Steven Mnuchin

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Michael Cohn
January 14, 2021 10:54 AM

The U.S. Small Business Administration plans to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program to small lenders on Friday and to all lenders next Tuesday.

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Michael Cohn
December 29, 2020 7:06 PM

The initial direct deposits of the second round of economic impact payments are already going out to taxpayers.

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By Eric Martin
December 27, 2020 7:18 PM

Lawmakers across the political spectrum urged President Donald Trump to sign the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus bill passed with bipartisan support last week, as millions of Americans face a loss in benefits.

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Steven Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary nominee
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Michael Cohn
November 19, 2020 11:19 AM

The guidance clears up the tax treatment of expenses when a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program hasn’t been forgiven by the end of the year.

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Michael Cohn
October 23, 2020 1:56 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is reversing course on the automatic revocation notices that it sent to more than 30,000 tax-exempt organizations.

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Michael Cohn
October 9, 2020 3:13 PM

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department are making it easier for companies to get their Paycheck Protection Program loans of $50,000 or less forgiven.

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By Laura Davison and Allyson Versprille
August 28, 2020 6:20 PM

The Internal Revenue Service issued some eagerly anticipated guidance on President Trump's executive order.

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By Billy House
August 14, 2020 10:24 AM

There’s little chance of agreement on a new federal coronavirus relief plan without a compromise on the roughly $1 trillion in aid to beleaguered state and local governments that Democrats demand and the White House opposes.

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By Jordan Fabian
August 12, 2020 5:25 PM

The White House isn’t considering an executive order to carry out President Donald Trump’s call for a cut in the capital gains tax because Congress probably would have to change the rate, administration officials said.

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Nancy Pelosi, right, with Chuck Schumer, following a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 5.
By Laura Litvan, Erik Wasson and Billy House
August 6, 2020 11:02 AM

Democrats are demanding more Republican concessions to meet an end-of-the-week deadline for a deal on pandemic relief, and one of the chief White House negotiators warned there is little time left for negotiations.

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