Tax forms

A person sits at a table outside of a restaurant in San Francisco, on Aug. 5.
By Laura Davison and Alex Tanzi
August 20, 2020 2:13 PM

The Internal Revenue Service projects that lower levels of employment in the U.S. could persist for years, showcasing the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

1 Min Read
Sign in front of IRS building in Washington, D.C.
IRS
Michael Cohn
July 29, 2020 12:54 PM

The service is implementing a new temporary procedure for faxing the duplicate copy of Form 3115 for companies applying for an automatic change in accounting method.

1 Min Read
IRS-Building-light
IRS
Michael Cohn
July 9, 2020 11:55 AM

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department provided guidance to employers requiring them to report the amount of qualified sick and family leave wages they have paid to their employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on Form W-2.

1 Min Read
irs-nyu-tax-controversy-forum-webinar-panel.jpg
IRS
Michael Cohn
June 19, 2020 3:38 AM

Top division officials at the agency share updates on their compliance and service priorities.

12 Min Read
nursing-home.jpg
IRS
Michael Cohn
June 16, 2020 4:11 PM

The Internal Revenue Service told nursing homes and other care facilities Tuesday that they shouldn’t be seizing their residents’ economic impact payments.

5 Min Read
IRS-Building-light
IRS
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.

3 Min Read
Sign in front of IRS building in Washington, D.C.
IRS
Michael Cohn
March 31, 2020 10:39 AM

The Internal Revenue Service is now accepting email and digital signatures on tax documents to make it easier for tax professionals and taxpayers to communicate with the agency during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

2 Min Read
IRS-Building-light
IRS
Michael Cohn
March 30, 2020 12:47 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is postponing the date for filing gift tax and generation-skipping transfer tax returns and making payments until July 15 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

1 Min Read
irs-podium.jpg
IRS
Michael Cohn
March 25, 2020 5:36 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is giving foreign banks and financial institutions more time to file information about U.S. taxpayers with overseas bank accounts because of the coronavirus pandemic.

1 Min Read
Signage advertising income tax service is pictured in front of Tax Pros USA in La Grange, Kentucky, U.S., on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The deadline for filing federal income tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service is Tuesday, April 15. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
Jeff Stimpson
March 24, 2020 4:18 PM

One thing they all agree on: It hasn’t cut their workload.

5 Min Read