March 26, 2020
In an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the Senate on Wednesday passed a $2-trillion economic stimulus package — the largest ever — designed to pump money directly into Americans’ pockets while also shoring up hospitals, businesses and state and local ...
March 26, 2020
Republicans and Democrats reached a hard-won agreement on the Senate’s $2 trillion worth of fiscal stimulus to shore up an economy crippled by the coronavirus pandemic. The final version was the product of intense negotiations between Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. With the measure clearing the Senate, House Speaker Nancy...…
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March 25, 2020
We hope our last blog helped your organization consider its response to the current global health crisis. As the situation surrounding COVID-19 has progressed, more travel restrictions and social distancing practices are being implemented every day. More and more companies are implementing work-from-home policies to adapt to the changing situation. We’ve been tracking the data...…
March 25, 2020
Specifically, the AICPA urges the Treasury Department and IRS to consider the following recommendations, which will provide relief to millions of individuals and businesses affected by a broad array of coronavirus-related issues:
March 25, 2020
The latest $2 trillion stimulus bill is expected to include direct payments of $1,200 or less to most adults, loans to businesses and an expansion of unemployment insurance and other aspects of the social safety net. It comes at a time when millions of ..
March 25, 2020
After haggling for days over the final details, Senate Democrats and the White House agreed Tuesday to a nearly $2 trillion stimulus package to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, including direct payments to most Americans and a half-trillion-dollar fund to shore up struggling companies. The stimulus bill — by far the largest...…
March 21, 2020
On Saturday morning, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service followed up with an official press release that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020.
March 20, 2020
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues to impact people around the world, many professionals have questions and concerns about how to navigate these uncertain times as a tax and accounting practice.
March 20, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it is closing its in-person assistance offices as part of the government's efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
March 20, 2020
The Treasury Department and IRS have announced that the income tax filing deadline has now been extended to July 15, 2020. Earlier this week, Secretary Mnuchin announced the extension of the payment deadline, but did not change the filing deadline
March 18, 2020
The American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) president and CEO, Barry Melancon, CPA, made the following statement in response to the Treasury’s recent statement on tax payment relief:
March 17, 2020
Facing pressure from lawmakers and the tax community, on Tuesday, March 17, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announced that the agency is giving taxpayers an additional 90 days to pay for those owing up to $1 million in taxes ...