Lawmakers are moving to provide more relief from the coronavirus pandemic after enacting three packages in March.

Partnerships subject to a new centralized auditing regime can more easily access tax benefits in the latest Covid-19 response package, under new IRS guidance.

The lead-up to the most recent coronavirus relief package didn’t include committee hearings, time for extensive reviews by lawmakers, or lengthy floor debates. A handful of top House and Senate leaders patched together the $2 trillion measure behind the scenes and presented it to their rank-and-file as a done deal.

Treasury Dept’s Inspector General report on departments’ handling of House Democrats’ request for President Trump’s tax returns has been sent to House Ways and Means Committee’s chairman and top Republican, the Hill reports citing an email from Deputy Inspector General Richard Delmar.

Companies in France don’t have to return previously deducted value-added tax on equipment such as respirator masks and hand sanitizer that they donate to hospitals.

Utah won’t alter its sales tax deadlines until the Legislature is able to discuss the crisis. Meanwhile, Nebraska continues to mull property-tax relief, and Illinois detailed plans to give distillers tax deductions on alcohol for making hand sanitizer. Here’s the latest on shifting state tax guidelines, deadlines, and policy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. For Tuesday’s coverage click here. Here’s a state-by-state roadmap.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pressed ahead with his plan for a quick vote Thursday on a $250 billion boost in a small business aid program, putting him at odds with the two top Democrats in Congress who want to double the size of an interim stimulus package.

Shell paid $22.6b last year to countries where it has upstream operations, with the highest amount going to Nigeria, while tax credits in the U.K. mean it didn’t make any payments on a net basis.