Disaster recovery

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice extending the relief it provided last year to residents who evacuated or couldn’t return because of the damage caused by the monster storms.

Still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico may be pummeled again by the tax-cut bill in Congress.

The recent string of devastating hurricanes and wildfires in the U.S. and its territories has prompted questions about financial reporting by companies striving to recover from natural disasters while wrestling with their insurance companies over damage claims.

It certainly won’t be their first step after Harvey, Irma or Maria, but taxpayers will eventually need to reproduce or find copies of their documents.

The Internal Revenue Service released guidance Wednesday to give tax relief to residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who have evacuated the islands or were unable to return because of Hurricanes Irma or Maria.

The private sector added 135,000 jobs in September, according to the payroll giant ADP, as the recent hurricanes put a dent in job growth.

The spate of recent hurricanes appears to have dampened small business employment growth last month in some parts of the country, according to figures from payroll giant Paychex.