Congress recently passed legislation to loosen some of the restrictions that came with the popular Payroll Protection Program; the president signed it into law on June 5. The new law runs only about 1,000 words, but contains several major [...]
Among the many relief provisions passed by Congress in recent days are loans focused on small businesses. This isn't entirely new to the SBA, which has long been in the loan business, but recently passed laws supercharged the offerings. [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all aspects of finances, including retirement savings. The CARES Act contains provisions affecting these plans that will remain in effect for 2020. They include the following: The act specifically aligned the due date for [...]
The CARES Act — a collection of pandemic-related provisions — has good news for small businesses struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic: The act provides relief to U.S.-based businesses with (1) 500 or fewer employees that are [...]
The twin crises of a pandemic and a plunging market have pummeled a lot of businesses — many have already started laying off employees, and many more will need to soon. It's never a pleasant situation for anyone, but [...]
The supply chain issues created by the COVID-19 pandemic are challenging businesses in ways they have never considered. Some of these changes will — and probably should — remain in place after the immediate crisis is over. This means [...]
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) is now law, and attorneys, accountants and other professionals are poring over it. What are its main provisions, and how might it affect you? The Society for Human Resource Management and [...]
The topics of inclusion and diversity have received a lot of attention, but an area that often is overlooked is ageism. Ageism can affect workers on both ends of the spectrum: young and old. Specifically, areas of knowledge and [...]
Family offices act as the heart of a family's operations, doing everything from managing their financial lives to overseeing their investments, paying bills, pursuing philanthropic activities and making travel arrangements. The scope of the family office's operations depends on [...]
Many manufacturing companies fail to take advantage of the generous research and development (R&D) tax credit simply because they don’t have staff working in a lab. The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) definition of R&D is codified at Internal Revenue [...]
