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It was the best of times for some tax pros — and the worst for others.

Blumshapiro donates $24,000 to local nonprofits; Dean Dorton and Dermody, Burke & Brown launch new service lines; and more CPA news.

Tamera Riperda, the commissioner who runs the Internal Revenue Service’s Tax Exempt and Government Entities division, is retiring on Sept. 30 after 33 years at the IRS.

The Internal Revenue Service is sending $500 payments to the children of some stimulus relief recipients who hadn’t gotten that part of the aid package after lawmakers complained that the agency wasn’t moving fast enough.

Down on Main Street; the non-filer initiative; refund interest; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The American Institute of CPAs joined with more than 170 organizations in asking congressional leaders to allow businesses to write off expenses associated with loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program.

The Internal Revenue Service has named James Lee as its new chief of the Criminal Investigation unit, starting Oct. 1.

The TAS will be able to assist taxpayers with certain EIP-related issues.

The group wrote to legislators supporting ‘The Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act.’

The Internal Revenue Service released regulations to restrict a valuable tax break that hedge fund managers were able to claim after an error in 2017 Republican tax law.

The IRS aims to clarify and explain some changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The rules for employer-provided parking are particularly complex.

The service is implementing a new temporary procedure for faxing the duplicate copy of Form 3115 for companies applying for an automatic change in accounting method.

The Internal Revenue Service moved to ease the tax burdens of private equity portfolio companies and heavily indebted industries.

The service released the final regulations and other guidance on the deduction, which was amended by the CARES Act.

Making partners bill; more distribution guidance; NATP winners; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

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

New regulations to help employers reconcile any advance payments of refundable employment tax credits and recapture the benefit of these credits when necessary, in line with the CARES Act and the Families First Act.

Weaver appoints COO; Armanino introduces return-to-work solution suite; and more CPA news.

The 160 million Americans who got stimulus checks earlier this year would get another payment as soon as next month under a plan being negotiated by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.