IRS taking on second wave of stimulus payments as tax filing season rolls closer




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Summary: The IRS is rolling out a second wave of pandemic stimulus payments to millions of households and building on the lessons learned from the first wave. That includes greater access to the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File to reduce the risk of improper payments. But the IRS is also counting down to the start of this year’s tax filing season. For a closer look at a busy year for the IRS Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the executive director of a group that represents many IRS employees, the Professional Managers Association's Chad Hooper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices