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USDA Pauses Additional Assistance for CFAP1 and CFAP2, Second Stimulus (CFAP3) Funds Largely Unaffected

Additional Aid from USDA has been Allocated for Ag Producers and Businesses Left Behind

By Matthew Farrell | June 15, 2021
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Funding recipients include timber harvesters, biofuels, dairy farmers and processors, livestock farmers and contract growers of poultry, assistance for organic cost share, and grants for PPE As part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative, it was announced that additional aid would be given to ag producers and businesses, …

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FASB Issues Goodwill Triggering Relief for Private & NFP Companies

By Sandy Sporleder | June 8, 2021
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Due to the time consuming, difficult, and often costly analysis involved in testing goodwill impairment of a triggering event, FASB has issued a new standard to provide an alternative evaluation for private and not-for-profit (NFP) companies. Private and NFP companies can now elect to perform a goodwill trigger event assessment …

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Summary of Proposed American Families Plan

Green Book Summary: Expectations for Upcoming Tax Reform

By K·Coe Editorial | June 3, 2021
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Alongside the release of President Biden’s budget proposal, the Department of Treasury has published its “Green Book” – comprised of insights into the tax proposals that make up some of the line items of the budget. While the President’s budget proposal has no effect of law, its details do typically …

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IoT Today: How Even the Smallest Implementation Has a Big Payoff

IoT Today: How Even the Smallest Implementation Has a Big Payoff

By Justin Mentele | May 25, 2021
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Five to ten years ago, the Internet of Things (IoT) was a buzzword that no one could escape – circulating around board rooms and strategy meetings as the theoretical cure for all manufacturing problems in the future. Once thought to be an ‘all or nothing’ proposition that was an integral …

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How to Secure and Update an Estate Plan Ahead of Changes

How to Secure and Update an Estate Plan Ahead of Changes

By Jim Rein | May 17, 2021
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With the buzz around Washington, D.C. about the looming tax changes ahead, estate planning is on top of the list to have the most potential for impacts to individuals and business owners.  “Our phones have seen a definite uptick in activity with questions about considerations and alterations around estate plans, …

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California Businesses Get Answers on PPP Deductibility: Summary of Assembly Bill 80

California Businesses Get Answers on PPP Deductibility: Summary of Assembly Bill 80

By K·Coe Editorial | April 30, 2021
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The debate on deductibility of qualifying expenses paid with funds provided under the CARES Act or Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) has finally concluded for California businesses as Governor Newsom officially signed Assembly Bill No. 80 (AB 80) into law on April 29, 2021. What AB 80 means for California businesses  …

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Summary of Proposed American Families Plan

Summary of Proposed American Families Plan

By K·Coe Editorial | April 28, 2021
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President Biden will unveil the details of the American Families Plan during his first address to Congress tonight (April 28, 2021). The proposal is a $1.8 trillion investment in education, childcare, and family leave. To finance the American Families Plan, the Biden Administration proposes raising various taxes on wealthy Americans. …

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