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FBI Sees Rise in Fraud Schemes Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
FBI Sees Rise in Fraud Schemes Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Scammers are leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money, your personal information, or both. Don’t let them. Protect yourself and do your research before clicking on links...
Relief for Taxpayers Struggling With Tax Debts
Relief for Taxpayers Struggling With Tax Debts While there have always been payment options available from the IRS to help taxpayers struggling to pay tax debts, the new IRS Taxpayer Relief Initiative was put into place to expand these options and offer relief during...
Taxable vs. Nontaxable Income
Are you wondering if there's a hard and fast rule about what income is taxable and what income is not taxable? The quick answer is that all income is taxable unless the law specifically excludes it. But as you might have guessed, there's more to it than that. Taxable...
What’s New for 2020 Tax Returns
What's New for 2020 Tax Returns As always, taxpayers should be aware of several key items involving credits, deductions, and refunds when filing their tax returns. Let's take a look: 1. Recovery Rebate Credit/Economic Impact Payment. In January, the Treasury...
State grant gives new life to Cambria-Rowe site
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A multi-million-dollar effort is one step closer to turn the former Cambria-Rowe site in Johnstown into a call center to support people recovering from opioid addiction. State lawmakers and the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority...
Two local business owners join to open restaurant
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A local Johnstown investment group led by Dominic Chippie, owner of Rizzo’s Restaurant in Windber, and Corey Crocco, owner of Flair of Country in Johnstown, is preparing to open a new restaurant in Johnstown. The Fifth Local Eatery...
Johnstown lawmaker named majority chairman of state Senate Transportation Committee
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Johnstown area lawmaker has been picked to head the state Senate Transportation Committee. It makes state Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., R-Richland Township, the majority chairman of an influential committee tasked with identifying,...
Questions Business Owners and Management Should Consider in the COVID-19 Environment
Questions Business Owners and Management Should Consider in the COVID-19 Environment As Business Owners, Executive Directors or Key Management weigh the practical challenges of accounting, reporting and disclosing the impacts of COVID-19, the following series of...
Year-End Accounting Session Webinar
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The new stimulus bill has been signed – what does this mean for my business?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The new stimulus bill has been signed – what does this mean for my business? The President has just signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 which includes a $900B COVID-19 relief package. The relief package includes...