News release details operational changes and additional administrative relief for taxpayers facing uncertainty due to COVID-19.

Key Points:

..The IRS is prioritizing taxpayer and IRS personnel safety and security with reasonable, flexible, and evolving operational changes and administrative relief measures.

..Administrative relief measures announced by the IRS will suspend installment payment obligations, lien/levy and other specified collection activities, and the initiation of most new audits through July 15, 2020. These measures supplement certain tax return filing and payment deadline extensions announced in Notice 2020-18, which are described in Client Alert 2641.

..The IRS Examination Division (Exam) and Independent Office of Appeals (Appeals) will not hold in-person meetings, but will continue to work existing cases remotely. Taxpayers should continue to respond to information requests if feasible.

..The IRS will continue to protect statutes of limitation — including by issuing statutory Notices of Deficiency, if necessary.