Coronavirus

“The future will have uncertainty associated with it; there were things that declined in the quarter, but we did see growth in a number of areas,” said Al Kelly, Visa’s CEO, during Tuesday’s earnings call.
John Adams
July 28, 2020 6:46 PM

The coronavirus outbreak has caused economic activity to crater, and Visa says its focus on services, partnerships and e-commerce has provided stability and a route to growth.

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A man walks past the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Michael Cohn
July 28, 2020 5:35 PM

The service released the final regulations and other guidance on the deduction, which was amended by the CARES Act.

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Barry Melancon at the 2019 Digital CPA conference
Daniel Hood
July 28, 2020 3:47 PM

The coronavirus pandemic has opened up a number of specific areas with potential for the profession, according to leaders at the AICPA.

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Michael Cohn
July 28, 2020 3:38 PM

Democrats in Congress are criticizing how millions of economic impact payments authorized under the CARES Act are being handled.

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Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, released a stimulus plan that provides enhanced federal unemployment insurance and direct stimulus payments, but does not provide a more direct way of getting funds to taxpayers.
John Adams
July 28, 2020 2:36 PM

Republicans and Democrats are negotiating a new coronavirus stimulus package, but there’s still no law on the books designed to erase the problems that prevented many stimulus payments from getting directly to recipients.

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By Jon Prior
July 28, 2020 12:50 PM

The pressure is on the fintech, which helps banks make digital loans, to stanch its losses and show its lofty market valuation was deserved.

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By Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan and Laura Davison
July 28, 2020 10:25 AM

The GOP legislation includes a second tranche of stimulus payments, structured the same way as the earlier round, in March, along with tax credits for businesses.

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By Shruti Date Singh and Amanda Albright
July 28, 2020 10:00 AM

The economic stimulus plan released by Senate Republicans offers no new money for states and cities to cope with swelling budget shortfalls, leaving them to contend with a grave financial crisis that’s already forcing them to slash spending, furlough workers and delay projects as tax revenue disappears.

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Bill Clerico
John Adams
July 28, 2020 12:01 AM

Bill Clerico created WePay during the last financial crisis, and sees a similar opportunity now. The coronavirus pandemic is affecting different markets in vastly different ways, and easing the flow of capital is just one way to provide help.

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By Erik Wasson and Laura Litvan
July 27, 2020 5:56 PM

Senate Republicans presented a series of bills that would trim unemployment benefits, send $1,200 to most Americans, and shield businesses, schools and other organizations from coronavirus lawsuits.

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