Coronavirus

 Jo Jagadish joined TD Bank in April as its head of commercial products and payments innovation.
Kate Fitzgerald
August 17, 2020 12:01 AM

Jo Jagadish, who joined TD Bank in April as head of commercial products and payments innovation, spent her childhood moving from country to country, so she's used to a world without borders — the kind of world emerging from the capabilities of fintech and demands of the pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
August 14, 2020 4:13 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is giving parents another chance to list their kids so they can receive an extra $500 per child in economic impact payments under the CARES Act.

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Miriam Cross
August 14, 2020 1:01 PM

The Canadian bank is doing something few U.S. institutions have done: build an online hub with tutorials designed expressly to simplify the online banking process for newcomers.

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By Billy House
August 14, 2020 10:24 AM

There’s little chance of agreement on a new federal coronavirus relief plan without a compromise on the roughly $1 trillion in aid to beleaguered state and local governments that Democrats demand and the White House opposes.

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By Laura Davison
August 13, 2020 4:53 PM

White House officials said the administration has no plans to do away with the payroll tax despite President Donald Trump saying he would seek a permanent repeal if he wins another term.

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Michael Cohn
August 13, 2020 3:45 PM

The U.S. Small Business Administration has posted rules about how businesses who have been turned down for forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program loans can appeal the decision.

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Michael Cohn
August 13, 2020 2:19 PM

The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to top officials asking for more guidance on the president's executive order.

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A worker sprays sanitizer into the hands of a shopper at a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa in May.
Amy Sennett
August 13, 2020 11:58 AM

Firms of all sizes should be prepared to respond appropriately and help their clients protect the health and safety of their workforce by complying with ever-changing guidelines from federal, state and local authorities.

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Michael Cohn
August 12, 2020 7:36 PM

Payroll companies need guidelines on how to implement President Trump's executive order before they can start processing paychecks next month.

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By Jordan Fabian
August 12, 2020 5:25 PM

The White House isn’t considering an executive order to carry out President Donald Trump’s call for a cut in the capital gains tax because Congress probably would have to change the rate, administration officials said.

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