In Notice 2020-18, 2020-15 I.R.B. 590 (4/6/2020), the Internal Revenue Service has announced that, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, income tax returns and payments that are now due on April 15 can be deferred until July 15 without any penalties or interest. The … Continue reading
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The Pa. Department of Revenue recently posted the following on its website: “Due to the recent closing of commonwealth and county office buildings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Revenue is aware that taxpayers have been … Continue reading
Note: Notice 2020-17 was superseded by Notice 2020-18. In Notice 2020-17, the Internal Revenue Service has announced that, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, income tax payments that are now due on April 15 can be deferred until July 15 without … Continue reading
The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania now has a web page with links to both state and county orders resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading
Philadelphia courts (and related offices) will be closed until at least April 1. President Judge Administrative Order No. 10-2020 In re: EMERGENCY JUDICIAL ORDER. President Judge Administrative Order No. 8-2020 In re: Stay of the Execution of Alias Writs of … Continue reading
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware County has entered an order declaring a judicial emergency, as a result of which the courthouse (and government center where the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court is located) will be … Continue reading
The following is a 3/16/2020 news release from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Amid COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court today declared a statewide judicial emergency effective until April 14, 2020. With the emergency declaration in place, county president judges are … Continue reading
The COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) contagion is starting to affect court operations in Pennsylvania. By an administrative order dated March 12, 2020, the Montgomery County Orphans’ Court has suspended the call of the audit list in open court and has adopted … Continue reading
The Required Minimum Distribution Webcalculator has been updated to incorporate the changes made by the SECURE Act (Division O of P.L. 116-94). Specifically: The required beginning age for lifetime distributions has been changed from 70-1/2 to 72 for persons who … Continue reading
The New York State Bar Association has released an ethics opinion stating that a lawyer may not dispose of wills even when the testators’ locations and circumstances are unknown, and that the lawyer must safeguard the wills indefinitely unless the … Continue reading