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March 2, 2021 

IRS Interest Rates Stay Same for Q2 2021

The Internal Revenue Service says that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2021. The rates will be: 3% for overpayments [2%t in the case of a corporation]; 0.5%for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000; 3% for underpayments; and 5% for large corporate underpayments. Under the Internal...…

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March 2, 2021 

AICPA Says PPP Needs to Be Extended

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has called upon Congress to extend the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) March 31 loan application deadline. AICPA believes that Congress can still support small businesses and non-profits by ...

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March 1, 2021 

The Tops Skills Financial Planners Need to Succeed

The pandemic has presented challenges to planning firms and clients alike. Earlier this year, thought leaders in the financial planning space gathered online for the AICPA’s 2021 Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Summit to discuss best practices for ...

 COVID Pushes Tax into Spotlight as Strategy for Resilience

March 1, 2021 

COVID Pushes Tax into Spotlight as Strategy for Resilience

While an economic downturn had long been anticipated, no one expected a pandemic would plunge the globe into economic chaos with such exacting scope and speed. When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in ...

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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 23, 2021 

Small Business Owners Expect Growth in 2021

A new survey of US small and midsize businesses (SMBs) by Bill.com found that 75 percent of small business owners (SBOs) are moving to introduce new products and services in an effort to drive growth as they navigate year two of COVID.

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February 23, 2021 

Building Relationships with Clients from Home

As a result of the pandemic, most firms are now providing their services over video chat, emails, and phone calls rather than in person. Connecting with clients remotely and building a relationship is essential to a healthy partnership.