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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.

The CARES Act has brought important tax relief provisions and these, coupled with sophisticated tax planning techniques, are more effective now as asset values and interest rates have dropped. Our discussion focuses on key COVID-19 programs and wealth and tax planning ideas that may benefit your family, including making adjustments to grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs) to maximize high-basis assets.

The current economic downturn has many business owners rethinking their transition plans and exit strategy. It may feel counterintuitive amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but now is a good time to consider a sale of business. Doing so allows for the kind of preparation that will help position and present the company from a place of strength. Planning well in advance can pay off significantly.

Most small businesses begin their financial lives using Intuit's QuickBooks, but if your business has moved beyond the entry level, your organization may be facing a number of challenges as you hit the limits of QuickBooks’ functionality. With the right framework and guidelines, you can assess the hidden costs of continuing to use QuickBooks along with the financial upside of switching to a modern financial management and accounting system.

As businesses navigate their way through the COVID-19 landscape that includes knowing how to handle complex legal and operational decisions, this roadmap provides details on effective dates and analysis of essential or critical businesses, as well as details the impact of emergency orders across numerous industries.

As anticipated at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant uptick in cyber fraud. Cyber criminals are opportunistic and taking advantage of companies at their most vulnerable. This is a result of unique risk factors that have been heightened with the rapid shift to remote working arrangements. In this webinar with accompanying slides, we discuss the steps that can be taken to mitigate the cyber threats and protect your organization during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Select the 'download file' to view the accompanying slides.

The recent wave of protests and civil unrest that has roiled the nation has, in some cases, led to dangerous conditions in major American cities. Damage to business offices, stores, and restaurants has been widespread. Unlike their recent experiences with COVID-19-related claims in which insurers issued blanket denials, business owners are likely to receive insurance reimbursements for losses sustained during the protests.