR) estimated that as recently as March 30th, around 1.6 million individual income tax returns had 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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Why Some Minnesota Tax Refunds Are Being Delayed

But a new wrinkle could be affecting those who've already filed their taxes but are still waiting for their refund. It's a simple mistake that could also affect you if you have yet to file your taxes.

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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The Simple Filing Error That Could Hold Up Your Refund

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.