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Apr 14, 2020

It was supposed to be Tax Day tomorrow

It’s been pushed to July 15. Plus: a new IMF outlook, the challenges of managing staff remotely and an unexpected essential business: livestock auctions.

This year, the federal tax deadline has been pushed back to July 15.
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Segments From This Episode

How fast can the economy restart? It depends on how consumers feel
by Jack Stewart
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
And those feelings may change between now and the lifting of stay-at-home orders.
When businesses aren’t making money, local governments aren’t making money.
by Kristin Schwab
Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images
Cities and states will have to rethink their budgets because of tax revenue loss.
IMF says global economy will shrink 3% this year because of COVID-19
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images
IMF economists talked to epidemiologists and tried to estimate how much COVID-19 restrictions will affect the economy.
Accountants find little relief in extended tax deadline
by Marielle Segarra
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Tomorrow was supposed to be Tax Day. Accountants are not resting.
A small-town doctor coping with COVID-19 disruption
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Cassidy Brauner
Cancelled appointments amount to lost revenue for physicians in private practice.
Among essential operations during COVID-19: livestock auctions
by Madelyn Beck
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Those auctions are an important part of the rural economy and the food chain. The people working the auctions are taking safety precautions.