IRS tax filing season, COVID-19 mandates and the ADA

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An economics reporter shares a government watchdog report about the challenges facing the IRS this tax season. Then, a law professor helps us understand where vaccine and mask mandates cross over with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Featured in this Show

  • Challenges facing the IRS this tax filing season

    A new government watchdog report says the Internal Revenue Service is “in crisis” as it grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. The news comes after a turbulent 2020 marked with long delays to process tax returns, issue refunds and address other concerns. We look at what’s contributing to the problem.

  • Disability rights and the pandemic

    Tens of millions of Americans are at high risk for severe disease or death from COVID-19. Could the ADA, which requires reasonable accommodations like extra time on tests, apply to aspects of the pandemic that decrease at-risk people’s access to public space, like mask mandate bans?

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Heather Long Guest
  • Peter Blanck Guest