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Archives for May 2021
Of course they’re going to talk about tapering
Two weeks ago I talked about how and why the taper talk was coming any day now. Yesterday we got the first blast of it. This is the from the minutes of the April Fed meeting, released this week (via CNBC): Federal Reserve officials at their April meeting said a strong pickup in economic activity […]
Paid FMLA Tax Credit Renewed—Can You Claim It?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires certain businesses to offer employees unpaid leave for qualifying situations. But, there’s no federal law that requires you to offer employees paid family and medical leave. If you voluntarily decide to pay employees who use this type of leave, you could be eligible for an FMLA tax […]
Unauthorised advice fraudster charged
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged Ian Hudson with fraudulent trading and carrying out regulated activities without authorisation. Mr Hudson appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in relation to three charges: carrying on a business (Richmond Associates) with the intention to defraud creditors, carrying on regulated activities (advising on investments), and accepting deposits without authorisation. […]
Kitces & Carl Ep 60: The Training That Service Advisors Need To Get To The Next Level
Executive Summary For most of the financial advice industry’s history, financial advisors’ success first hinged on survival… which meant getting enough clients to generate enough revenue to survive. Which meant those who survived typically had exceptional “people skills”, which gave them a leg up when convincing people to purchase whatever financial products their companies sold […]
When will capital gains taxes spike? Advisors look to next week for clues
Just how much money are wealthy clients about to lose amid looming higher taxes on their investment profits? Advisors and market watchers are anxiously looking to next week to finally shed light on the red-hot question. An all-but-certain increase in the capital gains rate, a hike championed by President Biden that the Democrat-controlled Congress will […]
McDonald’s board faces shareholder pushback over its handling of CEO ouster
McDonald’s U.S President Chris Kempczinski speaks about fresh beef expansion at a McDonald’s event in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States March 5, 2018. Richa Naidu | Reuters McDonald’s board will likely face tough questions from shareholders on Thursday at its annual meeting about how it handled the firing of former CEO Steve Easterbrook. Easterbrook was […]
Microsoft, Google Clouds Hijacked for Gobs of Phishing
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Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Streamlines Multistate NOL Management with New Software Enhancements – Johnson City Press (subscription)
ARLINGTON, Va., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bloomberg Tax & Accounting today announced enhancements to State NOL Manager, formerly known as State Tax Analyzer, an all-in-one compliance, provision, and planning application for multistate businesses with net operating losses (NOLs) across multiple states. State NOL Manager eliminates the guesswork and stress of tracking losses across entities, […]
COBRA premium assistance credit under ARPA clarified
In 86 questions and answers, the IRS in Notice 2021-31 gave employers, health care plans, and insurers background and clarifications on how to provide premium assistance for COBRA health care continuation benefits to affected employees and other beneficiaries and claim a corresponding tax credit. The temporary premium assistance and credit are available under the American […]