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MARCH 11, 2021

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319. Available at [link]. Congress has passed, and the President is expected to sign, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), creating a 100% COBRA premium subsidy and additional COBRA enrollment rights for certain employees (and their families) who have lost group health plan coverage due to an involuntary termination of employment or reduction of hours.

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Appraisal Rights

MARCH 10, 2021

Devon Energy Corporation seeks to have the Delaware Chancery Court validate a shareholder vote after a notice snafu resulted in approximately 15% of shareholders receiving untimely notices on a $15 billion merger. After the merger closed between Devon Energy and WPX Energy, Inc. in January 2021, Devon Energy’s sub-contractor Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. learned that it did not begin mailing notices of the special meeting of stockholders until up to two weeks prior to the me

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GCF Value

MARCH 9, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses globally in various ways — both positively and negatively. For the businesses who were hit hardest, look no further than your tangible assets as a lifeline to ride out the storm from the pandemic. Todd Taylor, CMEA, Valuation Analyst & Jason Pagan, ASA May 9, 202 1. Over the last year, we have identified risk factors and their impact on cash flow for businesses of all industries.

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Deal Law Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

It is no secret that during 2020 and into 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic has created massive disruptions for a variety of industries. One such example is the movement of health care services online in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines. A wide variety of technology and applications to facilitate this, referred to as telehealth or telemedicine technology, are gaining momentum.

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 8, 2021

Whether you’re starting your career, or you’ve been in the profession for a while, women have more opportunities than ever to rise above in the tax and accounting profession. As we enter Women’s History Month and celebrate International Women’s Day, we also celebrate evolution past gender cultural bias and advancements within the profession. In this chapter of Small Talk with Heather Walker , I am joined by two successful women in the tax and accounting profession: Linda Forde, CPA and owner of

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 10, 2021

Background. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) extends and expands provisions found in the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA), Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021). Paid Sick and Family Leave Credits. Changes under ARPA apply to amounts paid with respect to calendar quarters beginning after March 31, 2021.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 11, 2021

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319. Available at [link]. Congress has passed, and the President is expected to sign, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), providing sweeping COVID-19 relief that includes several benefits-related provisions. A 100% COBRA premium subsidy has drawn perhaps the most attention (see our Checkpoint article ), but other items are also of interest to group health plan sponsors, administrators, and advisors.

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MARCH 11, 2021

QUESTION: Our company would like to simplify reimbursements for business travel expenses by paying employees a fixed amount for each travel day regardless of incurred expenses. How can we keep the per diem payments from being treated as income to our employees, and how would those payments affect employees’ expense reporting? ANSWER: Per diem payments are often used to simplify compliance with the accountable plan rules that allow business travel reimbursements to be excluded from employees’ g

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Compliance 59

ThomsonReuters

MARCH 8, 2021

The word “challenge” has been used all too frequently since the COVID-19 pandemic began early last year – and with good reason. Back on February 22, 2021, the United States reached a grim milestone of 500,000 deaths due to COVID-19. The somber event was memorialized by President Joe Biden at the White House who noted on February 11, 2021 that getting the United States vaccinated will be one of the “most difficult operational challenges.”.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 11, 2021

U.S. Department of Labor Statement Regarding Enforcement of Its Final Rules on ESG Investments and Proxy Voting by Employee Benefit Plans (Mar. 10, 2021). Available at [link]. The DOL has announced that it will not enforce recently issued regulations on the selection of retirement plan investments and proxy voting while it reviews the regulations for possible changes.

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Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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