IR-2020-137, July 1, 2020 WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service today announced additional retail partners are accepting cash payments for federal taxes. This cash payment option is for individual and business taxpayers. The IRS’ continuing partnership with ACI Worldwide’s OfficialPayments.com and the PayNearMe Company allows taxpayers to make a payment without a bank account or […]
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IRS provides tax relief for the low-income housing credit and bonds for qualified residential rental projects
IR-2020-136, July 1, 2020 WASHINGTON – In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service today issued Notice 2020-53 (PDF) to provide tax relief to issuers, operators, owners, and tenants of qualified low-income housing projects or qualified residential rental projects financed with exempt facility bonds, and state agencies that have jurisdiction over these projects. […]
IRS unclaimed refunds of $1.5 billion waiting for tax year 2016; taxpayers face July 15 deadline
IR-2020-135, July 1, 2020 WASHINGTON — Unclaimed income tax refunds worth more than $1.5 billion await an estimated 1.4 million individual taxpayers who did not file a 2016 federal income tax return, according to the Internal Revenue Service. “The IRS wants to help taxpayers who are owed refunds but haven’t filed their 2016 tax returns […]
Tax Day now July 15: Treasury, IRS extend filing deadline and federal tax payments regardless of amount owed
IR-2020-58, March 21, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. Taxpayers can also defer federal income tax payments due on April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, […]
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
IR-2020-57, March 20, 2020 WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor) announced that small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and fully reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave to […]
Tax Time Guide: Guard personal, financial and tax information year-round
IR-2020-56, March 13, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers to remain vigilant with their personal information by securing computers and mobile phones. Proper cybersecurity protection and scam recognition can reduce the threat of identity theft inside and outside the tax system. This news release is part of a series called the […]
IRS announces waivers for Offer in Compromise applications
IR-2020-55, March 12, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the release of final regulations that increase the Offer in Compromise application fee to $205 and provide an additional way for the IRS to waive the Offer in Compromise application fee for low-income taxpayers, based on their adjusted gross income (AGI). An Offer […]
IRS: High-deductible health plans can cover Coronavirus costs
IR-2020-54, March 11, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today advised that high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) can pay for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related testing and treatment, without jeopardizing their status. This also means that an individual with an HDHP that covers these costs may continue to contribute to a health savings account (HSA). In […]
Tax Time Guide: Tax Withholding Estimator helps retirees, workers and self-employed calculate taxes, fill out new Form W-4
IR-2020-53, March 10, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to take control of the size of their refund using the Tax Withholding Estimator on IRS.gov. The estimator has a “slider” feature to let users to choose the refund they want from a range of amounts based on the information they enter. […]
Get up-to-date information including the annual IRS “Dirty Dozen” with IRS e-News Subscriptions
IR-2020-52, March 9, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers, businesses, tax professionals and others to take advantage of a wide variety of free IRS email subscription services that feature things like the annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, which is coming this month. The e-News Subscription service issues tax information […]