Coronavirus

The Small Business Administration issued some preliminary guidance on how a new federal program to provide help to hard-hit playhouses, movie theaters, museums and other venues will work.

There’s debate within the administration about how to meet President Biden's promise to issue Americans another $1,400 each in stimulus checks.

From the delayed stat to a rush of new legislation and an overloaded IRS, a host of issues are combining to make tax filing even more difficult than usual.

The Internal Revenue Service is clarifying its guidance on provisions of the coronavirus relief legislation providing tax credits to employers offering paid sick leave and family leave to workers.

As a fresh round of federal relief loans is getting distributed to U.S. small firms hit by a pandemic crisis that will soon stretch to a year, new research shows that last year’s tranches of the Paycheck Protection Program covered less than a month of business expenses.

Small businesses in Nebraska, Oklahoma and other rural states have been the most successful at getting federal pandemic relief in the $284 billion round of aid that opened this month, buoyed by a new rule that authorizes loans to many farms that didn’t qualify before.

Senators and House members introduced legislation to help taxpayers survive the pandemic, with tax credits for developers revitalizing homes in “distressed” neighborhoods and enabling small businesses to pay essential expenses.

The Internal Revenue Service is advising taxpayers who received a Form 1099-G for unemployment benefits they never got to contact their state because their identity may have been stolen.

It's not too early to get ready for life — and business — after the coronavirus.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit revenues at most companies around the world, but almost none of them feel that they're lagging behind their competitors.

U.S. officials responsible for preparing for a pandemic routinely raided funds for public health emergencies, diverting money from vaccine development to pay for other projects at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a federal watchdog said Wednesday.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is pledging to improve the loan review process, even as it pursues a record number of fraud complaints.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he’s ready to start moving on a Democrat-only COVID-19 relief plan as soon as next week if Republicans continue to reject President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion proposal.

Tax professionals are starting to hear questions from their clients ahead of the official start of tax season about a variety of issues related to COVID-19.

Tax pros can now submit powers of attorney and tax information authorizations electronically.

Amid a resurgence in COVID-19, accountants around the world are less confident in the chances of the economy bouncing back soon.

Three strategies can help your firm stay ahead of the game in 2021.

Janet Yellen won confirmation to become U.S. Treasury secretary, building out President Joe Biden’s team as the administration struggles to win bipartisan support for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan for shoring up a weakening economic recovery.

Businesses who didn’t receive forgiveness on their Paycheck Protection Program loans can now claim a tax credit instead, thanks to a provision in last month’s coronavirus stimulus package.

America’s governors aren’t waiting for Washington to stimulate their economies.