Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee are urging the Internal Revenue Service to extend tax season beyond April 15 to give taxpayers another three months until July 15.
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Feed SubscriptionIRS wrongly told 100,000+ taxpayers it was reducing their stimulus payments
The Internal Revenue Service mistakenly sent letters to many taxpayers saying it would be reducing their Economic Impact Payments to pay off the taxes they owed.
Read More »Romney pitches expanded child tax credit, echoing Biden
Senator Mitt Romney is offering a child tax credit expansion plan similar to a proposal President Joe Biden is pushing to include in the next stimulus bill, offering a glimpse of areas on which Republicans and Democrats could find compromise ...
Read More »Democrats’ go-it-alone stimulus plan faces night of GOP sniping
Democrats’ go-it-alone stimulus plan faces night of GOP sniping
Read More »IRS updates guidance on sick leave, family leave credits
The Internal Revenue Service is clarifying its guidance on provisions of the coronavirus relief legislation providing tax credits to employers offering paid sick leave and family leave to workers.
Read More »Treasury plans efforts to deliver missing stimulus payments
The Treasury Department said Friday it plans to launch an all-out effort to deliver Economic Impact Payments to people who haven’t yet received the two rounds of stimulus payments that they should have received last year or this month.
Read More »IRS issues guidance on repayment of deferred payroll taxes
The Internal Revenue Service released information on how employees now have until the end of the year to repay any payroll taxes they deferred from last year.
Read More »McConnell rules out passing House bill on $2K relief payments
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday closed off chances that the Senate would pass anytime soon a House bill that would give most Americans $2,000 stimulus payments.
Read More »IRS and Treasury start depositing stimulus payments
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department said Tuesday evening that they are beginning to make direct deposits of the second round of economic impact payments as soon as Tuesday night for some taxpayers and will continue doing so ...
Read More »In the blogs: Re-relief
Size of this rescue; next season’s wrinkles; new blog on board; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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