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Paycheck protection program application form
Roger Russell
May 12, 2020 4:18 PM

Padgett Business Services’ Roger Harris suggests some exceptions for employers with fewer than 50 staff.

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By Laura Davison and Wei Lu
May 12, 2020 4:07 PM

Residents of states such as Utah, Idaho and South Dakota collected average stimulus payments topping $1,800.

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Michael Cohn
May 12, 2020 3:20 PM

The IRS is extending the claims period for health care flexible spending arrangements and dependent care assistance programs and enabling taxpayers to make mid-year changes to their accounts.

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IRS Commissioner Charles "Chuck" Rettig
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Michael Cohn
May 8, 2020 3:37 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers who want to receive their economic impact payments by direct deposit a tight deadline.

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Michael Cohn
May 7, 2020 6:15 PM

The decision, prompted by requests from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, reverses previous IRS guidance.

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By Laura Davison
May 7, 2020 10:45 AM

The Internal Revenue Service said individuals who got a $1,200 stimulus payment intended for someone who’s deceased or incarcerated should return the money but left open the question of how the agency would enforce that.

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Michael Cohn
May 6, 2020 5:05 PM

The Internal Revenue Service has posted information on how people who weren’t supposed to receive their economic impact payments for the novel coronavirus pandemic should return the money.

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Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. (left), shakes hands with committee chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
Michael Cohn
May 6, 2020 3:38 PM

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday to enable small businesses to deduct their expenses even if they have received a loan from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Protection Program that was later forgiven.

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Jeff Stimpson
May 6, 2020 3:26 PM

The Settlement Days program is trying out remote options in Detroit and Atlanta.

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Michael Cohn
May 5, 2020 2:59 PM

Leaders of Congress’s tax-writing committees want employers to be able to continue providing health insurance to their furloughed employees and still qualify for tax credits.

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