IRS tackles 'new ground' juggling stimulus payments with extended filing season




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Summary: The IRS finds itself on new ground getting stimulus payments out and also keeping the tax filing season running through July 15. Agency officials expect to send 60 million stimulus payments by mid-April, but the timeline for the rest of the country is extending out further than the Treasury Department first projected. Meanwhile, nearly half of the IRS’ workforce is working from home and more could soon join them. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman had more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices