Commissioner rettig, thank you for agreeing to testify on 2020 tax Filing Season and the irs handling of challenges that are posed because of the pandemic. 2020 Filing Season got off to its typical start at the end of january. However since then, this Filing Season has been anything but typical. This includes the individual and Corporate Income tax filings and payment deadlines which were pushed back from the normal april 15 to july 15. There is some rumors it might be extended again. I dont know. I have heard that at least once. Despite these extended dialogue deadlines, the tax Filing Season continued with money still filing taxes as usual asy still filing taxes usual. At the same time consistent with Government Shutdown orders and cdc guidance, the irs limited much of its work to essential services, closed a number of facilities and instituted telework policies where practical. Shortstaffed irs during the busiest time of the year. That meant taxpayers experience longer wait times to
Wayne. The governor says his Administration Just started discussing the option the idea would be to make up for the time students of losses spring because of the shelter in place some fours michelle case and talk a bay area educators who say they are willing to do whatever is the best for the students. Theres been a learning loss and you can either just wrong. You know roll over and just accept that or you can do something about it so thats i think it if we can maybe start the school year low earlier that would help mind that gap a little bit close that gap a little bit at this point its just a possibility, but california governor Gavin Newsome said in his press conference on tuesday the school year may started bit earlier this summer nowhere to she comments were more like what it is. Right earlier this month, the governor also addressed with school may look like next year staggered schedules an extra cleaning obviously none of us ever could have imagined that this would be our reality
Preparedness stage. That means that all mortars, improved testing, access to protective gear and ample hospital capacity. Next up is stage 2 where retail, retail pickup can resume come along with restarting manufacturing and offices that can accommodate social distancing. Stage 3 includes higher risk environments like nail salons, movie theaters and gems. Major events like concerts and conventions are phase four and will likely remains offlimits for some time until there is immunity or some vaccine. Those in the Construction Industry tell us they anticipate the local ban on building to be lifted very soon. They have been talking to officials about the changes they have made to safely restart. New at 10 tonight, trans one tran once amber lee with what she learned. Reporter people in the Construction Industry expect the band to be listed any day and jobsites will look different. We built the little hot water stations, little insta hot , which is actually better for us and washing our han
A parent in just a few moments from now. Several bay area counties are extending their stay at home owners but at the same Time Offering a little bit of relaxation in relief for you from 4 Sarah Stinson well explain in a live report and overnight the chp is investigating a deadly freeway shooting on i 80 were live with the details. Good morning and thanks for joining us. Im darya folsom and. Parents and students got quite the surprise when governor newsome said. Maybe school in the fall will start early as early as july covers will tran is live in berkeley the question is are we ready to get back into the classrooms. Well. If you talk to parents and a lot of them are saying no its funny writer area when this all started parents are like lets give them back into the classrooms but now theyre learning more about covid19. For say wait a minute no no were not ready to go. But the governor says. There has been a learning loss that a lot of kids are not getting what they need as much as pare
Of the class teaching the kids online or not and thats why he is saying lets why wait around why wayne so the fall, lets go ahead and close this deficit by he calls and get them back in school late july or early august, the governor says. Hes just floating the idea i talked to one parent this morning who was jogging and she was caught off guard by this it seems like shes not too happy about it because many people have already wrap their minds around the idea that at the very least the kids will have summer and then possibly start school a little bit later maybe late september early october to try to get their mind around this and its not just the parents james and ari a lot of School Districts are saying the same thing like thats not own up time for them to start planning not just for the kids but for the teachers to rearrange their classrooms. But the governor says just hold on a little bit lets take a deep breath. It is just something thats being put on the table. We are considering