A view of an American Airlines ticket counter in Terminal D at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) on March 13, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. Tom Pennington | Getty Images With air travel at a near standstill amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security is extending the Real ID enforcement deadline a full year […]

The IRS on Wednesday provided further informal guidance on how its operations would change during the coronavirus public health emergency (IR-2020-59). (See prior coverage of IRS steps to protect taxpayers and its employees here.) The steps outlined, which the IRS is calling the People First Initiative, include the following measures, among others: Installment agreements: The […]

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (center) joins other employees in ringing the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the ride-hailing company Uber makes its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) on May 10, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Gig workers won a landmark […]

Hospitals in New York City are nearing capacity due to an influx of coronavirus patients, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday.  COVID-19 has killed 192 people in New York City, according to Johns Hopkins University, but Gottlieb said that number will rise if the hospitals become overwhelmed. “New York City hospitals right […]

The IRS has announced that, to protect employees and taxpayers during the current coronavirus pandemic, it is scaling back some of its operations to focus on what it describes as “mission-critical activities.” Many IRS offices have closed in areas hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak or have reduced their operations, and many IRS employees are […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sounded a hopeful tone Tuesday about Republicans and Democrats striking an agreement on a staggering stimulus package to blunt the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. “I think there is real optimism that we could get something done in the next few hours,” the California Democrat told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” […]

In the wake of the IRS’s notice Friday postponing the April 15 due date until July 15 for federal income tax returns and income tax payments for 2019 tax years (Notice 2020-18), practitioners still had many concerns and questions about the deferral’s effects on related forms, elections, and other returns. The notice also deferred until […]

President Donald Trump on Monday unleashed a barrage of posts spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus, chastising the World Health Organization for its early messaging, attacking his political enemies and the media, and promoting a dubious article that suggested a miracle cure was at hand.  In more than a dozen tweets and retweets that started […]

Workout at home with these apps. insta_photos As coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread, many of us are finding ourselves indoors and with limited or no access to local gyms. But, we still need to workout to stay healthy. There are plenty of apps available that can help you do that, either for free or through […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the F8 Developer Conference in 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg via Getty Images Over the past few weeks, Facebook has been quick to launch a number of efforts to help combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, creating some much needed goodwill for the often embattled social media company.  […]