Are Your Employees Afraid to Return to Work?
If you have employees working from home, and you want to transition them back to the workplace as the economy picks up, you may find it's harder than you once thought. For some employees, nervousness…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- May 12, 2021
Don’t Overlook the Need for a Detailed Weather Emergency Plan
Weather emergencies take many forms and depending on your location, you're likely more vulnerable to some forms than others. But the following data about the business impact of natural disasters from the Federal Emergency Management…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- Apr 28, 2021
Anticipating a Staffing Crunch? Here’s a Possible Solution
Every year, roughly 66,000 non-U.S. citizens are granted special visas to perform non-agricultural and non-highly skilled jobs in the United States under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service's H-2B program. The underlying program (which formerly…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- Apr 28, 2021
Are Your Former Employees Eligible for COBRA?
If you've had to lay off employees as far back as Nov. 1, 2019, a tiny portion of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) might go to them. That's the good news for…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- Apr 28, 2021
Tax Breaks for Green Manufacturers Are Expanded
In recent years, lucrative tax breaks for energy-efficient investments have enticed many manufacturers to "go green." At the end of 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) was enacted, which includes various provisions that expand and…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- Apr 14, 2021
Temporary Changes to the Child and Dependent Care Credit
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes major, but temporary, changes to the longstanding federal income tax child and dependent care credit. The changes are favorable for most taxpayers, except high-income individuals. Here's what you…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- Apr 14, 2021
Watch Out for COVID-19 Vaccine Scams
As millions of people sign up for COVID-19 vaccines across the United States, dishonest people see yet another opportunity to defraud, cheat or steal from unsuspecting victims. Don't let yourself be swept up in these…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- Apr 14, 2021
Know Your OSHA Obligations if COVID-19 Strikes Your Business
Not all employers are bound by the recordkeeping and reporting requirements established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Generally, an employer must have more than 10 employees to be subject to those legal…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- Apr 14, 2021
Trader Status Offers Significant Tax Benefits
In January 2021, online day traders trapped institutional short sellers in a short squeeze by buying up shares of the video and computer game retailer GameStop. This episode brought attention to a number of issues…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- Apr 14, 2021
Accounting Myth Busting: Switching Your Accountant Is Costly
Change is hard, even when you know it’s the right thing to do. That is just as true in business as in every other human endeavor. And so, we put it off. We find ways…
- Kirsch CPA Group
- Apr 09, 2021