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A vaccinated and protected workforce will be the key to ending the pandemic and emerging from the COVID crisis. Employers are uniquely positioned, if not charged with, leading this effort, but a myriad of legal pitfalls must be considered. In this webinar, we explore the following legal and practical issues for employers:mandatory vaccinationsvacci...

Financial firms can have multiple holding and operating entities that can create complex inter-company workflows. This buyer’s checklist is provided to help you evaluate accounting software vendors, and it includes the must-have features of a modern accounting system formatted in a way that makes it easy for you to do a head-to-head...

Lawmakers have passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) to help in the ongoing fight against fraud, corruption, terrorism financing, and money laundering. The CTA contains significant new federal reporting obligations, and it may have an especially onerous impact on estate planning for those who accomplish their planning goals through the u...

While no tax legislation has been drafted under the Biden administration, one thing we know for sure is that taxes will go up. Being aware of the proposals being discussed can help you prepare for what comes next, including what you should be considering for both income tax and estate tax planning this year.

Crafting the right message can be tricky at the best of times—add a global pandemic and new vaccine to the mix and the process can be downright terrifying. Depending on the needs and culture of your organization, you may use one or a combination of these communication approaches when deciding on whether to roll out a vaccination awareness cam...

There’s no doubt that leveraging new technologies and cloud-based solutions offers family offices opportunities to innovate, lower spending, and align their overall technology strategy to current and future-state needs. But the selection and implementation process can be a challenge. Having a structured approach around it will be critical in ...

In this educational webinar for business owners, business banking and social media experts will take you through marketing and social media best practices to help you pivot your brand positioning and capture your audience during COVID-19. Plus, gain access to a creative marketing workbook, and listen in on the top questions during the extended ques...

From start-up founders, to self-employed individuals, making real financial progress towards your goal is a universal priority for business owners. Watch this educational webinar to receive tips, tricks, and on-trend advice to learn how to proactively navigate through different business cycles. Through the decoding process, you also learn what to c...

The Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) is the first significant update to the U.S. anti-money laundering laws in 20 years and gives FinCEN significant authority to adopt necessary regulations to implement the provisions of the CTA. Under this new compliance environment, there will be new burdens—including the filing of “beneficial own...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an acceleration of adoption of cloud solutions and other remote access tools. However, hasty adoption of any new technology that is not combined with robust security frameworks, policies, and controls can leave businesses vulnerable. A formal vendor management process and having specific controls in place can mean t...

Third-party vendors can range from custodial companies, to IT services, to professional service firms. Whatever their contracted function, they have access to your physical premises and/or your network data. So how can you make sure that when you’re signing a contract with an outside vendor, you’re not exposing yourself and your clients to excessiv...

Anyone who has participated in the acquisition or sale of a company will recognize the typical path of a deal: from flirting to tough questions to hard bargaining to—finally—handshake. Inevitably, however, the road detours from the exhilaration of accord to the anxiety of suspicion. The buyer wants assurance that all the seller's pr...

An increasing problem facing employers is the threat of class action lawsuits related to their use of background checks. In these lawsuits, plaintiffs claim that employers are violating a federal statute called the Fair Credit Reporting Act (the “FCRA”), which regulates, among other things, an employer’s use of background checks p...

The results of the U.S. Family Business Survey findings brought out the importance of being prepared to compete in a far more digital economy. Family businesses have built up trust among loyal employees and their ownership group. So how to turn values like loyalty and hard work into a multi-generational success story? There are four moves ahea...