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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Taxes: March-July 2020

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2020 is the year of COVID-19. The deadly coronavirus pandemic has totally upended our lives, real and tax.

Obviously, our actual lives and those of our families, friends, neighbors and larger circles in which we usually travel are the most important.

But part of keeping those sectors safe and ongoing is trying to hold on to some sort of normalcy. That's why here at the ol' blog, tax posts remain on my list, if no longer at the top of my list.

And, of course, that means keeping up with — or trying to — with how COVID-19 has affected our tax lives.

Thus was born this special Coronavirus and Taxes blog page. Here you'll find coronavirus links from official government websites, professional associations, law and accounting firms, and tax policy think tanks, as well as, of course, the ol' blog.

Naturally, I'm kicking it off with COVID-19 posts from Don't Mess With Taxes because, well, it's my blog!

The following posts are ones that are predominantly focused on new laws, Treasury and/or IRS rulings, and proposed legislation that might affect our taxes if it makes it though Congress and/or state legislatures. This list will be updated as I post new coronavirus tax items, with the most recent post at the top of the list. Let's get to it!

 

UPDATE: This post's opening sentence about 2020 being the year of COVID-19 unfortunately has held true. So has the last one in the preceding paragraph about posting new coronavirus tax items. The dang virus is tenacious, meaning related tax changes keep coming and coming and coming. The amount on this original page got way too long, so I added the March-July 2020 date indicator to this original page's headline and created a second one that ultimately was appended August-December 2020. Then January 2021 arrived and COVID came along, too. So I started a third coronavirus tax page for January-… 2021 posts. Feel free to bounce among the three pages. And I hope that there won't be any 2022 versions!

 

  • TAS now can help taxpayers with certain COVID-19 stimulus payment problems (Friday, July 31, 2020) 
  • How you can tap your retirement plan to cover COVID costs (Thursday, July 30, 2020) 
  • 7 big differences in the latest House & Senate COVID-19 relief proposals (Tuesday, July 28, 2020) 
  • Considering more COVID-19 payments on Parents' Day (Sunday, July 26, 2020)
  • IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers - with COVID precautions - are re-opening (Friday, July 24, 2020)
  • More legislative ornament possibilities for the pending COVID-19 Christmas tree bill (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)
  • What a COVID-related payroll tax cut could mean to you now and your retirement later (Monday, July 20, 2020)
  • COVID-19 relief phase 4: Provision previews and predictions (Saturday, July 18, 2020)
  • IRS' COVID-19 tax payment postponements also end July 15 (Monday, July 13, 2020)
  • How to make the 2 estimated tax payments also due July 15 (Sunday, July 12, 2020)
  • Don't let 2020's last tax weekend turn into a lost weekend (Friday, July 10, 2020)
  • 7 ways to pay your tax bill due July 15 (Thursday, July 9, 2020)
  • Don't miss your tax notice's July 10 deadline (Monday, July 6, 2020)
  • Tax refunds totaling $1.5+ billion await filers who didn't submit 2016 returns, but time is running out (Thursday, July 2, 2020)
  • 6 tax tasks to take care of by July 15 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)
  • IRS makes it clear: July 15 is Tax Day 2020, but you can get an extension by then if you need (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)
  • New Taxpayer Advocate highlights COVID-19 effects on the IRS and taxpayers in her first report (Monday, June 29, 2020)
  • Most people use COVID stimulus money to cover expenses (Sunday, June 28, 2020)
  • Interesting development: IRS to add interest amount to late-issued tax refunds (Friday, June 26, 2020)
  • IRS calling workers back to offices, even as COVID-19 surges (Thursday, June 25, 2020)
  • IRS allows RMD reversal through Aug. 31 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)
  • White House stimulus letter is an official IRS tax document you need to save (Tuesday, June 23, 2020)
  • IRS requests, not demands, return of improperly-issued COVID payments. Here's how to do that (Monday, June 22, 2020)
  • Still waiting for your COVID payment? IRS has answers on what to do to get or track your money (Thursday, June 18, 2020)
  • Taxpayers get more time to deal with COVID-delayed IRS notices (Monday, June 15, 2020)
  • IRS employees returning to offices in 9 more locations (Sunday, June 14, 2020)
  • White House floats tax credit to encourage return to eating out, U.S. travel (Saturday, June 13, 2020)
  • The latest COVID-19 risk? Scams to steal relief money (Tuesday, June 9, 2020)
  • COVID-changed work patterns mean tax hassles, possible KC workers' refunds (Sunday, June 7, 2020)
  • 5 tax moves to make this COVID-19 affected June (Monday, June 1, 2020)
  • IRS workers returning June 1 to offices and 10 million pieces of unopened snail mail (Sunday, May 31, 2020)
  • Taxpayer Advocate not taking coronavirus payment cases (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)
  • IRS has distributed 152 million COVID-19 relief payments worth $258 billion (Sunday, May 24, 2020)
  • Expat tax break could net larger COVID-19 relief payment (Saturday, May 23, 2020)
  • COVID-19 economic relief debit cards are in the mail (Sunday, May 22, 2020)
  • Some states take specific steps to exempt COVID-19 payments from taxation (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)
  • July 15 is still Tax Day (for now), but Form 4868 Oct. 15 extension still available (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)
  • Some taxpayers due a refund and COVID relief money haven't gotten either (Monday, May 18, 2020)
  • House expected to pass passes HEROES COVID-19 relief measure. Senate won't. (Friday, May 15, 2020)
  • Expanded tax help in covering child care costs during coronavirus closure rules (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)
  • 6 reasons why your COVID stimulus amount was less than you expected (Monday, May 11, 2020)
  • May 13 at noon is deadline to give IRS info for direct deposit of COVID-19 money (Saturday, May 9, 2020)
  • COVID-19 healthcare volunteers face NY tax bills (Thursday, May 7, 2020)
  • New England duo charged with fraudulently seeking coronavirus relief loans (Wednesday, May 6, 2020)
  • Tax rules for donating + different ways to give = special Giving Tuesday Now options (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)
  • May the Tax Fourth Be With You: COVID-19 sequel (Monday, May 4, 2020)
  • COVID-19 payments going to foreign students, as well as dead people (Sunday, May 3, 2020)
  • SSI, VA recipients must update family status by May 5 to get full COVID-19 payment (Saturday, May 2, 2020)
  • May Day! Mayday! Don't fall for these 5 COVID-19 relief payment myths (Friday, May 1, 2020)
  • 'Get My Payment' should now help more taxpayers get coronavirus stimulus info (Monday, April 27, 2020)
  • Don't fall for these 4 common COVID-19 payment scams (Sunday, April 26, 2020)
  • 6 ways to know your COVID-19 check is real (Saturday, April 25, 2020)
  • 88.1 million have received COVID-19 payments, says IRS (Friday, April 24, 2020)
  • COVID-19 law expands FSA OTC options & ends Rx rule (Wednesday, April 22, 2020)
  • Didn't file taxes, but have kids? Tell the IRS so you can get your full COVID payment ASAP (Tuesday, April 21, 2020) 
  • No bank account? Prepare to wait for COVID-19 cash (Monday, April 20, 2020)
  • Some states struggling to pay coronavirus-created unemployment claims (Sunday, April 19, 2020)
  • States also are taking COVID-19 financial hits (Saturday, April 18, 2020)
  • Coronavirus 'Get My Payment' tracking troubles (Wednesday, April 15, 2020)
  • State tax deadlines mostly July 15, too (Monday, April 13, 2020)
  • IRS makes first COVID-19 payments, with online option to alter delivery coming soon (Sunday, April 12, 2020)
  • July 15 now the deadline for most tax actions (Saturday, April 11, 2020)
  • IRS online tool helps non-filers apply for COVID-19 payments (Friday, April 10, 2020)
  • TIGTA joins chorus warning of COVID-19 payment scams (Thursday, April 9, 2020)
  • Speeding up delivery of your COVID-19 payments (Wednesday, April 8, 2020)
  • Bill would expand COVID-19 payments to college students, other dependents (Monday, April 6, 2020)
  • COVID payments are on the way. So are related tax scams (Friday, April 3, 2020)
  • Treasury relents, will send COVID-19 payments automatically to eligible senior citizens (Thursday, April 2, 2020)
  • 5 tax moves to make this abnormal April (Wednesday, April 1, 2020)
  • No RMD due April 1 (no fooling) or any time in 2020 (Tuesday, March 31, 2020)
  • Coronavirus payments to start in  3  2 weeks (Tuesday, March 31, 2020)
  • Scams Mean More COVID-19 Tax Season Scares (from Tumbling Taxes; Monday, March 30, 2020)
  • Tax, other scammers take advantage of coronavirus fears (Sunday, March 29, 2020)
  • Compare COVID payments using 2019 or 2018 tax return (Saturday, March 28, 2020)
  • Coronavirus relief act enhances charitable gift options and tax deductions (Friday, March 27, 2020)
  • COVID-19 advance tax credit payments: good, bad & ugly (Thursday, March 26, 2020)
  • IRA and HSA contribution deadline also is July 15 (Wednesday, March 25, 2020)
  • COVID-19 forces closure of many IRS, other tax operations (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)
  • Taxes' critical role in times of crisis (Sunday, March 22, 2020)
  • July 15 tax filing and payment deadline Q&A (Saturday, March 21, 2020)
  • July 15 is new 2020 tax filing and payment deadline (Friday, March 20, 2020)
  • UPDATE: April 15 Tax Day deadline and delay Q&A (Wednesday, March 18, 2020)
  • Tax Day still is (for now) April 15, but is July 15 and IRS has new coronavirus tax webpage (Sunday, March 15, 2020)
  • Businesses tax relief in bipartisanly-approved COVID-19 bill (Saturday, March 14, 2020)
  • Is delaying the April 15 tax deadline a good way to deal with coronavirus? (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)
  • Obamacare tax forms in the time of coronavirus (Tuesday, March 10, 2020)

There also are some posts during this time frame that tangentially reference COVID-19's effects on taxes, but not enough so to make the official coronavirus cut above.

If you're interested in seeing those, you can browse the new Coronavirus COVID-19 category. The posts above, as well as those on the subsequent "August-December 2020" and "January-… 2021" pages, will show up, too, but just keep scrolling to find others that didn't make this (or subsequent) coronavirus tax specific list(s).

Now to other off-blog resources.

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First, there are the official government sites. The image above recommends Coronavirus.gov, which basically is a landing page (like this), so below are my suggestions.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments

Treasury: How the Treasury Department is Taking Action

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Coronavirus (COVID-19) 

Social Security Administration (SSA): Social Security & Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC): Coronavirus - What the FTC is Doing

Health and Human Services (HHS): COVID-19 Portal 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): A guide to COVID-19 economic stimulus relief

Department of Education (Ed): COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel

Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response (note the rumor control section)

U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS): Coronavirus/COVID-19 Related Scams 

USA.gov: Government Response to Coronavirus, COVID-19 

And, of course, there are other sites following the pandemic's tax effects.

Many of my fellow tax bloggers are doing great jobs tracking the intricacies of COVID-19 tax changes. So are the members of the great #TaxTwitter community.

Coronavirus COVID-19

But in order to keep this page from following the excessive pieces of coronavirus legislation when it comes to length, I've focused below on web pages posted by professional firms, associations and other taxcentric entities that are providing valuable coronavirus-related tax information and advice.

National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP): ​​​​​​​​​​COVID-19 Tax News & FAQ 

American Institute of CPAs (AICPA): Coronavirus (COVID-19) tax resources (n.b., the state tax roundup)

Thomson Reuters: COVID-19 resource center

Wolters Kluwer: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Tax & Accounting Professionals

KPMG: Coronavirus (COVID-19) tax developments

Deloitte: COVID-19 tax policy updates 

EY US: Responding to COVID-19

Grant Thornton: COVID-19 Resource Center 

RubinBrown: Coronavirus Preparedness Resource Center 

EideBailly: The New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Organiational & Individual Impacts

Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP): COVID-19 Tax Policy Resources

The Tax Foundation: Tax Policy And The Coronavirus (note the state-by-state legislative and global country-by-country fiscal measures trackers)

Avalara: COVID-19 Tax Relief Roundup

Employee Benefit News (EBN): Coronavirus Impact

But wait, there are more: Naturally, things will change as the virus itself and our tax reactions to it evolve, so I'm asking for your help.

I know I've missed some good sites. Please let me know. I'll probably see your suggestions sooner if you let me know via Twitter where, in case you don't know, I'm @taxtweet. You also can drop me an email note.

I'll update this page as regularly as I can. You'd think that I'd have more time by essentially being on house arrest during Austin's coronavirus stay-home order, but it seems that the hours in the days also are affected by these bizarre circumstances (and my discovery of new things to stream).

Thanks for your assistance and patience. And, of course, be safe!

Taxes are important, but they are just taxes. The well-being of everyone and your families is everything, the only thing.

Original  page created April 4, 2020

 

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  • Hello, February, and Love
    to our new 2021 Valentine, the Internal Revenue Service!


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    Yes, that heartfelt mention of Uncle Sam's tax collector is not a typo or joke. It's recognition that the IRS has set Feb. 12 as the official start of the 2021 tax filing season. What other reason than wanting to be our Valentine could the tax agency have for choosing the Friday leading into St. Valentine's Weekend as the time when it will begin processing our 2020 returns?

    Oh, wait. Maybe to give the IRS time to update forms and computer systems due to year-end COVID-19 law changes? Maybe, but I'm sentimental even when it comes to taxes, so I'm sticking with IRS hearts and flowers. And tax tasks for this shortest month of the year!

    Feb. 1: Because Jan. 31 fell on Sunday, today is the day that issuers of tax information must get the documents at least on their way to taxpayers. Keep an eye out this week for the many and varied tax statements you'll need to file your 2020 return.

    Feb. 2: Happy Groundhog Day!

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    Waiting for your tax statements will help keep you from getting caught in a Bill Murray kind of tax loop where you have to file an amended tax return because you entered wrong info with your first filing.

    Feb. 7: Super Bowl LV is here! Despite some coronavirus complications during the 2020 regular National Football League season, today's 55th Super Bowl will decide the professional U.S. football league's champion. It's also the biggest single betting day of the year, with much of the money going toward goofy prop bets. Just remember, if any of them pay off, then you owe tax on your winnings. Note, too, that even if your winnings are part of a fantasy sports bet, the associated taxes are very real.

    Feb. 10: Coronavirus vaccines are rolling out, albeit slowly, and some pandemic precautions are being lifted. That means some restaurants are opening for a limited number of diners. Other eateries are continuing with take-out meals and deliveries. Whether you're able to enjoy table service or still relying on food brought to your house, remember to tip your server or delivery person.

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    If a tip isn't included in your food delivery charge, click the image above to calculate how much to tip the person who brought it to you.

    As for servers who are still on the job, remember that your tips are taxable income. If you at least $20 in job-related gratuities in January, you need to account for them today by using Form 4070 to report your tips today to your employer.

    Feb. 12: Black History Month is celebrated every day this month, commemorating the achievements by black Americans and recognizing the role of African Americans in U.S. history.

    This day is notable, however, because National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation's oldest and largest grassroots-based civil rights organization, was founded on Feb. 12, 1909. That was the centennial anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation twice.

    One of the NAACP's key divisions is its Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
    If you want to support the Fund's work, you can donate to it and, since it is a 501(c)(3) organization, you can claim it as a charitable tax deduction. If you gave to this nonprofit or any other charity last year, you can claim a deduction. This usually happens when taxpayers itemize, but for the 2020 and 2021 tax years, you can claim some charitable gifts directly on Form 1040. The deduction is up to $300 on 2020 returns for all filers. For 2021 taxes, the deduction remains $300 for single taxpayers, but goes to $600 for married couples who file a joint return.

    Feb. 12: Today is, as mentioned at the top of this tax tasks list, is the day that the IRS will start accepting and processing our 2020 tax returns. If you filed early, your Form 1040 has been in a holding pattern. Now it's officially in IRS hands. So today also is the day you can start your official refund watch.

    Feb. 14: Happy Valentine's Day!

    Do you and your better half file a joint return? Most married couples do. Remember to look over the 1040 carefully before you sign it. When both spouses sign their jointly filed 1040, each is jointly and severally liable for the entire tax amount due. I don't want to spoil your Heart Day celebration, but this means the IRS can come after either spouse for payment of a tax bill, even the husband or wife who is in more dire financial circumstances.

    Feb. 15: Today is Presidents Day, officially honoring George Washington, the Father of Our Country. Over the years, however, this federal (three-day, yay!) holiday has come to commemorate the contributions of all our Commanders in Chief. And we've got to give a (another) special shout out to Abraham Lincoln, who essentially was father of our income tax system, signing into law a tax on earnings to help pay Civil War costs.

    Feb. 19: You tried filing your return, but discovered that your tax situation is much more complicated than you realized. So you've decided to hire a professional tax preparer. Smart move, but don't dally. With the delayed filing season start and all the COVID-19 related tax law changes, reputable tax pros' calendars are filling up fast. Start searching now for a tax professional who best meets your tax needs. And definitely thoroughly check out the preparer you pick before handing over details of your tax life.

    Feb. 23: Or maybe you've decided you'll do your own taxes this year. The IRS recommends you use tax software and e-file your return. That will speed up the processing of your 1040 and, if you're due a refund, get the money on its way to you sooner. The IRS also suggests you use Free File, the online no-cost tax preparation and e-filing partnership between the IRS and Free File Alliance.

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    The official Free File site at IRS.gov has been accepting returns since Jan. 15. You can use one of this year's nine participating tax software options if your adjusted gross income is $72,000 or less, regardless of filing status.

    Feb. 28: Wow! We're already at the end of February? This shortest of months certainly flew by while we were having tax fun. However, if you filed your 1040 back on Feb. 12 (or earlier) because you're expecting a refund, you're probably thinking it's taking a long time for you to get your money. You can check the status of your return online using the IRS' online "Where's My Refund?" tool.

    Small Business Tax Calendar: Important filing, deposit and record keeping dates throughout the year that your company needs to know. You can get more tax calendar information at the IRS' online calendar page and view the full year's important business and individual tax dates in IRS Pub. 509.

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  • Don't forget your state taxes!
    Forty-three states and D.C. collect personal income taxes. But even if you live in of the seven states without an income levy, you still face other state (and local) taxes.

    State Tax Departments provides links to your state's Web page. The companion page, Tax Tidbits, is the compilation of blurbs about each state's tax laws. And for more state tax news, check out all our state tax bloggings.

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