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IRS Provides 2020 Required Minimum Distribution Rollover Relief
On June 23rd, the IRS issued Notice 2020-51, which provides far-reaching relief for taxpayers who took required minimum distributions (RMDs) in 2020 from their IRAs

New PPP Loan Forgiveness Provisions Introduced in Latest SBA/Treasury Interim Final Rule
Last week, the SBA, in conjunction with the U.S. Treasury, issued the revised PPP Loan Forgiveness Application, which incorporates changes as a result of the

SBA and US Treasury Issue Updated PPP Guidelines on Loan Forgiveness & Transparency
The SBA and Treasury have issued a number of new guidelines in recent weeks that affect both current and potential PPP loan recipients. We have

Webinar: PPP Flexibility Act
Yet another change to the PPP loan program was signed into law on June 5th by President Trump, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of

The CARES Act: A Closer Look at Certain Provisions for Employee Benefit Plans
As we continue to weather the COVID-19 crisis, there’s hardly a single facet of American life left unchanged. The inner workings of employee benefit plans

AICPA Issues Accounting Guidance for PPP Loan Forgiveness
On June 10th, the AICPA issued Technical Question and Answer (TQA) 3200.18, Borrower Accounting for a Forgivable Loan Received Under the Small Business Administration Paycheck

DOL Announced Final Rule on Overtime
Which employees of your business qualify for time and a half? It’s time to reevaluate that question, namely at the executive, administrative, and professional levels.

Exit Planning for Closely Held Businesses: Where Do You Begin?
Closely held businesses come with their own brand of benefits and challenges. Since there are generally only a few stockholders, often family members, owners are

Lease Accounting for Manufacturing Companies
In 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidelines for the way businesses of all sizes and industry types handle lease accounting to

NCUA Provides Credit Unions Simplified Auditing Requirements
Good news for smaller credit unions: a new regulatory change is set to provide greater flexibility around auditing requirements. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

ARB Hosts Annual Open House
Albin, Randall & Bennett, a 2019 Best Places to Work in Maine, hosted its annual Open House on September 25, 2019. We were excited to