Tax season

Audits plunge; new pricing survey; Mnuchin does Europe; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The new format aims to showcase the IRS’s work in fiscal year 2019, along with an additional message about its response this year to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Internal Revenue Service won’t further delay the tax filing and payment deadline past July 15, despite requests to do so, the agency said Monday.

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins released her first report to Congress Monday, discussing some of the difficulties confronting taxpayers and the IRS during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The extension also applies to Americans living abroad who would otherwise generally have had a filing deadline of June 15.

Taxpayers who are owed a refund may also get a second check this year if they took advantage of the July 15 extended filing deadline, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he may consider a second extension in the U.S. tax filing deadline as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Notices finally arriving; big breaks for Oprah and Walmart; the snares of working remotely; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Reopening and depreciation; cutting your AR; butts in seats; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Superseding returns; tax law vs. facts; IRS reopening continues; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Stimulus vs. trash; donating and deducting services; the schedule of automated notices; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The extended tax deadline is helpful — but practitioners still find themselves with plenty to do.

Waiting for refunds; EIP debit cards; using state-level OICs; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

How long should tax professionals hold onto the e-file signature authorizations of their clients? It depends on where they and their clients reside.

Mute points; a twist on taking the AOTC; abolishing estate exclusions; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service is bringing in more help to deal with the flood of calls about economic impact payments.

More PPP details; virtues of reading instructions; the IRS slowly returns; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The postponed filing date gives taxpayers extra time to lower their tax burden with some last-minute strategies.

CARES changes; payroll or not payroll; what to think of the IRS; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

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