IRS Pandemic Refunds

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May 6, 2026
May 6, 2026 Updated 45 mins ago

FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is photographed May 4, 2021, in Washington.
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IRS may owe you a refund for coronavirus-era fines. Here's how to apply, before the deadline

Millions of taxpayers penalized by the IRS during the coronavirus pandemic for late payments or filings may qualify for refunds or penalty terminations.

US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

The U.S. government has agreed to permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. As part of the settlement agreement, the U.S. is “forever barred and precluded” from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump organization’s current tax issues, according to a one-page document posted to the DOJ website on Tuesday.