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​Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Taxes

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.

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.

We're kicking it off with COVID-19 posts 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 does or might affect our taxes. This list will be updated as I post new coronavirus tax items.
  • 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 03, 2020)
  • Treasury relents, will send COVID-19 payments automatically to eligible senior citizens (Thursday, April 02, 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, which started in early March, that tangentially reference COVID-19's effects on taxes. If you're interested in seeing those, too, you can browse the new Coronavirus COVID-19 category. The posts above 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.

First, there are the official government sites. 
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 
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.

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
Avalara: COVID-19 Tax Relief Roundup
Employee Benefit News (EBN): Coronavirus Impact



Updates will be provided regularly as we receive more guidance from the aforementioned resources.
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.
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