What individuals need to know about the new CARES Act
The third coronavirus relief package – the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) – has been passed by Congress and signed by President Trump. The CARES Act contains provisions designed to help both businesses and individuals. Click here to read about the provisions affecting businesses. Below is a look at those provisions […]
Tax filing deadline extended until July 15
President Trump announced today that the April 15 individual tax filing deadlines will be extended until July 15 in light of the disruption from the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the tax payment deadline would be extended 90 days. Now, as a result of this most recent news, both the tax […]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides paid sick and family leave, employer tax credits
President Trump signed today the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) to provide affected individuals with paid sick and family leave and create tax credits for affected employers, expand food and nutrition services, allow for emergency state unemployment insurance grants, and increase Medicaid funding to states, among other things. The leave provisions go into […]
April 15 tax payment deadline extended
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that individuals can defer tax payments up to $1 million and corporations can defer tax payments up to $10 million for 90 days. The $1 million limit for individuals was established to cover small businesses and pass-through entities. The payment deadline extension is in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. At the time […]