COVID-19: State Taxation Guidance
In addition to the changes occurring at the federal level for tax filing and payment extensions, states are issuing their own guidance on deadlines. The Council on State Taxation has created a State...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Our Government Experts Answer Your Questions
Three of our team members who serve our government clients including state and local governments, as well as public and charter school systems, recently sat down and compiled a list of questions and...
View ArticleIRS Provides Guidance on Economic Impact Payments: What You Need to Know
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service has announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no...
View Article10 Video Conferencing Best Practices for Privacy and Security
With the rush to move employees to a remote work environment in the past few weeks, the last thing on most everyone’s minds is whether the video conferencing site they are using is safe and secure. Now...
View ArticlePaycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Update
Since President Trump signed the CARES Act on Friday, March 27, our firm has been working diligently to find answers to many questions that have arisen from the language in the law and how that applies...
View ArticleWealth Management Quarterly Market Update: April 2020
There is no question that we have witnessed remarkable events over the past month and a half. Equity markets have declined significantly, and more alarmingly, they have done so in extremely rapid...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Our Nonprofit and HR Experts Answer Your Questions
Nonprofit Shareholder Marie Primus and Micah Zirnhelt, Human Capital Management Consulting Manager, recently sat down and compiled a list of questions and answers to help nonprofit agencies decipher...
View ArticleIRS Extends More Tax Deadlines to Cover Individuals, Trusts, Estates,...
To help taxpayers, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service announced that Notice 2020-23 (PDF) extends additional key tax deadlines for individuals and businesses. Last month, the...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Q&A for Self-Employed Business Owners
Tax Shareholder John Warren recently held a Q&A panel to help real estate agents about the CARES Act and EIDL loans available to offset hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This information...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Our Agribusiness Experts Answer Your Questions
Agribusiness Shareholders Mike Regan and Eric Thuente, recently held a Q&A panel to help ag-based businesses and producers decipher recently enacted legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic....
View ArticleWhat Plan Sponsors Need to Know About Retirement Plan Provisions of the CARES...
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides many provisions to help weather the storm of this pandemic, including the loosening of access to retirement plan funds for people...
View ArticleCARES Act Provides Enhanced Access to Retirement Plan Assets
Many of us are concerned about the coronavirus pandemic, not just for the health and safety of our loved ones and ourselves, but for our immediate financial security. If you have been affected by this...
View ArticleUnderstanding Preferred Gender Pronouns
For years, workplaces have worked to create safe and friendly workplaces for their LGBTQ — lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, and now LGBTQIA with the addition of intersex and asexual — team...
View ArticleCOVID-19: How Do Furloughs and Layoffs Impact Defined Contribution Retirement...
As employers continue to grapple with furloughs and layoffs, one thing you may not initially think of is the impact those decisions will make on your defined contribution plans covered by ERISA. A...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Payroll Protection Plan Q&A
Questions continue to roll in around the Payroll Protection Program (PPP). Our tax experts have been busy researching issues to provide answers. Please note that, given the ever-changing guidance and...
View ArticleCovering Your Bases: How to Best Manage the Unpleasant Task of Furloughs and...
Unfortunately, a lot of employers have found themselves needing to reduce staff due to COVID-19, and often in a very short timeframe without a chance to do much planning. We know that our clients want...
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COVID-19: FTC Warns of Top Three Imposter Scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a summary of fraud complaints due to COVID-19. The study includes data from January 1, 2020 through April 27, 2020. During that time frame, there have...
View ArticleCARES Act Creates Office of Special Inspector General for Pandemic Funding...
Businesses that receive government funding under the nearly $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) should be mindful of the heightened risks of government...
View ArticlePaycheck Protection Program: Be Prepared to Demonstrate Need for Funds
In response to public outcry over large publicly traded companies receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin has stated that PPP loans in excess of $2,000,000, in...
View ArticleWhat Now, Contractors? Three Steps You Should Be Taking Post COVID-19
For many contractors, the last 10 years have been pretty good, and it looked like the momentum was going to continue through 2020 and even into 2021…then COVID-19 hit! You should take three steps now...
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