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Sarah Wynn
March 27, 2020 11:18 AM

Demonstrating compliance with pricing and supervision rules has been challenging in the COVID-19-influenced market.

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Michael Cohn
March 27, 2020 11:04 AM

The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its Practitioner Priority Service line, e-Services Help Desk, as well as the e-Services FIRE and AIR system help desks, until further notice, due to staff limitations amid the pandemic.

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Tapping into a HELOC can offer small business owners a way to bridge a short-term gap caused by vanishing revenue streams.
Kimberly Foss
March 27, 2020 11:02 AM

Can a home equity line of credit offer clients a bridge loan for troubled times? Says one, “I’m going to call those people and rehire them.”

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By Ed Slott
March 27, 2020 10:55 AM

The passage extends the IRA contribution deadline and waives RMDs for 2020. Here’s what else financial advisors need to know.

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Sean McCabe
March 27, 2020 10:52 AM

Starting May 2020, CIMA students can take their exams outside of testing centers due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

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Michael Cohn
March 27, 2020 10:40 AM

The American Institute of CPAs wants the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to give taxpayers more tax filing and payment relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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John Adams
March 27, 2020 12:01 AM

Transit systems are suffering a dramatic loss in ridership, and must find a way to welcome back riders after the coronavirus pandemic ends, since many commuters will have canceled their monthly passes.

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Ann Marsh
By Ann Marsh
March 26, 2020 6:15 PM

Too many advisors push clients “to do things, rather than listening and empathizing and inspiring them,” says the founder of the Kinder Institute for Life Planning.

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John Reosti
March 26, 2020 3:37 PM

No online lenders are approved for the agency's traditional programs, but they could make loans under the COVID-19 stimulus package if they get special approval.

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Michael Cohn
March 26, 2020 3:10 PM

The $2.2 trillion package passed by the Senate includes a provision that would allow banks the temporary option to postpone compliance with the credit losses standard.

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