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Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 15 The Guardian on U.S. President Joe Biden,...

Feds: Unemployment fraud suspect tried to bilk IRS of $1.6M

May. 28, 2021 09:20 PM EDT
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A suspended Nigerian government official accused of stealing $350,000 from Washington state as part of a massive pandemic-related fraud...

FILE - In this May 7, 2021 file photo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. Yellen says that the economic recovery is going to be “bumpy” with high inflation readings likely to last through the end of this year. But Yellen maintained Thursday, May 27, that the inflation pressures will be temporary and if they do threaten to become embedded in the economy, the government has the tools to address that threat. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Yellen says economic recovery likely to be 'bumpy'

By Martin Crutsinger May. 27, 2021 01:52 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 06:46 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ April 14 The Daily Citizen-News on the federal...

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2020, file photo Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing in Washington. At a Senate hearing Rettig said Tuesday, April 13, 2021, that he expects to meet the July 1 deadline in the new pandemic rescue law for starting a groundbreaking tax program aimed at reducing child poverty. That means new advance monthly payments of as much as $300 per child could begin flowing to lower-income families this summer. (Tasos Katopodis/Pool via AP, File)
IRS chief expects new child payments to start this summer

By Marcy Gordon Apr. 13, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

Idaho Tax Commission extends tax filing deadline to May 17

By Keith Ridler Mar. 25, 2021 02:31 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Tax Commission voted Thursday to delay Idaho’s tax deadline a month to match the new later federal tax deadline. ...

Idaho lawmakers face tight schedule to extend tax deadline

By Keith Ridler Mar. 24, 2021 12:42 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation extending the tax filing deadline from April 15 to May 17 for Idaho residents will be among lawmakers’ top priorities for when...

Indiana extends tax filing deadline following federal delay

Mar. 22, 2021 05:17 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced an extension Monday to the 2020 Indiana individual income tax filing deadline, allowing Hoosiers more...

Pennsylvania follows IRS in delaying tax deadline to May 17

Mar. 18, 2021 12:31 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will delay its tax filing deadline from April 15 until May 17, after the Internal Revenue Service said it is delaying the...

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, a W-4 form is viewed in New York. The IRS will delay the traditional April 15 tax filing due date until May 17, 2021, to cope with added duties and provide Americans more flexibility. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
IRS will delay tax filing due date until May 17

By Sarah Skidmore Sell Mar. 17, 2021 04:50 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Feb. 12, 2021 03:12 PM EST
Connecticut Post. February 10, 2021. Editorial: Lamont’s budget an encouraging first step in a long process As he...

Shaheen: Many still have unprocessed 2019 tax returns

Jan. 10, 2021 04:22 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire says she's hearing from “numerous" constituents who say their 2019 tax returns haven't been...

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a coronavirus playbook speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. McEnany suggested that the team for President-elect Joe Biden can use the coronavirus playbook. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Latest: McConnell proposes shifting funds to COVID aid

Nov. 20, 2020 11:07 AM EST

Idaho prisons tell inmates about relief check eligibility

By Rebecca Boone Oct. 12, 2020 02:57 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — People who had their coronavirus relief checks wrongly denied or seized because they were behind bars now have a few more days to apply to...

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig prepares to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Washington. (Tasos Katopodis/Pool via AP)
IRS chief: agency reaching out on pandemic relief payments

By Marcy Gordon Oct. 07, 2020 06:03 PM EDT

Like the IRS, North Carolina tax deadline now Wednesday

Jul. 15, 2020 04:18 AM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — That three-month extension for North Carolina residents and corporations to turn in their income tax returns is running out. ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie talks before President Donald Trump arrives to speak about protecting seniors, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rangers, IRS volunteers lead in returns of federal workers

By Ellen Knickmeyer And Ashraf Khalil May. 09, 2020 02:38 PM EDT

Where coronavirus relief checks go, fraudsters follow

Bev O’shea Apr. 18, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
The Internal Revenue Service has begun depositing stimulus checks electronically into bank accounts. If you’ve gotten yours, great. Now, guard that money,...

FILE - This Monday, April 6, 2020 file photo shows an arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills in Las Vegas. On Friday, April 17, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer banned hydroxychloroquine for use against COVID-19. Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs released a memo in March 2020 asking for physicians and pharmacists not to stockpile hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine. Hydroxychloroquine is officially approved for treating malaria, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, but not COVID-19. (AP Photo/John Locher)
NOT REAL NEWS: More falsehoods around the novel coronavirus

By Beatrice Dupuy, Arijeta Lajka, Amanda Seitz Apr. 17, 2020 02:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 3, 2020, file photo, a car exits the drive-thru of a PNC Bank in downtown Scranton, Pa. Americans are beginning to see the first economic impact payments hit their bank accounts this week. The IRS tweeted Saturday, April 11, 2020, that it had begun depositing funds into taxpayers’ bank accounts and would be working to get them out as fast as it can. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP, File)
Here's what to know about your relief check from the gov't

By Sarah Skidmore Sell Apr. 16, 2020 02:42 PM EDT