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Form 1040
By Laura Davison
June 30, 2020 9:54 AM

The Internal Revenue Service won’t further delay the tax filing and payment deadline past July 15, despite requests to do so, the agency said Monday.

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National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins speaking with Frank Agostino of Agostino & Associates during the online NYU Tax Controversy Forum
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Michael Cohn
June 29, 2020 4:02 PM

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins released her first report to Congress Monday, discussing some of the difficulties confronting taxpayers and the IRS during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Yvette Shields
June 29, 2020 3:12 PM

A steadier market gave Wisconsin the opportunity to move last week on a long-stalled refunding that notably offered a forward delivery piece.

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An IRS office building in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York
By Laura Davison
June 29, 2020 12:52 PM

The IRS initiated 71 percent fewer corporate audits this spring compared with the same time period a year ago as the coronavirus pandemic halted many agency operations.

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Coronavirus remote work telecommuting
John Hayashi
June 29, 2020 12:00 PM

Business leaders and accountants should understand three significant SALT issues, if they're expecting an increase of remote employees working in new state or local tax jurisdictions this year.

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By Laura Davison and Mark Niquette
June 29, 2020 10:45 AM

The head of a federal watchdog agency had some direct experience with the shortcomings of one of the coronavirus stimulus programs — a check from the IRS made out to his late mother.

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Coronavirus mask billboard in Times Square
Daniel Hood
June 29, 2020 9:00 AM

Long-term changes are brewing underneath the surface issues surrounding the current crises.

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Brendan Pedersen
June 26, 2020 6:11 PM

While they are not dramatically opposed, Jelena McWilliams and Brian Brooks have articulated their own ideas on postal banking and the use of artificial intelligence in lending.

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June 26, 2020 4:32 PM

Some observers said the central bank should have suspended dividends entirely in response to an unprecedented economic emergency caused by the pandemic. Others said its more cautious moves were appropriate because big banks' capital is strong and the economy could bounce back.

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Michael Cohn
June 26, 2020 3:59 PM

Hailee Johnson, a manager in UHY’s audit practice in Michigan, led a softball team sponsored by the firm to a World Series C Softball Championship in 2017, and she is hoping to do the same this year.

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