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Democrats on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to overturn President Trump’s executive action to defer payroll tax contributions, along with a resolution of disapproval that’s being coordinated with Democrats in the Senate.September 8
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The Internal Revenue Service agreed to quit warnings about unpaid taxes while it works through millions of pieces of unopened mail that have accumulated during the pandemic.August 21
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House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal wants the IRS to quit sending balance due notices for now.August 19
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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.August 6
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In a letter to leading legislators, the group also urged them to make businesses expenses paid with PPP money deductible.July 29
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Democrats in Congress are criticizing how millions of economic impact payments authorized under the CARES Act are being handled.July 28
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The unemployment rate fell to 11.1 percent, as employees returned to work despite the ongoing spread of COVID-19.July 2
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The decision, prompted by requests from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, reverses previous IRS guidance.May 7
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Leaders of Congress’s tax-writing committees want employers to be able to continue providing health insurance to their furloughed employees and still qualify for tax credits.May 5
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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.April 2
