Jun 23, 2020
Converting to a Roth Retirement Plan During COVID-19
One of the biggest benefits of converting a traditional retirement plan to a Roth IRA is that it can lower your taxes in the future. While there's no upfront t... Read More
Jun 16, 2020
The CARES Act: Special Rules for Use of Retirement Funds
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides relief to taxpayers by modifying the rules for distributions and loans from certain tax-advantaged re... Read More
Jun 8, 2020
What is the Employee Retention Credit?
When the CARES Act was passed in March 2020 the Employee Retention Credit was created. This credit was created to encourage businesses to keep their employees on p... Read More
Jun 5, 2020
The Payroll Protection Program Flexibility Act Passed
The Payroll Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) was signed by President Trump on Friday, June 5th. The Act provides needed changes to the original requirements for fo... Read More
Jun 3, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
THE PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY ACT WAS PASSED JUNE 5, 2020. FIND UPDATED INFORMATION HERE.
For many business owners, the top questions of ... Read More
Apr 13, 2020
Leading Through Crisis – What Businesses Can Do Now, Soon, and Later
By: Lisa Hastings
The current situation has forced everyone to respond to and manage unprecedented changes with lightning speed. Business owners must also move ... Read More
Apr 11, 2020
Aid for Maryland Small Businesses and Manufacturers
The State of Maryland is coming to the aid of its small businesses and manufacturers that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The State has authorized $130 mill... Read More
Apr 8, 2020
Small Business Administration Loans Available
In addition to state-specific loan funds and the Paycheck Protection Provision loans mentioned in the “Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Package”, the SBA has activat... Read More
Apr 4, 2020
Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Package
President Trump signed The Coronavirus Relief Bill (The CARES Act) the largest economic relief plan in American history on March 27, 2020. This bipartisan $2 trillion ... Read More
Apr 1, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law March 18, 2020 and is effective immediately. It requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to pro... Read More
Mar 24, 2020
UPDATE: GOVERNMENT EXTENDS DUE DATES
Federal Government
In an announcement March 20, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated that the filing deadline for all individuals and businesses has been moved from Apr... Read More
Mar 18, 2020
Government Extends Payment Due Date
UPDATED ARTICLE 3/21: https://www.fawcasson.com/news2/UPDATE--GOVERNMENT-EXTENDS-DUE-DATE.htm
Federal Government
In a press announcement M... Read More
Mar 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Impact on Tax Season
In the past few weeks we have started to feel the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) here on the East Coast. As much is still unknown about how this will af... Read More
Feb 25, 2020
The Tax Extenders of 2020
The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019, which was signed into law in December 2019, extended many already expired provisions. These tax benefits ar... Read More
Feb 18, 2020
How Will the SECURE Act Impact You?
Most of the recently passed Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2020 focuses on extenders, tax law changes and general federal budgeting. A piece of this Act that’... Read More