More Traveler Tax Relief Needed as Virus Restrictions Remain

The IRS may need to do more to help workers stuck in the U.S. due to pandemic travel restrictions, as there is no clear end in sight to fallout from the virus.

The agency on Tuesday outlined relief measures (Rev. Proc 2020-20, Rev. Proc. 2020-27) allowing nonresident individuals, foreign corporations, and partnerships to select a 60-day period between Feb. 1 and April 1 where the IRS won’t consider their activity in the U.S. to trigger tax liability. But with flight cancellations and travel limits in place around the globe, business groups and tax professionals said the ...