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Sign in front of IRS building in Washington, D.C.
IRS
Michael Cohn
March 31, 2020 10:39 AM

The Internal Revenue Service is now accepting email and digital signatures on tax documents to make it easier for tax professionals and taxpayers to communicate with the agency during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Kate Fitzgerald
March 31, 2020 10:38 AM

With coronavirus driving more merchants to promote electronic payments over cash — and contactless payments over cards — many are still asking their customers to share a potentially virus-laden pen to sign a receipt or screen at the point of sale.

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IRS headquarters
IRS
Michael Cohn
March 31, 2020 10:17 AM

The Internal Revenue Service has asked all of its employees to work from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kate Berry
March 30, 2020 9:00 PM

The agency has relaxed some reporting requirements and joined other regulators in encouraging banks to help borrowers, but pressure is building on the bureau to do more to aid consumers suffering financial hardship.

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PwC building on Park Avenue in New York
Michael Cohn
March 30, 2020 4:37 PM

Most CFOs polled by PwC expressed great concern for their business and 80 percent anticipate COVID-19 will decrease their revenue or profits this year.

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Tobias Salinger
March 30, 2020 3:29 PM

Ratings agencies predict major losses for all of the largest BDs, prompting firms to reassess strategies in uncertain times.

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March 30, 2020 2:29 PM

Of $10 billion allocated in the CARES Act, public airports can use $7.4 billion for any lawful purpose, including the payment of debt service.

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March 30, 2020 2:13 PM

NABL suggested that the federal government be allowed to purchase new issues of tax-exempt bonds.

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Ed Al-Hussainy, senior interest rate and currency analyst at Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Gary Siegel
March 30, 2020 1:31 PM

While experts predict rates will not stay at zero lower bound as long as after the financial crisis, they don’t see a hike for years.

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IRS-Building-light
IRS
Michael Cohn
March 30, 2020 12:47 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is postponing the date for filing gift tax and generation-skipping transfer tax returns and making payments until July 15 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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