Tax season

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Nellie Akalp
April 3, 2020 1:31 PM

Accounting and tax professionals are especially in the throes of the evolving situation as federal and state governments discuss how they will provide relief to struggling families and American businesses.

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Ira Rosenbloom
April 1, 2020 1:13 PM

Here are 10 suggestions to help firms think through near-term needs and create a plan to help shore up business continuity and mitigate some risks during this sensitive time.

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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.

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Michael Cohn
March 31, 2020 10:17 AM

The Internal Revenue Service has asked all of its employees to work from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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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.

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Michael Cohn
March 27, 2020 11:04 AM

The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its Practitioner Priority Service line, e-Services Help Desk, as well as the e-Services FIRE and AIR system help desks, until further notice, due to staff limitations amid the pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
March 27, 2020 10:40 AM

The American Institute of CPAs wants the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to give taxpayers more tax filing and payment relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jeff Stimpson
March 25, 2020 4:08 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is taking a “sweeping series of steps” to help taxpayers during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Michael Cohn
March 25, 2020 10:52 AM

The Internal Revenue Service posted a frequently asked questions page about the recently announced delay in tax filing and payments until July 15 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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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.

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