Government shutdown

Remembering this season; retention pointers; IRS Mind; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The service is currently unable to reschedule the event.

The island's plan to slash its sales-tax-backed debt relies on a tax-free exchange of old bonds for new ones. But the partial U.S. government shutdown has thrown a wrinkle in the proceedings: the IRS hasn’t been able to vet it in advance because of the closure.

Thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees are being ordered back to work, without pay, only so President Trump can avoid the political embarrassment of delayed tax refunds, a federal workers’ union claimed.

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., is planning to hold a hearing next Thursday about what the government standoff means for U.S. taxpayers.

Americans may get their refunds during the shutdown, but the upcoming filing season is likely to be one of the rockiest in decades.

The Treasury released a revised shutdown contingency plan that recalls more than 46,000 agency employees.

Pluses of filing early; shutdown fallout; CAF problems; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

One common question: ‘Do I still have to pay?’ (Yes.)

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could cause tens of thousands of businesses to make a tough choice.