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It was announced that SME CPAs is in the ranking of the nation’s largest 400 accounting firms by INSIDE Public Accounting. The INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) Survey and Analysis of Firms, is the longest-running, up-to-date ranking of the nation’s largest accounting firms. IPA’s annual rankings of the 400 largest firms in the U.S. are listed from the…
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Join us in congratulating our employees that received a promotion. They all deserve and earned it. SME CPAs would not be where we are today without our team.
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1. Only Use Money From The Loan on Forgivable Expenses You must track what you spend this money on in order to be able to apply for forgiveness. Recipients must not lose sight of the legal restrictions on the use of these fund. The SBA issued a Rule that requires PPP applicants to certify funds…
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Deadline Changes In response to COVID-19, the IRS recently released guidance on revised due dates and other provisions that impact non-profit entities. In Notice 2020-23, the IRS specifically extends the payment and filing deadlines for Forms 990-T and 990-PF. The notice also broadly provides relief for the full list of “time-sensitive actions” listed in Revenue…
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Have you applied for a PPP or EIDL loan and have you received your funds or you’re waiting for them? You may be asking yourself “What do I do now? How will I calculate the forgiveness portion of the PPP loan? My employees are currently drawing unemployment? Do I take them off and start paying…
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As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to intended to ease the economic consequences stemming from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak by providing family and…
Read MoreOn March 18th Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) addressed an increase in the number of partial claims filed as a result of businesses reducing work hours or temporarily closing their doors in light of recent developments regarding COVID-19. The GDOL is mandating that GA employers file partial claims online…
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On March 20th Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced that federal filing and payments for taxes have been extended to July 15th. It is expected that state departments of revenue will follow the Feds by extending the April 15th tax filing deadline; but, at present, this action has not been taken. Remember that this only applies to your federal…
Read MoreDear Clients: Many of you have reached out to us regarding SME’s operations in light of the COVID-19 concerns. In an effort to safeguard our staff and our community, our offices will remain open to focus on meeting our clients’ needs while working to reduce the amount of in-person interaction as advised by the Centers…
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You may think that you can handle your accounting yourself, and for certain things, you sure can. But when it comes to those tasks that are more complex and it can take a big portion of your time (such as taxes), handling your accounting yourself may not be the best idea. You should consider that…
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