The IRS on Tuesday issued a new form and instructions for employers to use to obtain advance payments of three tax credits that were created to help businesses cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Employers may file new Form 7200, Advance Payment of Employer Credits Due to COVID-19, to obtain advances of employment taxes that are […]
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Webcast: Understanding Market Implications and Bringing Calm Amid Chaos
9 months ago · 1 hour 27 min watch SECTION EXCLUSIVE Help clients stay calm in volatile times COVID-19 is creating significant change in the world and navigating through health concerns, economic uncertainty, and market turbulence is no easy feat. If you are human, you have likely felt some apprehension through it all. A panel […]
UK SMEs on brink of collapse despite CBILS
Businesses will face liquidity pressures and banks may remain reluctant to offer loans, as questions are raised over the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme (CBILS). “The focus of the discussions we’ve been having with clients has been very much on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, where the worry is that it is still not paying […]
IRS waives failure-to-deposit penalties during pandemic
To allow employers to take immediate advantage of various credits enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to ease employers’ cash flow, the IRS is permitting eligible employers who pay qualifying wages to retain an amount of the payroll taxes equal to the amount of qualifying wages that they paid, rather than deposit them […]
Making Investment Decisions During a Crisis
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ByteDance makes its remote-work app Lark free in India
(Representative Image) Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, ByteDance owned-Lark Technologies had made its digital collaboration suite free in India as it competes with incumbent players – all of which are vying for increased business in the locked-down country. Lark is a platform for collaboration that brings together tools, including Messenger, Online Docs and Sheets, Cloud Storage, […]
If we could talk to the Eminelles, just imagine it
IoT Now columnist Nick Booth imagines interrogating Eminelle, Renewtrak‘s smart new artificial intelligence automation. IoT Now: What disappoints you about the Internet of Things (IoT) so far? Eminelle: I was the star guest at a recent IoT conference. They gave me a fantastic introduction: ‘Ladies and gentleman, I’m pleased to announce our guest speaker, Eminelle, which stands […]
Spotify signs licensing deal with Warner Music Group
Spotify has renewed its global licensing partnership with Warner Music Group, following which users in India will get access to songs from artists represented by the music label. Warner Music Group’s roster of artists include Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Metallica, Coldplay and Neil Young among others. This move comes months after the Swedish music streaming […]
Why More Emotion – Not Less – May Be Needed To Make More Rational Financial Decisions
Executive Summary With the recent market turmoil driven by the coronavirus pandemic, people around the world are understandably worried not only about the safety of their loved ones but also about the status of their life savings. In turn, financial advisors are working hard to help their clients think about (sometimes substantive) mid-course corrections to […]
Will 2020 be the year home IoT cyber attacks get serious?
When it comes to disruptive change, the emergence of the smart home is driving demographic, economic, and technological advancement as never before, says David P. Maher, executive VP and chief technology officer of Intertrust. This application of IoT, where private households and the devices that run them are connected to the internet, is creating an […]