Tax

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By Laura Davison and Allyson Versprille
March 25, 2020 6:21 PM

The payments are one of the central provisions of the $2 trillion stimulus package awaiting a Senate vote.

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By Bloomberg News
March 25, 2020 6:00 PM

Days of negotiations between the Trump administration and Congress — and fierce lobbying by industries eager for assistance dealing with the coronavirus outbreak — has yielded a rescue package worth more than $2 trillion in spending and tax breaks.

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Michael Cohn
March 25, 2020 5:36 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is giving foreign banks and financial institutions more time to file information about U.S. taxpayers with overseas bank accounts because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Jeff Stimpson
March 25, 2020 4:08 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is taking a “sweeping series of steps” to help taxpayers during the coronavirus outbreak.

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By Laura Davison
March 25, 2020 2:26 PM

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he wants direct payments to households to go out within three weeks of Congress passing a stimulus law, yet former IRS officials say those payments could take months to reach households.

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Michael Cohn
March 25, 2020 10:52 AM

The Internal Revenue Service posted a frequently asked questions page about the recently announced delay in tax filing and payments until July 15 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Signage advertising income tax service is pictured in front of Tax Pros USA in La Grange, Kentucky, U.S., on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The deadline for filing federal income tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service is Tuesday, April 15. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
Jeff Stimpson
March 24, 2020 4:18 PM

One thing they all agree on: It hasn’t cut their workload.

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A medical personal directs a patient at a free Covid-19 testing site in Hayward, California, U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020. Governor Newsom on March 19 ordered that all of the state’s 40 million residents go into home isolation while saying outdoor activity is permissible with proper social distancing. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Roger Russell
March 24, 2020 2:02 PM

Coronavirus, postponed deadlines, stimulus bills and social distancing bring new levels of complexity to tax.

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Michael Cohn
March 23, 2020 2:02 PM

Two new refundable credits are aimed at immediately and fully reimbursing employers, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing coronavirus-related leave to their employees.

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Edward Mendlowitz
March 23, 2020 10:39 AM

What we did yesterday is no longer relevant during the coronavirus pandemic, and we need to adapt and quickly. Here are some issues to consider.

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