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IRS
By Laura Davison and Allyson Versprille
August 28, 2020 6:20 PM

The Internal Revenue Service issued some eagerly anticipated guidance on President Trump's executive order.

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Michael Cohn
August 18, 2020 12:12 PM

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury plan to send interest payments averaging $18 to approximately 13.9 million taxpayers.

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Michael Cohn
August 13, 2020 3:45 PM

The U.S. Small Business Administration has posted rules about how businesses who have been turned down for forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program loans can appeal the decision.

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Michael Cohn
August 13, 2020 2:19 PM

The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to top officials asking for more guidance on the president's executive order.

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Michael Cohn
July 28, 2020 3:38 PM

Democrats in Congress are criticizing how millions of economic impact payments authorized under the CARES Act are being handled.

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Julie Treppa
July 22, 2020 1:01 PM

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created opportunity zones as an economic development tool to stimulate investments in distressed communities.

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell
June 30, 2020 5:14 PM

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said about 300 lenders have signed on to the program and that the central bank is committed to making adjustments that could attract more borrowers.

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Steven Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary nominee
By Mark Niquette
June 22, 2020 9:50 AM

The Trump administration, following a backlash, said it would release details about companies that received loans of $150,000 or more from a coronavirus relief program for small businesses.

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SBA
Michael Cohn
June 17, 2020 11:44 AM

The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department unveiled a simpler loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program to reflect changes under the PPP Forgiveness Act.

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Michael Cohn
June 15, 2020 5:32 PM

The IRS and the Treasury gave tax relief to businesses and investors who were engaged in New Markets Tax Credit transactions but couldn’t get them done in time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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