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For the businesses who want to thrive and survive in a COVID environment, it’s crucial to deploy a business continuity plan and management training. As part of the plan and to help navigate the new workplace conditions, here is a comprehensive list of tips and checklists for financial emergence and recovery, human capital and business operations, and IT Management and security.

Having learned hard lessons from past crises, CFOs acted quickly during COVID-19 to conserve cash and contain costs. Yet short-term cost-cutting alone won't be enough to enable companies to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis. To emerge stronger, you should redirect costs to the right growth drivers. Resetting costs and reshaping businesses for growth can begin with three actions.

The COVID-19 pandemic challenges all aspects of work. For businesses attempting to return to work, there are many new liability risks and employer obligations to consider. How an employer assesses, implements, and communicates new policies and procedures will have a lasting impact on employee productivity, engagement, and commitment. This playbook is designed to assist companies and organizations in developing their risk mitigation strategy and coverage-specific issues related to people, property, and loss prevention.

Organizations of all sizes have been in survival mode since the beginning of 2020 to get through the pandemic and the economic downturn that followed. But now, as the world moves towards recovery and growth, entities must carefully consider their unique circumstances and risk exposures when analyzing how recent events may affect their financial reporting. In addition, businesses will need to properly account for and memorialize any stimulus money received from the federal government.

For leaders and organizations, it has been hard to make the right moves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But during any time of crisis, it's people who are the ultimate differentiator. In this Briefings Magazine issue, it begins with a cover story on Reading the Future and the questions on every CEO’s mind. Other voices in leadership share their ideas, advice, and plans on talent, compensation, the global economy, inclusion, and living a purposeful life.

For employers with less than 500 employees who provided benefits under the leave program of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), a separate line of identification and reporting is required on the W-2 Form. Guidance is provided in the IRS Notice 2020-54 to help employers properly report 2020 emergency paid sick leave and expanded family medical leave wages paid to employees under the FFCRA.

With the lifting and re-evaluation of the "shelter in place" orders amid the COVID-19 environment, it is critical to have a responsible plan when restarting business operations. Recommended guidelines for the workplace—including worker health and wellness precautions, COVID-19 testing options, office work considerations, and employee benefits eligibility guidance—are outlined to ensure preparations are made to see through the crisis.

While many are still managing the COVID-19 crisis, post-COVID-19 action plans are starting to take shape. Our discussion focuses on unpacking recent tax law changes and the impact on a family office, including key considerations—such as the sale of business goodwill and trust and estate planning—when deciding the entity choice of your operating business.