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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell
June 30, 2020 5:14 PM

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said about 300 lenders have signed on to the program and that the central bank is committed to making adjustments that could attract more borrowers.

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Tobias Salinger
June 30, 2020 4:05 PM

Wealth management firms should define success by how well their operations perform under pressure, Kestra Financial COO Kris Chester says in an episode of Financial Planning’s podcast.

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IRS Commissioner Charles "Chuck" Rettig
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Michael Cohn
June 30, 2020 3:50 PM

The new format aims to showcase the IRS’s work in fiscal year 2019, along with an additional message about its response this year to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Paychex office
Michael Cohn
June 30, 2020 12:42 PM

As small businesses in different parts of the country reopen in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, they are beginning to increase the number of hours worked by their employees, according to payroll giant Paychex, although spikes in the virus are threatening to set back those gains.

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Laura Alix
June 30, 2020 11:24 AM

The coronavirus outbreak forced BBVA USA to rethink a plan to add 15 branches in Texas, but it decided to move ahead anyway, albeit with a few tweaks.

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National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins speaking with Frank Agostino of Agostino & Associates during the online NYU Tax Controversy Forum
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Michael Cohn
June 29, 2020 4:02 PM

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins released her first report to Congress Monday, discussing some of the difficulties confronting taxpayers and the IRS during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Yvette Shields
June 29, 2020 3:12 PM

A steadier market gave Wisconsin the opportunity to move last week on a long-stalled refunding that notably offered a forward delivery piece.

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John Hayashi
June 29, 2020 12:00 PM

Business leaders and accountants should understand three significant SALT issues, if they're expecting an increase of remote employees working in new state or local tax jurisdictions this year.

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Daniel Hood
June 29, 2020 9:00 AM

Long-term changes are brewing underneath the surface issues surrounding the current crises.

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Brendan Pedersen
June 26, 2020 6:11 PM

While they are not dramatically opposed, Jelena McWilliams and Brian Brooks have articulated their own ideas on postal banking and the use of artificial intelligence in lending.

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