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April 20, 2020

April 20, 2020

SSA, RRB recipients with eligible children need to act by Wednesday to quickly add money to their automatic Economic Impact Payment; IRS asks for help in the "Plus $500 Push"

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April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020

Veterans Affairs recipients will receive automatic Economic Impact Payments; Step follows work between Treasury, IRS, VA

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April 16, 2020

April 16, 2020

IRS: Free File use soars; taxpayers still have time to do their taxes for free

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April 15, 2020

April 15, 2020

Treasury, IRS unveil online application to help with Economic Impact Payments; Get My Payment allows people to provide direct deposit information and gives payment date

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April 15, 2020

April 15, 2020

Supplemental Security Income recipients will receive automatic Economic Impact Payments; step follows work between Treasury, IRS, Social Security Administration

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April 14, 2020

April 14, 2020

IRS, Security Summit partners warn tax professionals on scams, urge additional security measures to protect taxpayer data

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April 13, 2020

April 13, 2020

REMINDER: Schedule and pay federal taxes electronically due by July 15; only a few hours remaining for taxpayers to reschedule payments set for April 15

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April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020

Treasury, IRS launch new tool to help non-filers register for Economic Impact Payments

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April 9, 2020

April 09, 2020

IRS extends more tax deadlines to cover individuals, trusts, estates corporations and others

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April 9, 2020

April 09, 2020

IRS provides guidance under the CARES Act to taxpayers with net operating losses

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April 9, 2020

April 09, 2020

IRS urges taxpayers to use electronic options; outlines online assistance

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April 3, 2020

April 03, 2020

Follow IRS on social media, sign up for e-news subscriptions for urgent updates on COVID-19, scams and economic impact payment information

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April 2, 2020

April 02, 2020

IRS issues warning about Coronavirus-related scams; watch out for schemes tied to economic impact payments

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April 1, 2020

April 01, 2020

IRS extends deadline for 2021 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel applications, adds new members for the 2020 panel

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March 31, 2020

March 31, 2020

IRS: Employee Retention Credit available for many businesses financially impacted by COVID-19

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March 30, 2020

March 30, 2020

Economic impact payments: What you need to know

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March 27, 2020

March 27, 2020

Longtime tax pro Erin Collins begins as new National Taxpayer Advocate; Collins takes on job early to help with COVID-19 response

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March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020

IRS unveils new People First Initiative; COVID-19 effort temporarily adjusts, suspends key compliance program

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March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020

Tax Day now July 15: Treasury, IRS extend filing deadline and federal tax payments regardless of amount owed.

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March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

Treasury, IRS and Labor announce plan to implement Coronavirus-related paid leave for workers and tax credits for small and midsize businesses to swiftly recover the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave

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