What does Summer School look like for students in 2020? A lot different than it has in the past. In a period of economic uncertainty with shifting job markets and employment opportunities that are evaporating in some places and springing to life in others, higher education remains one of the best [...]
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance that provides relief to individuals and businesses affected by travel disruptions arising from the COVID-19 emergency. The guidance includes the following: Revenue Procedure 2020-20 which provides that, under certain circumstances, up to 60 consecutive calendar days of U.S. presence [...]
There is currently a wide range of RNA tests for detecting COVID-19 according to a new study by Sensonics International. A news release from the company states "in light of strong evidence that decreased ability to smell accompanies this disease, it is partnering with many universities and agencies to provide [...]
The Internal Revenue Service issued a special alert for several groups of federal benefit recipients to act by April 22, if they didn't file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 and have dependents so they can quickly receive the full amount of their Economic Impact Payment. Their $1,200 payments [...]
In an ongoing effort to protect its customers during the coronavirus pandemic, NewDay USA, a VA mortgage lender, said veterans and service members can now sign mortgage closing documents without having a notary signing agent enter their home. The company's new SafeClose service, which abides by the Center for Disease Control and [...]
The Internal Revenue Service said taxpayers have several options to schedule and pay federal taxes electronically due on July 15. Taxpayers with payments scheduled for April 15 also have a midnight Monday deadline to reschedule payments. Several options let taxpayers schedule payments up to a year in advance. For taxpayers [...]
Grocery stores and large warehouses aren't the only businesses that are having trouble keeping up with providing food staples during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, nearly 100 percent of food banks in the Feeding America network is serving more neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet nearly 60 percent [...]
IRS.gov provides important information for taxpayers in various languages, as well as YouTube videos to help taxpayers when filing taxes. For access to information in any of the seven languages that the IRS currently translates information, taxpayers can click on the English dropdown tab in the top menu bar on [...]
The National Association of Realtors has implemented the return of its ‘Right Tools, Right Now’ program, which will make numerous business-critical resources immediately available to all of the association’s 1.4 million members at reduced or no cost. Originating in response to the financial crisis, nearly 1 million Realtors accessed $54 million [...]
