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Post-Hurricane Francine Checklist for Individuals and Businesses

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Hurricane Francine proved to be a true reminder that hurricane preparedness is critically important. With this unique weather event, Hurricane Francine formed in the southern Gulf and within 48 hours was knocking on the...more

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IRS Chief Counsel Issues GLAMon ERC Supply-Chain Disruption Eligibility

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Section 2301 of the CARES Act, as amended, permits employers to claim employee retention credits (“ERCs”) if they meet certain requirements. Under one of those requirements, an employer may claim an ERC if the employer’s...more

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Be cautious: The employee retention credit is valuable, but be on the lookout for bad advice

Buckingham Attorney and Taxation Practice Group Chair Rich Fry was featured in an article that appeared in the July 2023 issue of Smart Business, written by Adam Burroughs. The employee retention credit (ERC) was a...more

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How Dealings Between Related Parties Doomed A Captive Insurer

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Insurance: What is it? How does it work? Assume that Acme Co is paying premiums for commercial insurance coverage to protect itself from economic losses that may arise out of various events. These premiums are deductible...more

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Happy Birthday, Employee Retention Tax Credit: Congress’s Gift to Cash-Strapped Employers Extended Through December 31

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The Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERTC”) has been expanded and extended further, providing relief to small and large employers affected by COVID-19 business disruptions. As we approach the one-year anniversary of its...more

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Post-COVID M&A Transactions Guidebook

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects to date, including economic uncertainty and widespread business interruptions. This environment may raise unique considerations for parties contemplating an M&A transaction....more

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Intra-Family Loan: A Gift Alternative In Turbulent Times?

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Woe to Us? We live in strange times. The coronavirus pandemic hit the United States hard, the scientific community fears a second round later this year, and there have been wildly differing estimates over when an...more

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Navigating the COBRA Rules Under the Latest DOL and IRS COVID-19 Relief

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The changes in employment status due to the COVID-19 pandemic range from reduced hours, to furlough, to layoff, to leave of absence to employment termination. A chief concern for both employers and employees is how a change...more

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IRS Issues Updated And Expanded FAQs On CARES Act Employee Retention Credit

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Providing extensive guidance on the Employee Retention Credit, the IRS has posted 94 updated FAQs that explains this important provision in the CARES Act (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security or CARES Act)...more

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CARES Act: Non-Profit Employers’ Obligation for Unemployment Benefits Reimbursement

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Under the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act), the federal government will pay 50% of the reimbursable unemployment benefits from March 13, 2020 through December 31, 2020 for those non-profit...more

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IRS Clarifies Interaction of Payroll Tax Deferral with PPP Loan Forgiveness Under CARES Act

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On April 10, the Internal Revenue Service published responses to frequently asked questions with respect to the payroll tax deferral provisions of the CARES Act, including clarification that employers that take loans under...more

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CARES Act Appropriates $100 Billion for Healthcare Providers

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With the passage of the CARES Act, $100 billion has been appropriated to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (“PHSSEF”), to be administered by a small agency within the Department of Health and Human Services...more

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CMS’s Advance Payment Program Could Provide Short-Term Relief for Providers with Cash Flow Concerns During the COVID-19 Crisis

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its advance payment program in light of COVID-19. As noted in the CMS press release, the program provides for a short term loan of advance Medicare payments...more

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$2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Brings Major Tax Changes

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Overwhelmingly passed by both houses of the US Congress this week and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provides a $2 trillion economic...more

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COVID-19 and Employers: Financial Assistance for Employee Hardship

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With the current economic situation and many businesses forced to scale back or cease operations, individuals, businesses and charitable organizations are looking for ways to help those facing financial hardships. Certain...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.17.2020 | Top Story: The Bear Market Roars, with Markets Falling nearly 13% as Whole Sectors of US Economy...

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As Americans [way-too] slowly come to the realization that COVID-19 is a very real and very present threat, the business world is changing around them at a staggering pace. Stocks nosedived again on Monday, with the three...more

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Corporate Spin-Offs: The “Active Trade Or Business” And The Collection Of Income

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Keep On Reading- Over the last few months, we’ve been working on a number of transactions that involve the division of a closely held corporation or partnership. In each instance, the impetus for the division has been...more

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Employees Traveling Internationally? Read This.

Does your business depend on the international travel of its employees? What would happen to your business if one of your key employees couldn’t get a passport? Beginning this year with the FAST Act, the State Department may...more

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