Who thought back on March 13, 2020, that we'd still be dealing with the coronavirus five years later? Not me, but here we are, even though the official federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended on May 11, 2023.
At least we're beyond serious, widespread outbreaks. Yes, people are still catching COVID-19, mostly those who refuse to vaccinate. That's why I get my boosters, and avoid large crowds. Of course, even before the pandemic, I wasn't a fan of mass gatherings, so that didn't cause too much change in my lifestyle.
But still, the virus affected all of us, some more seriously than others.
And we're still dealing with its impact on taxes. The Internal Revenue Service is still dealing with the aftermath of well-meant tax breaks, some of which went awry. Yes, I'm looking at you Employee Retention Credit (ERC). This business tax break is an example of how many of the benefits to help individuals and businesses financially survive the pandemic shutdowns were coopted by, at best, aggressive but not always knowledgeable promoters and, at worst, crooks.
So, I'll keep track of lingering COVID tax matters and future ones that might occur here, on the ol' blog's seventh Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Taxes page. If you want to check out previous COVID-related tax posts, you can head on over to the original page with the March-July 2020 designation, the second page with posts from August-December 2020, page number three's coverage of January-December 2021, the January-December 2022 iteration, the 2023 version at …and so it continues into 2023, and last year's …and, alas, into 2024.
I won't challenge the health or tax gods by predicting whether this will be the last COVID page. But I will note that while there are, for now, seven COVID and taxes pages, a couple of things are on all of them.
First, the items are listed with the most recent post first.
Secondly, this page, like its COVID predecessors, starts off with posts from Don't Mess With Taxes because, well, it's my blog! Then the other sections with coronavirus links from official government websites, professional associations, law and accounting firms, and tax policy think tanks follow.
OK, enough with the housekeeping. Let's get to this seventh (and final; OK, I did it, I did tempt the medical powers that be!) collection of coronavirus tax+ matters with a quick caveat. I'm pulling a few from the 2024 page as they also are of interest in 2025.
- Nearly half of work-from-home employees would quit if forced back to office fulltime (Jan. 22, 2025)
- IRS sending up to $1,400 to 1 million who missed out on COVID stimulus checks in 2021 (Dec. 22, 2024)
- IRS processing 400,000 ERC claims worth $10 billion (Oct. 13, 2024)
There also are some posts since the beginning of the pandemic that tangentially reference COVID-19's effects on taxes, but not enough so to make the official coronavirus cut for inclusion on this or the other pages.
If you're interested in seeing those, you can browse the Coronavirus COVID-19 category. The posts above (as well as those on the other coronavirus pages) will show up, too, but just keep scrolling to find others that didn't make this coronavirus tax specific list.
Now to other off-blog resources.
As noted at the top of this page, the official federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended in May. With that expiration date, many sites ended or scaled back their coronavirus postings. Some official government sites, however, continue to offer advice. The image above recommends Coronavirus.gov, which goes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID page. It's also part of the government sites list below.
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)
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
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
At the height of the pandemic, other tax-focused professional and industry sites followed the virus-related tax changes. Now, however, they are effectively dated, if not deleted, so I've excised that listing from this 2024 page.
However, since COVID-19 is still around, you can find medical coronavirus resource links below.

Need help finding a coronavirus vaccine in the United States?
Call 1-800-232-0233
or TTY 1-888-720-7489.
More information and resources at:
CDC Vaccines
CDC Booster Shots
HHS Combat COVID
USA.Gov COVID Info
Taxes are important, but they are just taxes. The well-being of everyone and your families is everything, the only thing. Stay safe!
First COVID-19 resource page posted April 4, 2020
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