Tax season

Here are 10 suggestions to help firms think through near-term needs and create a plan to help shore up business continuity and mitigate some risks during this sensitive time.

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The Internal Revenue Service is now accepting email and digital signatures on tax documents to make it easier for tax professionals and taxpayers to communicate with the agency during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Internal Revenue Service has asked all of its employees to work from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Internal Revenue Service is postponing the date for filing gift tax and generation-skipping transfer tax returns and making payments until July 15 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its Practitioner Priority Service line, e-Services Help Desk, as well as the e-Services FIRE and AIR system help desks, until further notice, due to staff limitations amid the pandemic.

The American Institute of CPAs wants the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to give taxpayers more tax filing and payment relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Practitioners share ways to respond to clients who think the postponed deadline means they’re not busy.

The Internal Revenue Service is taking a “sweeping series of steps” to help taxpayers during the coronavirus outbreak.

Whether you are a 20-year accounting veteran or just entering the field, it behooves you to keep a list (and check it twice) of the most common tax preparation blunders.

The Internal Revenue Service posted a frequently asked questions page about the recently announced delay in tax filing and payments until July 15 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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One thing they all agree on: It hasn’t cut their workload.

Coronavirus, postponed deadlines, stimulus bills and social distancing bring new levels of complexity to tax.

What we did yesterday is no longer relevant during the coronavirus pandemic, and we need to adapt and quickly. Here are some issues to consider.

Tax forms and payments won’t be due to the Internal Revenue Service until July 15 this year, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a tweet, as the government looks for ways to respond to the coronavirus.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted Friday that President Trump has directed him to move Tax Day to July 15, giving taxpayers more time to file their taxes in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bipartisan legislation would extend the deadline after guidance from the Treasury Department fell short.

The group says the Treasury’s actions so far don’t reflect the difficulties taxpayers and tax professionals are facing.

The relief is only for income taxes, and doesn't change any filing deadlines.