Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

Tax breaks for businesses likely helped cushion the tax bill for President Donald Trump, as the speculation continues about Trump’s tax audit and tax returns.

Scammers steal hope, as well as cash, as they target job hunters during the pandemic. Some consumers report losing $1,500 or more to job scams.

The IRS has sent letters to roughly 9 million people who have not yet gotten stimulus checks. An Oct. 15 deadline looms to claim money before 2021.

Some who filed paper tax returns in February and March continued to wait for their federal income tax refunds in September after COVID-19 delays.

The military and federal civilian employees will need to deal with a payroll tax break, which will need to be paid back next year. But others won’t.

The phony invoice is a way to trick businesses — and consumers — into handing over cash and ID information. A new batch hit some PayPal accounts.

Changes in the tax rules beginning in 2018 eliminated some tax breaks for home offices if the worker was required by the employer to work from home.

Four months after the rollout, those left waiting for stimulus include some lower income families with children and others with spouse is in jail.

The COVID-19 coin shortage has many trying makeshift solutions, including a Wisconsin bank that temporarily offered bonus cash for coins.

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