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New 1099 Nonemployee Compensation Tax Form for 2020 Tax Year

Business Tax Update: New 1099 Nonemployee Compensation Tax Form for 2020 Tax Year

By Sandy Sporleder | January 18, 2021
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After a 38-year absence, Form 1099 Nonemployee Compensation Tax has made its return in the 2020 tax year, and its January 31 deadlines are right around the corner.  Don’t panic – here’s everything you need to know about the revived form, and how it is intended to be used. For …

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Meal and Entertainment Deductions

Business Tax Update: Many Meal and Entertainment Deductions Have Increased

By Sandy Sporleder | January 10, 2021
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In an effort to provide additional stimulus funding, The Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed by the President on December 27, 2020.  Included in the guidance were changes to deductions for business meals in tax years 2021 and 2022. New Provisions include Higher Temporary Meal Deductions In an effort to stimulate …

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Forms 1099-A and 1099-C: Which Form to File for Loan Transactions

By Sandy Sporleder | December 4, 2020
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As we’re looking at year-end reporting requirements, it’s important not to forget about 1099-A, Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property, and form 1099-C, Cancellation of Debt.    We have guidance that tells us forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans do not require either of these filings, but what about other …

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Eligible for ERTC

Notice of January 2021 Regulatory Capital Rule Change: Eligible Retained Income

By Sandy Sporleder | December 2, 2020
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One of the many regulatory rule changes that was enacted in 2020 deals with the calculation of eligible retained income (i.e. the calculation performed to determine the maximum limit of eligible distributions). The new rule is effective for banks beginning on January 1, 2021. This final rule applies to all …

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Has your Bank Created a Pandemic Timeline to Ascertain and Manage Risks?

Has your Bank Created a Pandemic Timeline to Ascertain and Manage Risks?

By Sandy Sporleder | November 30, 2020
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By Kerry Hatzenbuehler & Melissa DeDonder Although the Fall 2020 OCC Semiannual Risk Perspective has been published, the Spring 2020 issue relayed important information for banks to consider related to this crazy year.  Many of you have documented and are continuing to document how the bank responded to the pandemic.  …

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Loan Fraud

An Ounce of Prevention (or Inspection) will Alleviate Loan Fraud

By Sandy Sporleder | December 19, 2018
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Now is not the time to waive, omit, or procrastinate solid credit practices – such as inspections, onsite verifications, or similar procedures. An ounce of prevention or inspection will alleviate loan fraud. The last few years have been challenging for all Ag producers. Challenging commodity prices, tariffs, weather, changing consumer …

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Are You Financing OREO Property?

Are You Financing OREO Property?

By Sandy Sporleder | December 19, 2018
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Beginning in 2019, with the issuance of Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, community banks will have to change the way they account for seller financing of Other Real Estate Owned (OREO property). This supersedes the current methods used under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 360-20, the long-standing Statement of Financial Accounting Standards …

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