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Quickbooks Accounting

QuickBooks Update: December 2020

View and sign up for our latest QuickBooks Update newsletter. Headlines in this edition include the following: A New Form ...
Key Tax Fact Sheet

2021 Key Tax Fact Sheet

Download our 2021 Key Tax Fact Sheet to ensure you’re up to date. Rates included: Social Security, Medicare and Federal ...
/ / Guides, Payroll
Tax Insights Podcasts

COVID-19: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Updates for October 2020

Although there’s still a ton of unanswered questions and uncertainty, the guidance issued within the last couple months is starting ...
/ / Payroll, Podcast, Tax
Capital

Accounting for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans

There is no shortage of information available related to the forgivable loans that were awarded by the Small Business Administration ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit, Payroll
Payroll Accounting

President Issues Executive Order Deferring Payroll Taxes Beginning Sept. 1, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to surge, conversations about economic recovery remain at the forefront. In recent news, the president has issued ...
/ / Articles, Payroll, Tax, Tax Reform
Loan Expenses

Changes to Form 941

Form 941 has been revised to incorporate the changes that were brought about by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ...
QuickBooks PPP loan

QuickBooks How-To: Recording Funds Received from the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

Here are the detailed instructions for recording funds received from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in ...
/ / Payroll, QuickBooks
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice

FFCRA: Paid Leave Payroll Calculator

Under IRS guidance, eligible employers who pay qualifying sick or childcare leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ...
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) ...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Paid Sick and Family Leave under the Family First Coronavirus Response Act

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Act) provides paid sick leave and expands family and medical leave for COVID-19 related ...