Sarah Skidmore Sell, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

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IRS to delay tax filing due date

by Sarah Skidmore Sell Associated PressMarch 17, 2021

The Internal Revenue Service is delaying the traditional tax filing deadline from April 15 until May 17, according to the House Ways and Means Committee.The IRS and Treasury Department didn’t immediately comment Wednesday or provide further details….

FILE - In this July 15, 2020, file photo, job seekers exercise social distancing as they wait to be called into the Heartland Workforce Solutions office in Omaha, Neb. The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits has expired, the federal eviction moratorium has ended and federal money to help businesses retain workers has grown lean. Meanwhile, the pandemic rages on and there is no consensus from Washington on another relief package. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

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Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 aid

by Sarah Skidmore Sell Associated Press, and Paul Wiseman Associated PressAugust 6, 2020

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, a W-4 form is viewed in New York. As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline until July 15. The move provided some economic and logistic relief for taxpayers dealing with the disruptions and uncertainty brought on by lockdowns, school closures and shuttered businesses. But now that new deadline is rapidly approaching. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

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No more delays: What to know about the July 15 tax deadline

by Sarah Skidmore Sell Associated PressJuly 14, 2020

FILE - This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. 2019 was another tough year for the IRS, according to a new federal report. Burdened with years of budget cuts and a recent increase in workload to implement a new tax law, the IRS struggled to deliver on its mission in the past fiscal year. The annual report from the Office of Taxpayer Advocate found that in the 2019 fiscal year, among other problems, the agency failed to collect billions in unpaid taxes. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

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Underfunded IRS struggles to send refunds, answer calls

by Sarah Skidmore Sell Associated PressJanuary 8, 2020

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington March 22, 2013. The IRS website to make payments went down on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The IRS did not have an immediate explanation for the failure. But it said on its website that its online payment system became unavailable at 2:50 A.M. ET on Tuesday.

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IRS gives taxpayers extra day to file after website issues

by Sarah Skidmore Sell AP Personal Finance WriterApril 18, 2018

This photo shows an IRS W-4 form on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in New York. Workers are starting to see more take-home pay as employers implement the new withholding guidelines from the IRS. How much extra cash depends on several factors, such as workers' income, how often they are paid and the number of withholdings allowances they claim on their IRS Form W-4 with their employer. (AP Photo/Barbara Woike)

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Workers begin to see bigger paychecks

by Sarah Skidmore Sell Associated PressFebruary 2, 2018

In this Friday, Dec. 8, file photo, a man uses a bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong. Bitcoin is the world’s most popular virtual currency. The latest example of a company trying to tie its fortunes to the cryptocurrency craze came Thursday in the form of an iced tea maker.

Hitching the wagon to bitcoin and hoping for the best

by Sarah Skidmore Sell Associated PressDecember 22, 2017

File- This Sept. 17, 2016, file photo shows a Macy's sign being illuminated on a store marquis, in New York. Macy's says it is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season. The department store chain also lowered its full-year earnings forecast.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Macy’s to close 68 stores, cut 10K jobs amid weak sales

by Sarah Skidmore Sell Associated PressJanuary 4, 2017

In this Friday, July 29, 2016, photo, Debbie Amorelli poses with her son, Chris, 17, at their home in Upton, Mass. Debbie and her husband spend about 10,000 a year to pay for Chris to play hockey. They are able to pay for it thanks to an inheritance from his grandfather but keep telling him that this is money that could be going toward college. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

For a child’s dreams, are parents going for gold, or broke?

by Sarah Skidmore Sell Associated PressAugust 1, 2016