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February 23, 2021 at 6:59 pm

Romney says Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran

WASHINGTON — Republican Mitt Romney said Donald Trump likely would win the GOP presidential nomination if he decided to run again in 2024. The Utah...

February 22, 2021 at 5:58 am

What happens next in the final push to pass Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus

The House plans to vote as soon as Friday, setting up a Senate vote as soon as next week. First, though, Senate Democratic leaders are...

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January 8, 2021 at 1:09 pm

New round of Paycheck Protection Program funds starts on Monday

The updated program "enhances the PPP’s targeted relief to small businesses most impacted by COVID-19,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement Friday.

Business

January 7, 2021 at 9:46 am

Minority, women-owned businesses get first bid on new PPP loans

The SBA guidance prioritizing under-served businesses seeks to address several criticisms of the first rounds of PPP funding. Congress approved an additional $284 billion for...

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FILE – In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, doors at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building are locked and covered with blinds as a sign posted advises that the office will be closed during the partial government shutdown in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) WX101

October 26, 2020 at 3:45 pm

IRS resumes sending balance-due notices after virus mail backlog

The IRS is resuming sending out notices that alert individual taxpayers that they have a balance due and what their payment options are. The agency...

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September 11, 2020 at 8:08 am

Major companies won’t play with Trump’s payroll tax deferral

No major private employer has stepped forward with plans to forgo withholding the levy from workers' paychecks -- as Trump's action allowed from Sept. 1...

Business

June 27, 2020 at 6:01 am

Procrastination may pay this tax filing season, IRS says

Taxpayers who are owed a refund may also get a second check this year if they took advantage of the July 15 extended filing deadline.

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President Donald J.Trump’s name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in San Antonio. According to the Treasury Department, it marks the first time a president’s name has appeared on any IRS payments, whether refund checks or other stimulus checks that have been mailed during past economic crises. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) TXEG104 TXEG104

May 8, 2020 at 11:49 am

IRS sets Wednesday deadline for direct deposit stimulus payments

The Internal Revenue Service said it will accept bank account information until noon Wednesday for people who want to receive stimulus payments by direct deposit....

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May 5, 2020 at 1:00 am

Democrats Challenge Trump’s Pick to Oversee Pandemic Funds

(Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats challenged a vow of "fairness and impartiality" by Brian Miller, President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee trillions of dollars being spent...

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January 23, 2020 at 3:00 pm

Biden, Sanders overstate tax-hike revenue, estimates find

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have overestimated the amount of revenue their tax proposals would generate by hundreds of billions,...