Tuesday, March 24, 2020

e-News for Small Business Special Edition

Bookmark and Share

 

IRS.gov Banner
e-News for Small Business March 24, 2020

Tax Resources for Small Business

Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource

Small Business Forms & Instructions

Small Business Events

Small Business Webinars

e-File for Businesses and Self-Employed

Businesses with Employees

Small Business Products

Self-Employed Individuals

S Corporations


Other Resources

IRS.gov

Find it Fast!

All Forms and Instructions

Filing Your Taxes

Make a Payment

Taxpayer Advocate Service

Retirement Plans

Tax Information for Charities
and Other Non-Profits

State Links

SSA/IRS Reporter

IRS Social Media

 

 

e-News for Small Business, Special Edition

Inside This Issue

  1. IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue 
  2. Tax Day now July 15: Treasury, IRS extend filing deadline and federal tax payments
  3. Treasury, IRS and Labor announce plan to implement Coronavirus-related paid leave for workers and tax credits for small and midsize businesses
  4. High-deductible health plans can cover coronavirus costs

1. IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue


As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak continues, the Internal Revenue Service is taking multiple steps to protect our employees, America's taxpayers and our partners. Although we are curtailing some operations during this period, the IRS is continuing with mission-critical functions to support the nation, and that includes accepting tax returns and sending refunds.

See complete IRS Operations statement at IRS.gov.

Back to top


2.  Tax Day now July 15: Treasury, IRS extend filing deadline and federal tax payments


The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced March 21 that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020.

Taxpayers can also defer federal income tax payments due on April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed. This deferment applies to all taxpayers, including individuals, corporations and other non-corporate tax filers as well as those who pay self-employment tax.

Taxpayers do not need to file any additional forms or call the IRS to qualify for this automatic federal tax filing and payment relief. The IRS urges taxpayers who are due a refund to file as soon as possible.

For a list of frequently asked questions, go to the Filing and Payment Deadlines Questions and Answers page at IRS.gov.

For this and other COVID-19 related news, see the special section on IRS.gov focused on steps to help taxpayers, businesses and others affected by the pandemic.

Back to top


3.  Treasury, IRS and Labor announce plan to implement Coronavirus-related paid leave for workers and tax credits for small and midsize businesses


The U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced in a March 20 news release that soon, small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and fully reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing coronavirus-related leave to their employees.

This relief to employees and small and midsize businesses is provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, signed by President Trump on March 18, 2020.

View the complete March 20 IRS news release.

Back to top


4.  High-deductible health plans can cover coronavirus costs


The IRS recently advised that high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) can pay for 2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 related testing and treatment, without jeopardizing their status. This also means that an individual with an HDHP that covers these costs may continue to contribute to a health savings account (HSA).

See the recent IRS news release: IRS: High-deductible health plans can cover coronavirus costs for more information.

Back to top

 

 

FaceBook Logo  YouTube Logo  Instagram Logo  Twitter Logo  LinkedIn Logo


Thank you for subscribing to this IRS email service.

This message was distributed automatically from the mailing list e-News For Small Business. Please do not reply to this message.

 


This email was sent to business.solutions.ve@gmail.com by: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) · Internal Revenue Service · 1111 Constitution Ave. N.W. · Washington DC 20535 GovDelivery logo

No comments:

Post a Comment