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Did You Get a Coronavirus Stimulus Check Sent to a Dead Person? The IRS Wants it Back

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 9, 2020 8:32 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The IRS has mistakenly sent some of the coronavirus stimulus payments to deceased individuals and is now asking for them to be returned.

USPS Loses $4.5 Billion in Q2 2020 as Effects of Coronavirus Begin to Set In

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 8, 2020 3:26 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The economic effects of the coronavirus are beginning to show up in the Postal Service’s financial numbers as its losses continue to mount.

IRS Begins Recalling Thousands of Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 27, 2020 11:17 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
A young woman sits in an office working on a laptop while wearing a face mask covering her nose and mouth

The IRS has begun recalling employees to the office, but it is not without controversy.

How Many Coronavirus Stimulus Payments Have Been Issued?

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 25, 2020 10:34 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
United States Treasury check pictured on top of IRS form 1040 depicting a tax refund from the IRS

The IRS has published data showing how many total Economic Impact Payments have been issued in each state.

Is Your Stimulus “Payment Status Not Available?” This May Be Why

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 16, 2020 4:04 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
Screenshot of the message "Payment status not available" displayed on the IRS website in the Get My Payment coronavirus stimulus status application

Are you getting a “payment status not available” message when checking your coronavirus stimulus payment? The IRS explains what this means.

IRS Launching ‘Get My Payment’ App to Expedite Coronavirus Stimulus Payments

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 14, 2020 9:40 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
Close up of Benjamin Franklin's picture on the $100 bill seen wearing a surgical mask

The IRS is launching an online application this week to help qualifying taxpayers get their coronavirus stimulus payments more quickly.

USPS Wants $75 Billion to Survive Coronavirus Pandemic

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 10, 2020 11:34 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The Postal Service wants a bailout from Congress, but is this just delaying the inevitable?

Lawmakers Renew Their Plea for a Postal Service Bailout

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 8, 2020 8:13 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

A small group of lawmakers are asking for emergency relief for the Postal Service in the next coronavirus stimulus bill.

IRS Provides Update About Coronavirus Stimulus Payments

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 31, 2020 10:30 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
COVID-19 coronavirus stimulus money: $100 bills falling from the sky; the images of Benjamin Franklin on them shown wearing a surgical mask

The IRS has provided information about when and how individuals will receive their coronavirus stimulus payments.

House Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Contains a Bailout for the Postal Service

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 24, 2020 5:37 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Two House lawmakers have said that the coronavirus has created a financial emergency for the Postal Service.

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