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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
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Michael Cohn
April 17, 2020 4:28 PM

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver economic impact payments automatically to veterans and their beneficiaries, without filling out extra forms, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jeff Stimpson
April 17, 2020 1:55 PM

In addition to resources and information on various pandemic-related frauds, taxpayers can email the services tips directly.

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By Anita Sharpe, Tom Moroney, Christopher Palmeri and Laurel Calkins
April 17, 2020 10:50 AM

The Internal Revenue Service processed more than 80 million stimulus payments on April 10 in a centerpiece of a $2.2 trillion effort to shore up the battered U.S. economy.

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Michael Cohn
April 17, 2020 7:49 AM

People who receive Supplemental Security Income will automatically get economic impact payments from the federal government in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Danielle Lee
April 15, 2020 1:51 PM

The Internal Revenue Service announced new tool Get My Payment, enabling taxpayers to check on their Economic Impact Payment date and update direct deposit information.

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By Laura Davison
April 15, 2020 12:31 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is bracing for another epidemic -- scammers trying to get their hands on the $1,200 payments being sent out to millions of Americans to bolster the economy.

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Michael Cohn
April 14, 2020 1:15 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to file their taxes electronically during the three-month extension period for this year’s tax season.

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Michael Cohn
April 13, 2020 4:52 PM

The Internal Revenue Service posted a set of questions and answers Monday to help companies claim net operating losses and tax credits for prior years so they can get faster tax refunds in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
April 13, 2020 2:20 PM

The novel coronavirus pandemic has forced the Internal Revenue Service to dramatically scale back operations late in tax-filing season, according to a new report.

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By Laura Davison
April 13, 2020 10:04 AM

Americans will start to receive stimulus payments this week, a centerpiece of the $2.2 trillion rescue package meant to provide a buffer against the coronavirus pandemic that’s shuttered much of the U.S. economy.

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