U.S. government debt prices were higher Wednesday morning as investors awaited the release of the latest Federal Reserve minutes, while monitoring developments on a new coronavirus relief bill in Washington. At around 4 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was lower at 0.6525% and the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was down at 1.3718%. Yields […]
COVID-19 Business Update – 19 August 2020
Welcome back to our Weekly Digest. We hope you and your family are doing well. Read on for this week’s update. The ATO has announced that it will be actively conducting audits on the cashflow boost JobKeeper scheme. If you receive contact from the ATO to review your JobKeeper eligibility, you will be required to […]
IRS begins accepting e-filing of amended individual tax returns
News Procedure & Administration By Sally P. Schreiber, J.D. {:else} {timeSince} {/if} {@if cond=”{isCGMA}”} {:else} {/if} {/.} The IRS announced Monday that it has begun accepting Forms 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, electronically, which it calls a “major milestone in tax administration” (IR-2020-182). According to the IRS, it has put years of effort […]
U.S. Treasury yields edge lower as investors await economic data, auctions
U.S. government debt prices were higher on Tuesday morning, as investors monitored a fresh batch of economic data and Treasury auctions. At around 2:05 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was lower at 0.6704%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also down at 1.4147%. Yields move inversely to prices. Market […]
Gloria Estefan says there’s a ‘serious lack of leadership’ in the U.S. coronavirus response
Global Latin pop legend and entrepreneur Gloria Estefan has told CNBC she is facing some hard business decisions in her home state of Florida, as it continues to battle the coronavirus crisis. The international music icon also said the U.S. had suffered from a “a serious lack of leadership” in its handling of the pandemic […]
Errors in Employer PAYE Accounts identified
Several of our clients have received HMRC notifcations of late payment of their PAYE over the last few weeks. In April, May and June this was often because employers were out of their usual routine and forgot to set up payments, although a couple did think they didn’t have to pay when they were using […]
Brigade Bookkeeping Named 4th Best Small Company To Work For by Florida Trend Magazine
I’ve been waiting to tell you, and now, I’m thrilled to announce that we did it AGAIN! We are in the TOP 5! To qualify, companies employ at least 15 individuals in Florida and have been in operation for at least one year. To participate, we underwent an evaluation of our workplace policies, practices, philosophy, […]
CDC says quarantine guidance does not imply immunity to coronavirus for 3 months
A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask walks past the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clarified on Friday that its updated quarantine guidance does not imply people who are […]
Trump orders ByteDance to divest from its U.S. TikTok business within 90 days
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. Dado Ruvic | Reuters President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday that will force China’s ByteDance to sell or spin off its U.S. TikTok business within 90 days. “There is credible evidence that leads me to […]
Key Expenses to Manage as a Food Truck Owner | Food Truck Accounting
As a food truck owner, there is just too much to do. Ordering food, hiring and training help, preparing food for each day, taking customer orders, cleaning, and the list goes on and on. How can you expect to have time to care about making money?