Coronavirus

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Michael Cohn
August 12, 2020 3:26 PM

Among the pandemic-related issues covered are how to handle the Paycheck Protection Program and other stimulus efforts.

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Breakdown of Truist chatbot sessions
Miriam Cross
August 12, 2020 2:24 PM

Built to respond to borrowers' questions about mortgage deferrals, the bot created by Salesforce is evolving and in the future could conduct transactions, handle a wide range of queries or help with emergencies.

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Sam Graziano
August 12, 2020 2:19 PM

A public-private partnership that has fewer rules and restrictions than the Paycheck Protection Program would save more small businesses.

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By Laura Davison
August 12, 2020 11:00 AM

President Donald Trump’s order to delay collection of payroll taxes thrusts a dilemma on U.S. companies: continue withholding the money from workers expecting bigger paychecks or pass it on and potentially put themselves or their employees at risk of a big end-of-year bill from the IRS.

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By Laura Davison
August 12, 2020 9:45 AM

President Donald Trump is tapping his presidential authority to make tax changes that Congress is refusing to do, but his limited power means he could end up over-promising and under-delivering on his pledge to slash IRS bills.

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A sign advising of social distancing measures in place stands on display at the entrance to a Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday, May 11, 2020.
Gregg Genovese
August 11, 2020 12:00 PM

Outsourced accounting is among the options business leaders should carefully consider in these unprecedented times.

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By Laura Davison and Mario Parker
August 11, 2020 9:48 AM

President Donald Trump said he’s “very seriously” considering a capital gains tax cut, a move he decided against last September after saying it wouldn’t do enough to help the middle class.

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Michael Cohn
August 10, 2020 4:49 PM

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been building its managed tax services business since 2017, but now it sees an opportunity to help companies who are dealing with COVID-19.

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CRE worries during pandemic recession
By Jon Prior
August 10, 2020 12:54 PM

More than a third fear the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could drag into 2022 or later, and they are most worried about commercial real estate loans, according to a Promontory Interfinancial Network survey.

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Daniel Hood
August 10, 2020 10:49 AM

Tamera Loerzel and Jennifer Wilson of ConvergenceCoaching return to look at external issues that the coronavirus pandemic has raised for accounting firms in terms of dealing with clients, revamping services offerings and more.

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