On August 8, 2020, the President directed the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize the deferment of certain payroll tax withholding, depositing, and payment obligations otherwise incurred on wages and compensation paid...more
Businesses grappling with the economic impact of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis have the opportunity to apply for financial assistance through a variety of Federal, State and Local programs. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The tax credits afforded to certain employers and self-employed individuals by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are in effect for the period from April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. ...more
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced via Twitter that the tax filing deadline for federal income tax returns has been extended by 90 days to July 15, 2020. Earlier this week, the federal government extended the time...more
In the early hours of March 20, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended the deadline for filing of federal income tax returns to July 15, 2020. All individuals and...more
In its latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Treasury Department today announced that the traditional income tax return filing deadline would be moved from April 15th, 2020 to July 15th, 2020....more
The day after the Oklahoma Tax Commission followed the previous guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service to allow taxpayers to defer income tax payments but not filing requirements, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven...more
Two days after extending by 90 days the deadline for payment of certain federal income taxes, on March 20, US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin announced that the Internal Revenue Service will also extend the deadline...more
The Treasury Department extends the US federal tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15. This week’s surge in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was accompanied by frequent responses at the federal level directed at...more
In guidance published March 18, 2020 (Notice 2020-17), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) postponed the payment deadline from April 15, 2020, until July 15, 2020, for federal income tax payments (including payments of tax on...more
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that the state of New York, joined by the states of Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland, have instituted a lawsuit against the...more
On September 27, 2017, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the National Economic Council, the Chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, the Chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the Speaker of the...more
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin stated that his goal is to have an overhaul of the Internal Revenue Code by August. He recognized that this is an aggressive time table, and that reform may slip to later in the year....more