By Aaron Blackburn, CPA, and Amy Sandlin, CPA, Senior Tax Manager On Wednesday, August 24th, 2022, President Biden announced the broadest student loan forgiveness plan to date. The plan included […]
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By: Alaina Fischer and Damien Strohmier, CPA, CCIFP ERC Refunds Did you file an Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return or a Tentative Refund form and are waiting on a refund? […]
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The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a refundable payroll tax credit that your tax-exempt organization may be eligible for. The credit was originally enacted with the CARES Act in March […]
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Note: You will see in the article below allowable entities now include 501(c)(7) organizations. There remains many specific requirements for the PPP program and each organization will need to consider […]
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By: Justin Gubser, CPA, and Aimee Reavling, CPA The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is one of the most significant taxpayer relief provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security […]
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By: Stephen Mann, CPA, ABV, and Jarit Loughmiller, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA, CVA, CFE On Monday, February 22, 2021, the Biden-Harris administration announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to “provide […]
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By: Damien Strohmier, CPA, CCIFP Eligibility criteria for the second draw loans includes terminology that misled several companies to believe they were not eligible to apply. This article will review […]
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At the end of December 2020, the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding passed under the Economic Aid Act which provides additional relief to not-for-profit organizations. […]
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By Damien Strohmier, CPA, Senior Manager As many companies are receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) debt forgiveness and loan payoffs, the question of how to record forgiveness has resurfaced. This […]
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At the close of 2020, new legislation provided some relief for not-for-profit organizations. Here are the highlights. Charitable Deduction: The $300 ($600 for married filing jointly) charitable deduction for non-itemizers […]
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By Jonah Gjertson, Senior Consultant at Blue & Co. The Midwest closed 2025 with 94 reported dealership transactions, down from 101 in 2024. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan were the […]
By Annmarie Novotney, CPA, Audit Director at Blue & Co. Over the past few years, not-for-profits have faced heightened interest rate volatility. In 2022 and 2023, the Federal Reserve raised […]
In our last thought leadership, we gave an update on new pricing transparency rules. Within the same rule, CMS requires a new cost report worksheet that utilizes the new pricing […]
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