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The post-Labor Day surge in family law cases comes with many questions, including concerns about upcoming holidays, and whether a divorce will be finalized by year-end. For some, the imminent tax extension deadline for...more
As a result of the severe storms in California at the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023, in February of this year the IRS extended substantially all tax filing and payment dates until October 16, 2023, for all California...more
In IRS Notice 2023-71 (the “Notice”), the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) granted a postponement until October 7, 2024 for various time-sensitive filing and payment deadlines for taxpayers affected by the terrorist attacks...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 5, 2023 – June 9, 2023...more
Need more time to prepare your federal tax return? Taxpayers who aren’t able to file by the April 18, 2023, deadline can request an extension before that deadline, but they should know that an extension to file is not an...more
Filing joint income tax returns or separately as head of household during a divorce can lead to several questions. Deductions, extensions, and tax credits are all issues divorcing parties need to consider and decide before...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 18, 2022 – July 22, 2022...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 13, 2021 – September 17, 2021... September 13, 2021: The IRS issued a news release...more
For the second year in a row, the due date for the filing of income tax returns and the payment of taxes was extended. For most taxpayers, the extended deadline brought glee. For the tax return preparation community, however,...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service announced on March 17, 2021, that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals will be automatically extended from April 15 to May 17, 2021. This...more
On March 17, 2021, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced that the federal income tax filing due date deadline has been extended from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. At the same time, the IRS also...more
New York State has extended the due date for personal income tax returns and related payments originally due on April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. This follows the federal tax deadline which was also extended from April 15,...more
Because of Covid-19, the IRS extended most federal tax filing and payment deadlines otherwise due from April 1, 2020 to July 14, 2020 until July 15, 2020....more
The IRS has again extended the due dates for certain returns and payments because of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Notice 2020-35, which the IRS issued on May 28, 2020, postpones the due date for certain...more
In a series of related actions by the IRS designed to provide relief for taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS, under its Code Section 7508A authority, issued Notice 2020-23 (the “Notice”). The Notice...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently extended to July 15, 2020 a variety of filing and payment deadlines with the issuance of Notice 2020-23. The action provides additional relief to both businesses and individual...more
On April 9, 2020, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) issued Notice 2020-23, announcing that certain additional tax return filing and payment deadlines have been pushed...more
Although it has occurred sporadically – Notice 20-17 on March 18, Notice 20-18 on March 21, Notice 20-20 on March 27 – the IRS has finally issued comprehensive (almost) guidance in Notice 20-23 on April 9 providing for the...more
As we have described in previous tax alerts, the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) has issued various notices addressing both payment and filing deadlines for taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, 2020,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 25, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced its “People First Initiative” (the “Initiative”), which will provide relief to taxpayers by suspending payments under certain collection...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
Following Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s Twitter announcement that Tax Day would be moved from April 15 to July 15, 2020, in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the IRS released Notice 2020-18 (available here)...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
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