IRS Notices CP2100 and 2100A to Help Payers Correct Backup Withholding Errors will Go Out in April 2022

IRS Notices CP2100 and 2100A to Help Payers Correct Backup Withholding Errors will Go Out in April 2022 | site |


Information contained in U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) press release dated: April 15, 2022

Washington - - Beginning in mid-April 2022, the Internal Revenue Service will send CP2100 and CP2100A notices to financial institutions, businesses or payers who filed certain types of information returns that don't match IRS records.

These information returns include:

• Form 1099-B, Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions
• Form 1099-DIV, Dividends and Distributions
• Form 1099-G, Certain Government Payments
• Form 1099-INT, Interest Income
• Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third-Party Network Transactions
• Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income
• Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation
• Form 1099-OID, Original Issue Discount
• Form 1099-PATR, Taxable Distributions Received from Cooperative

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Statement of Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner: Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security Offices | site |



Online Services and Telephone Remain Most Convenient Ways to Contact Agency


Information contained in U.S. Social Security Administration press release dated: April 4, 2022

“I am pleased to announce that local Social Security offices will restore in-person services, including for people without an appointment, on April 7, 2022.

To avoid waiting in line, I strongly encourage people, who can, to use our online services at www.socialsecurity.gov, call us, and schedule appointments in advance rather than walking in without an appointment. Phone appointments can save you a trip to a busy office. I thank the public for your patience as we work to increase service. Customers who walk in without appointments may encounter delays and longer waits at ou...

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel welcomes 25 new Members; calls for new Volunteers to Apply by April 8 to help Shape Future of IRS, improve Taxpayer Rights | site |



Information contained in U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) press release dated: April 1, 2022 Washington - - The Internal Revenue Service today announced that it recommended, and the Department of the Treasury approved, the selection of 25 new members to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) for 2022. The new members will join 10 TAP alternates who were approved in a prior year, for a total of 35 new active members. When added to returning members, these new TAP members will round out the panel with 69 volunteers for 2022. New members were selected from a pool of approximately 300 interested individuals who applied during an open recruitment period last spring and from alternate members who applied in previous years. "We are excited to welcome all of the new members to the Taxpayer Advocac...

Special Saturday help from IRS available without an Appointment on April 9 | site |


Information contained in U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) press release dated: April 4, 2022 Washington - - As the federal tax filing deadline approaches later this month, the Internal Revenue Service today announced that many Taxpayer Assistance Centers will be open around the country this Saturday, April 9 for face-to-face help. This special Saturday help is available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and no appointment is needed. Normally, TACs are only open by appointment on weekdays. "We are inviting anyone who wants or needs some assistance to stop by," said IRS Wage & Investment Division Commissioner and Taxpayer Experience Officer Ken Corbin. "We designed these extra weekend hours to make it easier for taxpayers to resolve an issue, inquire about their account or work with the IRS if they have an obligation they cannot meet. Whatever the case, face-to-face help will be...

Air Travel Consumer Report: April 2021 Numbers | site |



(Information contained in U.S. Department of Transportation press release dated: June 21, 2021)

Washington - - The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its June 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of April 2021. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. The ATCR and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer . The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in significant changes to airline schedules and operations in April 2021, although airlines scheduled and operated more flights in April 2021 than any month since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The total number of flights operated in April 2021 have not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels but have increas...

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Results of April 2021 NAEP Survey on School Reopening
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(Information contained in U.S. Department of Education press release dated: June 10, 2021) “Today's data reaffirms what we’ve been seeing and hearing for months – that we’ve met and exceeded President Biden’s goal of reopening the majority of K-8 schools, and that as a nation we continue to make significant progress in reopening as many schools as possible before the summer. As of April, 96 percent of K-8 schools were offering in-person learning options and 59 percent of these schools were offering full-time in-person instruction. From speaking with educators, students, parents, and districts across the country, we know that additional reopening progress was made in May and the early weeks of June. While today’s data show that for the first time this year more Black and Hispanic fourth graders were attend...

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 27-28, 2021 | site |


(Information contained in Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System press release dated: May 19, 2021)

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on April 27–28, 2021.

The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee ordinarily are made available three weeks after the day of the policy decision and subsequently are published in the Board's Annual Report. The descriptions of economic and financial conditions contained in these minutes are based solely on the information that was available to the Committee at the time of the meeting.

FOMC minutes can be viewed on the Board's website at http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee April 27–28, 2021: ...

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Walsh on the April Jobs Report | site |



(Information contained in U.S. Department of Labor press release dated: May 7, 2021) Washington, DC - - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the April 2021 Employment Situation Report: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 266,000 jobs in the month of April, and the unemployment rate was 6.1 percent, up marginally from 6.0 percent in March. Labor force participation is at its highest point since last August and the number of people expressing hesitancy about returning to work due to the coronavirus is at its lowest point in the pandemic. “However, the numbers also show we have a steep climb ahead of us. We have yet to recover roughly eight million jobs that existed prior to the pandemic. Racial inequities in the unemployment picture persist, as the Black unemployment rate increased slightly to 9.7 perc...

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System publishes Minutes of the Board's Discount Rate Meeting on April 29, 2020 | site |


(May 26, 2020) - - Today (May 26, 2020), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published the following information:

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meeting on April 29, 2020.

The minutes are attached.



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Treasury and IRS Delay Federal Tax Day from April 15 to July 15 Due to COVID-19 Outbreak | site |




(March 21, 2020) - - Today (March 21, 2020), the U.S. Department of the Treasury published the following information: Washington – Following President Donald J. Trump’s emergency declaration pursuant to the Stafford Act, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday announced that the tax filings and payments for all federal income taxes (including self-employment tax) due on April 15, 2020, regardless of amount, will now be due on July 15, 2020. “At President Trump’s direction, we are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15,” said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties. I encourage all taxpayers who may have tax refunds to file now to receive those funds as quickly as possible.” Taxpayers are not required t...

IRS Kicks off 2020 Tax Filing Season with Returns due April 15; Help Available on IRS.gov for Fastest Service| site |




(January 27, 2020) - - Today, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published the following information: WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service successfully opened the 2020 tax filing season today as the agency begins accepting and processing federal tax returns for tax year 2019. The deadline to file a 2019 tax return and pay any tax owed is Wednesday, April 15, 2020. More than 150 million individual tax returns for the 2019 tax year are expected to be filed, with the vast majority of those coming before the April 15 tax deadline. "The IRS workforce has worked for nearly a year to prepare for the opening of tax season," said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. "Our dedicated employees are committed to help taxpayers, process tax returns and serve the nation − not just through the April 15 tax deadline but throughout the year." ...

U.S. Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available in North Carolina Following Secretary of Agriculture Drought Disaster Declaration for April Freeze

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July 24, 2018


Atlanta, GA - - (July 23, 2018) - - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations located in Cherokee and Clay counties in
North Carolina as a result of the freeze on April 17, 2018.

“These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more primary counties in Georgia. The Small Business Administration recognizes that disasters do not usually stop at county or state lines. For that reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration are...

April 16th Update from the Department of Health and Human Services

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(April 16, 2018) - - Today, the Department of Health and Human Services issued the following statement: Earlier today, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex M. Azar II, was discharged from St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana after he was admitted yesterday for treatment of a minor infection. The Secretary has been fully functional during his brief period of observation and has been in regular contact with HHS senior leadership. He will be back in the office tomorrow in Washington, D.C. The Secretary and his family thank everyone for their concerns and well wishes. They are extremely grateful for the incredible doctors and nurses who provided him with excellent care during his one-night stay at St. Vincent’s. This serves as an update following yesterday’s statement which can be read at ...

West Virginia Governor Justice Orders West Virginia State Flags at Half-staff Immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, April, 4, 2018

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Charleston, West Virginia - - (April 2, 2018) - - Gov. Jim Justice issued a proclamation today ordering all West Virginia State flags on all state-owned facilities at the Capitol Complex in Charleston and throughout Kanawha County to be displayed at half-staff IMMEDIATELY until sunset on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 as a mark of respect for Pratt Volunteer Firefighters Michael Edwards and Thomas Craigo who perished late last month from injuries they sustained in a motor vehicle accident while responding to the scene of another mishap....

IRS Tax Time Guide says Contribute to an IRA by April 17 and claim it for 2017

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Washington, DC - - (March 20, 2018) - - The Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers today that it’s not too late to contribute to an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) and still claim it on a 2017 tax return. Anyone with an IRA may be eligible for a tax credit or deduction on their 2017 tax return if they make contributions by April 17, 2018.

This is the sixth in a series of nine IRS news releases called the Tax Time Guide, designed to help taxpayers navigate common tax issues. This year’s tax-filing deadline is April 17. An IRA is designed to enable employees and the self-employed to save for retirement. Most taxpayers who work are eligible to start a traditional or Roth IRA or add money to an existing account. Contributions to a traditional IRA are often tax deductible, but dis...