Tax relief

The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers and practitioners some extra time if they tried to file their returns on Sept. 15 through CCH Axcess, but were unable to do so because of a system outage.

New legislation aims to offer even more help.

A group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation to offer tax relief to individuals, businesses and states affected by catastrophic wildfires and other presidentially declared disasters.

The U.S. Senate and Supreme Court are joining the House in not implementing President Donald Trump’s order allowing employers to defer payroll taxes owed by workers.

The AICPA believes taxpayers will be able to avoid penalties if they write “COVID-19” at the top of their return.

The IRS has pushed back filing and payment deadlines for affected taxpayers.

The IRS is extending filing and payment deadlines for the victims of recent disasters.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers a break if the checks they mailed in to pay their taxes still haven’t been opened up yet and are sitting in the trailers the IRS set up during the pandemic.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving parents another chance to list their kids so they can receive an extra $500 per child in economic impact payments under the CARES Act.

President Donald Trump announced four executive actions on Saturday, including continued expanded unemployment benefits and a temporary payroll tax deferral for some workers, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hobble the U.S. economy.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving extra time to companies that make and sell sport fishing and archery equipment to file and pay their excise taxes due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

White House and Democratic negotiators driving toward a deal on a final massive virus relief package by the end of the week still must overcome a raw mix of election-year pressures, internal GOP splits and a profound lack of trust between the parties.

Senate Republicans presented a series of bills that would trim unemployment benefits, send $1,200 to most Americans, and shield businesses, schools and other organizations from coronavirus lawsuits.

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.

Republicans and the White House are counting on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reconciling GOP differences with a draft coronavirus relief package that they can take into negotiations with congressional Democrats.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created opportunity zones as an economic development tool to stimulate investments in distressed communities.

IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig expressed his appreciation to tax professionals Tuesday for their cooperation during the extended tax season that was prolonged by the novel coronavirus pandemic and pledged to deliver any future stimulus payments approved by Congress.

The American Institute of CPAs offered six policy suggestions for the next phase of federal COVID-19 relief legislation under consideration in Congress.

The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday it has begun to send letters to taxpayers who are seeing delays in the processing of their Form 7200, Advance Payment of Employer Credits Due to COVID-19.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department provided guidance to employers requiring them to report the amount of qualified sick and family leave wages they have paid to their employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on Form W-2.