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House Ways and Means Committee chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass.
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Michael Cohn
April 2, 2020 11:33 AM

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have reversed course on requiring senior citizens to file a “simple tax return” in order to receive a stimulus payment as part of the coronavirus package passed by Congress last week.

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Sarah Wynn
April 2, 2020 11:18 AM

Most of the disclosures tracked since the beginning of the year were filed in March, the MSRB said.

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Putting the pieces together: Who stays and who goes? This is what ADOBE calls it: Two teams of managers merging on a jigsaw puzzle at dawn showing a partnership.
Dave Martin
April 2, 2020 10:36 AM

Lenders can offer deferred payments and capitalize on digital banking to help small businesses and consumers get back on their feet.

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IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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By Laura Davison
April 2, 2020 10:29 AM

Federal agencies are increasingly sending incorrect benefit payments to Americans, a government watchdog said as the Internal Revenue Service prepares to send more than $292 billion in direct payments to households as part of the government’s coronavirus response.

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President Donald Trump delivering the State of the Union address, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi react.
By Laura Davison
April 2, 2020 10:05 AM

Some of the most contested pieces of the 2017 tax overhaul are being revisited as the White House and Congress begin to discuss another round of economic stimulus, including restoring the break for entertaining business clients and lifting the cap on state and local deductions.

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Keeley Webster
April 2, 2020 9:55 AM

Fitch Ratings placed Alaska's AA-minus issuer default rating on Rating Watch Negative.

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By David Cox
April 2, 2020 12:01 AM

The U.K.’s growing panic about the spread of coronavirus has created an open season for fraudsters, with government agencies and cybersecurity companies reporting unprecedented levels of criminal activity since the virus began sweeping across the globe in January.

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Democrats like Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, left, supported measures such as a temporary ban on overdraft fees. But many consumer protection proposals did not make it in to the final stimulus package negotiated by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Neil Haggerty
April 1, 2020 9:00 PM

If Capitol Hill plans another round of stimulus, Democrats could have more leverage to demand steps such as suspending overdraft fees or placing a temporary cap on consumer lending rates.

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Daniel Hood
April 1, 2020 5:42 PM

Employees can be "all in" no matter where they work, according to Amy Leschke-Kahle of the Marcus Buckingham Co., an ADP company, provided managers are engaged with them.

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The CFPB said it will not take enforcement actions against or cite in examinations any company that provides information to credit reporting agencies that accurately reflects payment relief measures or makes a good-faith effort to investigate disputes as quickly as possible.
Kate Berry
April 1, 2020 4:12 PM

The agency said lenders should avoid reporting delinquent payments to credit bureaus for consumers who have sought payment relief due to the pandemic.

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