IRS Will Issue Unemployment Refunds in May
Authored by the Internal Revenue Service | March 31, 2021To help taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service will take steps to automatically refund money this spring and summer to people who...
02 April, 2021
Unemployment Benefits Tag
Are Your Unemployment Benefits Taxable?
Unemployment Benefits We've seen numerous changes to unemployment benefits throughout 2020 and 2021. Now, President Biden’s American Rescue Plan that Congress enacted in March of 2021 has extended the additional $300...
18 March, 2021
FBI Sees Spike in Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
Authored by FBI National Press OfficeThe FBI has seen a spike in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims complaints related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic involving the use of stolen personal identifiable...
08 February, 2021
COVID-19 Year-End Tax Planning
If you are reading this, that means you’ve survived what will be one of the most interesting years in your life! This year has brought changes to the way we...
03 November, 2020
Unemployment is Taxable: Withhold Now to Avoid Tax-Time Surprise
Authored by the Internal Revenue Service: IR-2020-185, August 18, 2020With millions of Americans now receiving taxable unemployment compensation, many of them for the first time, the Internal Revenue Service today...
25 August, 2020
Payroll Tax Relief for Employers Impacted by COVID-19
In response to COVID-19, Congress created four payroll tax relief programs for employers via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Families First Coronavirus Response...
06 July, 2020
Unemployed by COVID-19? Special Benefits May Apply to You.
The CARES Act includes Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) provisions that extend and supplement state-provided unemployment insurance and are intended to lessen the financial burdens on individuals who have lost their...
27 April, 2020
CARES Act: Enhanced Unemployment Benefits, Self-Employed Now Qualify
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enhanced standard Unemployment Benefits for those affected by COVID-19. It also created Unemployment opportunities for many who were traditionally not be...
08 April, 2020