{"id":21640,"date":"2020-03-27T16:02:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.eztaxreturn.com\/?p=21640"},"modified":"2023-06-04T15:35:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T20:35:50","slug":"covid-19-and-your-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/covid-19-and-your-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 and Your Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last few weeks, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coronavirus_disease_2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 (opens in a new tab)\">COVID-19<\/a> has raised concerns for everyone.\u00a0 Ensuring the safety of our customers and employees during this time is our utmost priority.\u00a0 As we learn more about COVID-19, we\u2019re doing our part to prevent the spread of the virus while fulfilling our promise to serve you.\u00a0 We want everyone to stay healthy and for you to have a stress-free filing experience. 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