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FILE - This May 4, 2021 file photo shows the outside of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their plate: taxes. Tax season can be complicated for everyone, but as the April 18 filing deadline looms, small business owners, contractors, entrepreneurs and others face even more rules and regulations that are ever-changing. The Internal Revenue Service has announced a backlog and warned that more delays are to be expected. The IRS said earlier this month it was hiring 10,000 workers to deal with a backlog of 23 million items triggered by limiting operations during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) — Small_Business-Taxes_84056

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IRS gets $80B to 'rebuild' its capacity under Senate reconciliation deal

The budget reconciliation package announced Wednesday night by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) would give the IRS $80 billion over the next 10 years, with a focus on tax enforcement.

Congress

Congress is on recess this week, as the February budget deadline looms

Congress

Yes it got an infrastructure bill passed, but Congress still has a lot of work to do

Federal Report

Checking in on the year-end checklist, and it's not pretty

Federal Report

September is looking downright nutty

Congress

More paid leave for feds, and other reasons to watch budget reconciliation this time

Explainers

The path forward for Trump's proposed federal retirement cuts in 2020

David Hawkings

Federal Drive

Senate budget committee working on 2020 resolution

Robert Wilkie

Federal Newscast

Large amount of IT updates may have doomed Forever GI bill from the start

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)

Budget

Senate GOP resolution revives familiar debate over federal retirement, spending cuts

The Capitol is seen at dawn as overnight storm clouds pass, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Feds saved from retirement cuts in 2018 budget resolution with House vote

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)

Budget

Senate passes budget resolution without instructions for retirement cuts

FILE - This April 4, 2017, file photo, shows the Capitol at dawn in Washington. On Thursday, July 13, 2017, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for June. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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How the 2018 budget resolution process may impact you and your retirement

Gerry Connolly

Retirement

House advances 2018 budget resolution with federal retirement cuts

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House committee's 2018 budget proposal sets stage for federal retirement cuts

FILE - In this April 4, 2017, file photo, the Capitol is seen at dawn in Washington. Bipartisan bargainers are making progress toward a budget deal to prevent a partial federal shutdown this weekend, a major hurdle overcome when President Donald Trump signaled he would put off his demand that the measure include money to build his border wall with Mexico. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Budget

Long-term budget outlook: 'We're doomed. Any questions?'

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In Depth interviews - May 8