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February 26, 2021 

IRS Private Tax Debt Collection Program Draws Fire

The IRS is having outsiders do some of its dirty work. Namely, it has assigned past due accounts to private debt collectors, based on the tax amounts owed. However, despite a new law change offering protection, there are concerns that accounts of ...

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February 26, 2021 

Security for a Work-From-Home World

If you didn’t begin 2020 relying on cloud-based technology to allow you to work from anywhere, you almost certainly ended it that way. With a global pandemic forcing us to avoid group gatherings, some offices went remote for the whole of the year and ...

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 Baker Newman Noyes Names Two New Principals

February 25, 2021 

Baker Newman Noyes Names Two New Principals

Baker Newman Noyes (BNN), a nationally recognized, top 100 tax, assurance, and advisory firm, has announced the promotions of Denis Houle and Josh Lapierre to principal. Houle has been promoted in the firm’s healthcare advisory group and ...

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February 25, 2021 

New Unemployment Claims Decline More than Forecast

Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by more than forecast last week to the lowest since November, signaling that job cuts are starting to ebb as COVID-19 infections decline and vaccinations accelerate.

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February 24, 2021 

Americans Expect to Need $1.9 Million in Retirement

Forty-one percent of those responding to the survey have made changes to their 401(k) as a direct result of COVID-19 and its economic impact. The top action steps taken by these individuals were a combination of defensive and potentially ...