Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred announced Friday that the 2021 All-Star Game will no longer be held in Atlanta. The decision follows an election bill signed on Wednesday by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, which opponents say disproportionately disenfranchises people of color. It’s one of the first tangible responses to the law, which was denounced […]

Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred announced Friday that the 2021 All-Star Game will no longer be held in Atlanta. The decision follows an election bill signed on Wednesday by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, which opponents say disproportionately disenfranchises people of color. It’s one of the first tangible responses to the law, which was denounced […]

Navigating finances is often one of the most challenging aspects of owning a business. As a business owner and expert in your field, financial concerns may be burdensome. Does time spent unweaving the complexities of a budget, billing, or financial planning detract from hours better allocated towards other necessities of company management? As a struggling […]

A protester stands near a burning makeshift barricade during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon. STR | AFP | Getty Images Myanmar has descended into chaos as protestors show no signs of backing down against the Feb. 1 military coup that ousted the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, the […]

A protester stands near a burning makeshift barricade during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon. STR | AFP | Getty Images Myanmar has descended into chaos as protestors show no signs of backing down against the Feb. 1 military coup that ousted the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, the […]

News Procedure & Administration By Alistair M. Nevius, J.D. In a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig on Wednesday, a diverse, bipartisan group of 60 members of Congress urged the IRS to extend the deadline for first quarter 2021 federal estimated tax payments to May 17. The estimated tax deadline has been an issue since […]

In good news for many taxpayers, the IRS said that, beginning in May and continuing through the summer, it will automatically issue refunds to eligible people who already filed a tax return reporting unemployment compensation before the recent changes made by the American Rescue Plan Act, P.L. 117-2 (IR-2021-71). Under this process, eligible taxpayers will […]

In this podcast, Ross Riskin, CPA/PFS discusses college and financial aid planning tips from The Adviser’s Guide to Education Planning. He specifically addresses: Timing of tuition bill payments Determining retirement planning contributions Impact of allowances, including the education savings and asset protection allowance Access the related resources from this podcast: This episode is brought to […]

Family offices have grown in the U.S., but that segment remains lightly regulated — and that could be a problem for the financial industry, warned a former counsel at the Securities and Exchanges Commission. The risks posed by large family offices came under the spotlight after the multibillion-dollar Archegos Capital Management was last week forced […]

Perhaps best known for his work on 2018’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” Jon M. Chu has been working as a director in Hollywood since 2008. His films span multiple genres, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to action flicks and, most recently, musicals. Chu’s latest release, a filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning Broadway hit […]