Posted on April 29, 2020
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Sandi Perez
Couples who were in the midst of a divorce or who were preparing to start the process are finding the COVID-19 pandemic has turned their planning upside-down and added more stress to an already difficult situation. While many individuals are continuing to follow through on their divorce plans, their financial pictures may have changed substantially […]
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Posted on April 28, 2020
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Karen Lake
The Florida Department of Revenue has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by issuing an emergency order that postpones the due dates for several state-level corporate and franchise tax filing and payment obligations. This announcement falls lass than one month after the IRS extended the 2019 federal income tax filing and payment deadlines for individuals and […]
Posted on April 27, 2020
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Art Lieberman
The COVID-19 crisis has caused major economic hardship for many companies, making it imperative for businesses of all kinds to increase cash flow to ensure survival. Taxpayers should not overlook the potential to reduce 2019 taxes and/or generate refunds of taxes previously paid from 2014 through 2018 by making an election to deduct eligible 2020 […]
Posted on April 24, 2020
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Jim Spencer
The U.S. Treasury and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are granting much-needed relief to importers and critical supply-chain businesses struggling with restricted operations and rising financial difficulties through the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a temporary interim-final rule, eligible importers have the option to defer for 90 days deposits of estimated duties, taxes and fees on merchandise […]
Posted on April 21, 2020
Every five years, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) requires U.S. persons (including entities) with certain foreign affiliates to file Form BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad, by a statutory deadline of May 29 or June 30, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused any postponement of the final BE-10 due date, which depends […]
On April 13, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued interim final guidance to help self-employed small-business owners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic begin applying for immediate economic relief through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) introduced by the CARES Act. If you are you of these taxpayers, which includes independent contractors and sole proprietors, you should […]
The CARES Act provides billions of dollars in much-needed financial assistance to millions of U.S. businesses and not-for-profit organizations struggling to survive the economic realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. To apply for and obtain government-backed loans, eligible entities must take special care to understand and abide by all the specific rules applicable to each financial-assistance […]
Posted on April 11, 2020
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Joel Glick
The Federal Reserve Bank has announced it will expand the eligibility and scope of its Main Street Lending Program, introduced on April 9 to provide up to $600 billion in stimulus to businesses suffering under the economic strain of the COVID-19 health crisis. While the recent guidance adds a third loan facility and extends loan […]
Posted on April 10, 2020
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Lewis Taub
On March 27, the president signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which provides a wide range of tax and financial relief to businesses and individuals suffering the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Provisions contained in the law include simple payroll tax relief and intricate adjustments to the […]