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Bitcoins
Shaun Hunley
June 11, 2020 11:47 AM

In the midst of a global pandemic, the gravitational pull toward digital transactions has been amplified.

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Michael Cohn
June 8, 2020 5:26 PM

The Internal Revenue Service won’t charge people who threw their stimulus money away because they thought the envelope was junk mail.

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Jeff Stimpson
June 4, 2020 6:56 PM

The service is looking to go online to help more taxpayers who aren’t represented by counsel.

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Michael Cohn
June 3, 2020 3:20 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is giving retirement plan participants and beneficiaries some added flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic to remotely sign or have their retirement plan elections notarized.

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The Treasury Department is expected to start mailing prepaid cards to certain households this week.
Kevin Wack
May 19, 2020 4:36 PM

Nearly 4 million households that were to be mailed paper checks will instead receive their pandemic relief aid via prepaid debit cards issued by MetaBank.

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Treasury Department building
Roger Russell
May 19, 2020 11:12 AM

The application from the Treasury leaves many questions unanswered.

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Michael Cohn
May 19, 2020 10:31 AM

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department are beginning to send nearly 4 million economic impact payments by prepaid debit card, instead of by paper check or direct deposit.

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Michael Cohn
May 18, 2020 4:42 PM

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

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A medical personal directs a patient at a free Covid-19 testing site in Hayward, California, U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020. Governor Newsom on March 19 ordered that all of the state’s 40 million residents go into home isolation while saying outdoor activity is permissible with proper social distancing. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Jeff Stimpson
May 18, 2020 10:44 AM

Tax practitioners share the questions they’re getting asked most, and how they’re answering.

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IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Tracey J. Niemotko
May 14, 2020 3:52 PM

The Internal Revenue Service guidance caused some consternation among some small businesses and tax experts.

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