In times of crisis, nonprofits are often on the front lines helping communities cope and recover. The COVID-19 pandemic finds many of these same organizations sidelined due to mandatory closures, statewide quarantines, decreased donations and their own concerns for employee safety. As your nonprofit plans its response efforts to recover from the loss of programming, […]

In the current COVID-19 context (“coronavirus,” for simplicity), companies should map their contractual rights and obligations to determine whether risks exist and, if so, what mitigation actions could be put in place. This risk analysis can be made in a very short time (that is, a few hours or even less than an hour) with […]

#SocialDistancing is a term that government and health authorities came up with to drive home the idea that people must self-isolate in order to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. But social distancing is not precisely what we are doing… and that is not a bad thing. What we are doing is physically distancing while socially connecting. […]

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, RavenPack, a leading provider of big data analytics, has launched a live and interactive website to help navigate the oceans of information currently available on the novel coronavirus and its impact on world affairs. The free Coronavirus News Monitor can be accessed on https://coronavirus.ravenpack.com/ CONTINUE READING… Compliments of RavenPack International […]

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a roughly $2 trillion coronavirus response bill signed into law yesterday, is intended to provide widespread emergency relief for Americans and the country’s economy. In addition to its benefits for individuals, the bill provides aid for small businesses, large corporations, hospitals and public health agencies, […]

Rebates Tax Relief to U.S. Individual Taxpayers Recovery Rebates The CARES Act provides cash to eligible individuals and families through a process known as “recovery rebates.” The rebate amount for individual taxpayers is $1,200 and married couples filing jointly will receive a maximum of $2,400. There is also an additional rebate of $500 for each […]

Unprepared for the unimaginable – temporary disruption COVID-19 has forced millions of people in the US alone out of work already. Many millions still in work now do so from home, or try to, often for the first time. Given how highly unusual this situation is and the very real and understandable fear and uncertainty […]

The President has stated that “The cure can’t be worse than the problem.”  He said that he would like to start opening up the country to business as soon as Easter Sunday. However, the virus has already spread to all 50 states. The current thinking is to designate areas based on risk so that areas […]

Please see below an update to the corporate tax issues for European businesses in response to COVID-19. 1. Federal – Calendar 2019 Tax Filings Originally Due April 15 Can Now be Filed by July 15 2. 2019 Payment Deadline for 2019 Extended to July 15 3. 1st Quarter Payments Due April 15 Pushed to July […]