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Business Relief

COVID-19: Business Relief to Act on NOW

[UPDATED: 4-27-2020] For businesses, there are many relief provisions to consider as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each can ...
CARES Act

CARES Act: Relief for Businesses and Individuals

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed history's most expensive stimulus package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) ...
COVID-19

COVID-19: We Are Here for You

[UPDATED: 5-5-2021] We Are Committed to Uninterrupted Service Be assured that the health and well-being of team members, clients, colleagues, ...
overtime

New Overtime Rules Effective January 1, 2020

The Department of Labor has released new overtime regulations detailed in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These new regulations ...
audit

DOL Releases Final Ruling on Overtime

The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards ...
checking account

FinCEN Creates Exception to Beneficial Ownership Rule

As part of its efforts to combat money laundering and other fraudulent activity, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued ...
Financial Institutions

Financial Institutions: Revenue Recognition Standard

The recognition of revenue under current accounting standards requires the consideration of two factors; being realized or realizable and being ...
business

Avoid Litigation With Attention to Common Red Flags

Any size retirement plan can run into serious trouble when sponsors aren’t careful. With some planning, though, your qualified retirement ...
Disaster Losses

Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-01 Effect on Call Report

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Topic 825): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial ...
Real Estate Assets

Changes to Member Business Lending Rule

Removal of Occupancy Requirement for 1-to-4-Unit Dwellings Takes Loans Out from Under Lending Cap Federally insured credit unions will no ...
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