Tax relief

Some taxpayers affected by the severe winter weather and flooding in those states are being granted additional time to file.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Friday to taxpayers who haven’t yet filed their 2018 tax returns.

Lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced bipartisan legislation to give the Internal Revenue Service more authority to provide tax relief for taxpayers who have to make tax payments or file their taxes after a state-declared natural disaster occurs near the deadline.

The American Institute of CPAs dispatched hundreds of CPAs to lobby their state and local lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week in conjunction with the AICPA’s Spring Meeting of Council in Washington, D.C.

The service offered instructions on how to claim an extension, among other things.

The Internal Revenue Service is searching for a new National Taxpayer Advocate, who will be succeeding longtime Taxpayer Advocate Service leader Nina Olson.

Wolters Kluwer is working with state agencies to obtain similar relief.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Senate and House have teamed up to introduce bipartisan legislation to assist tax-exempt cooperative organizations.

The IRS is offering extended deadlines and penalty abatement for some taxpayers.

The U.S. Treasury Department is again reducing penalties for taxpayers who didn’t pay enough of their tax bill throughout the year.