Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley called on the IRS’s watchdog to do more to educate Americans about potential scams related to economic stimulus payments that will soon be sent out.

New York is diverting sales tax proceeds to help struggling hospitals, and Massachusetts tax revenue actually came in ahead of expectations in March. In California, meanwhile, business groups aren’t entirely pleased, but counties agreed to waive interest and fees on late property taxes. Here’s the latest on shifting state tax guidelines, deadlines, and policy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. For Friday’s coverage click here. Here’s a state-by-state roadmap.

The Small Business Administration’s loan processing platform went down Monday for as long as four hours, temporarily halting the ability of lenders to process loans for small business owners seeking relief from the impact of the coronavirus.

Congress‘s next stimulus bill to prop up the U.S. economy during the coronavirus crisis will be at least another $1 trillion, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats on a private conference call.

State transportation departments need $50 billion in federal funds to offset significant revenue declines due to plummeting road travel and gasoline sales, according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

Amazon.com Inc. and other large companies in Seattle would collectively pay the city an estimated $500 million a year in taxes under a bill introduced Monday in the City Council.

The IRS saw a 40% drop in applications for advance tax deals involving intercompany transactions in 2019 compared with the previous year, an annual IRS report found.

This is normally the time of year when the federal government is collecting taxes due, but the devastating coronavirus now has the U.S. trying to rapidly dole out hundreds of billions of dollars in aid and tax breaks to businesses large and small.