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Accounting firms Crowe LLP and BKD LLP released year-end tax-planning guides Wednesday, during a time of great uncertainty over future tax changes in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming election.

This article looks at a few key components of the presidential nominees' tax positions.

The coronavirus pandemic has introduced a number of new areas that companies need to address.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department are making it easier for companies to get their Paycheck Protection Program loans of $50,000 or less forgiven.

Lenders welcomed the move as a helpful first step but are still urging policymakers to develop a broader, simpler process for expediting the approvals of loans extended to troubled small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program.

Disclosures in financial statements and SEC filings about the current and potential impacts of COVID-19 are a major concern.

Internal Revenue Service commissioner Chuck Rettig heard complaints from lawmakers about their constituents missing stimulus payments.

The document discusses some considerations involving the use of specialists when auditing financial statements during the pandemic.

Many consumers are taking to the highways and the water for safe getaways during the pandemic — powering one of the few bright spots in lending. However, bankers warn that boomlets usually come with distinctive credit risks.

Conversations have already started about how the increased government expenditures to support citizens during the pandemic will be funded. But resisting the urge to increase taxes may be the best way to support economic growth.