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Federal Tax Return Filing Deadline Moved to July 15, 2020
Federal Tax Return Filing Deadline Moved Now that both California and the Federal IRS April 15 tax deadlines have been extended, most taxpayers and businesses will have more time to file and make tax payments without interest or penalties. From the IRS Website “WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today that…
Tax Payment Due Dates – Updated Information as of March 19, 2020
Federal and some state tax authorities have responded to the Coronavirus by announcing extensions of some tax payment deadlines for most taxpayers. At BPM we are monitoring these announcements and will provide updates as additional information becomes available and as additional formal guidance is issued. Federal Coronavirus Update Treasury Secretary Mnuchin stated publicly on March…
Filing Deadline Updates, IRS and California FTB
Filing Deadline Updates, IRS and California FTB. The IRS has set up a “Coronavirus Tax Relief” page on their website. We expect, as additional information becomes available and formal guidance is issued, it will be accessible on that webpage. Federal and state tax authorities have responded to the Coronavirus by announcing extensions of some tax…
Assessing the Impact of the Coronavirus on Your Business and Staff
Impact of Coronavirus on your Business In a press conference on March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) can be characterized as an official pandemic, with the risk of further global spread. As the WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to…
How to Support Your People through Compassion, Compliance and Accountability
People First How can you support your people through compassion, compliance and accountability? As organizations continue to navigate the ever-changing landscape this pandemic presents, it is important to stay aware of the impact on employees due to illness, reduced hours, or loss of unemployment. Employees are facing increased emotions, heightened anxiety, fear, added stress from…
COVID‐19 virus Message from Managing Partner Alan Olsen
COVID‐19 virus Message from Managing Partner Alan Olsen March 17, 2020 Dear Clients and Friends, Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co., LLP (GROCO) CPAs & Advisors remains committed to serving our clients. We hope this email finds you and your family well and in good health. If the COVID‐19 virus is affecting you or a loved…
Trump Proposes to Cut Payroll Taxes to 0%
This week, President Trump pitched cutting the payroll tax to 0% for both employees and employers through the end of the year. There’s also some discussion of making the change permanent. The intent of the cut is to stimulate the economy in the wake of the corona virus outbreak and oil price war. What does…
Save Up To 100% Tax With QSBS (Qualified Small Business Stock)
In December 2015, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (“PATH Act”) was passed by Congress and signed
How to Become a More Decisive Leader
How to become a more decisive leader? Have you ever been faced with a choice that was so difficult you couldn’t make a decision? Being indecisive can be highly detrimental in the workplace, especially for leaders. Sometimes indecisiveness can be even worse than making the wrong choice. So what can you do to be a…
How to Make Your Retirement Savings last Longer
How to Make Your Retirement Savings last Longer How’s your retirement nest egg looking these days? Whatever your situation: already living off your retirement savings, still a few years away, or you’re just getting started on that nest egg, planning and saving for retirement is very important. But once you have that nest egg saved…
Want to Keep Your Passport – Pay Your Tax Debt
Want to Keep Your Passport – Pay Your Tax Debt. Are you planning an exciting vacation abroad any time soon, or an important overseas business trip? Before you leave the country, you better make sure you don’t owe any back taxes. The IRS recently reminded taxpayers that if they have a tax debt of greater…
Trust Your Tax Return to the Professionals
A question millions of US citizens annually ask themselves prior to April 15th. Should you DIY or trust your tax return to the professionals? Every year many thousands of modest, honest and hardworking US citizens discover they owe the IRS still more money upon completion of their tax returns. It’s a lousy feeling. Now imagine,…
Dawn LeBlanc – Managing Director at Hartford InsurTech Hub
Dawn is the Managing Director at Hartford InsurTech Hub. She has Diversified expertise across insurance/financial products, innovation, marketing, regulatory, actuarial, operations, distribution and technology. Prior to joining Hartford InsurTech Hub she was the Vice President Business Solutions at Prudential Financial. Dawn attended Central Connecticut State UniversityWhere she received her Bachelor’s in Science in Mathematics/Actuarial
Avishai Ben-Tovim | CEO of MDI Health
Avishai Ben-Tovim is a sales & business development executive with years of professional experience and a drive to succeed and to innovate. He holds an IT Engineering degree from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev as well as an MBA from Tel Aviv University. Over the course of his career, he has worked extensively within the sales and technology sectors and held a variety of technical and management roles with companies like Kenshoo, eToro, Google and Roundforest, the latter of which he acted as
How Ellipsis Health Will Change Behavioral Health Diagnosis | Steven Cupps
AlanI’m visiting here today with Steven Cupps, he is the head of Business Development for Ellipsis Health. Welcome to today’s show.Steven Thank you so much for having me.AlanSo Steven, I’d like to hear the background of how you got to the position that you’re in today. What led up to this?StevenBehavioral health has always been a passion of mine. If you think about the entire ecosystem, and in healthcare, it’s really the biggest unmet challenge today. And so what we’re doing at ellipsis is we’re
Armin Tahmasbi | Encapsulate
I’m a young entrepreneur and a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering program at the University of Connecticut, working on “Drug Delivery Systems, Self-Assembled Nanoparticles & Microfluidic Devices”, in Storrs, CT, US. I’m working in Self-Assembled Functional Nanomaterials Laboratory, under the supervision of Prof. Mu-Ping Nieh on “Drug Delivery Systems for cancer therapy”. We’re developing a universal platform for encapsulating and smart delivery of a wide range of drug molecules and
Spencer Jones | Lineus Medical
Spencer worked for 3 years in direct patient care as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Licensed Practical Nurse, and as a Registered Nurse. Frustrated with the inefficiencies plaguing the healthcare system, he was determined to play a role in improving the delivery of healthcare. In 2014, Spencer won the annual ARK Challenge, an Arkansas based business accelerator. The product he developed was a dual lumen peripheral IV called the BVAD, which focuses on painless and uncontaminated blood draws.
Adeel Malik | CEO of Clearstep
While studying finance and neurobiology in undergrad, Adeel spent his time doing neuro-immunology research at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, contributing to several academic publications. After undergrad, Adeel was a strategy & analytics consultant with Accenture for several years where he worked with some of the largest institutions in healthcare across pharma, health tech, health systems, and retail clinics. Adeel’s skills in healthcare analytics, operations, sales, and his breadth of experience
Yael Katz | How BrainCheck is Democratizing Cognitive Health
Dr. Yael Katz is the co founder and CEO of Braincheck, a healthcare technology company focused on making cognitive health assessments more accessible. Prior to co founding Braincheck, Yael was VP of ecommerce at JW Player and a post doctoral research fellows at Princeton University. She received a Ph.D in in Biological Sciences focusing on Computational and Experimental Neuroscience from Northwestern University.Alan What brought you to co founding Braincheck? Yael If a person has a concern that
Lee Richter: The Power of PR
So I was born raised in Texas, but made my way over to the farm maybe 2004 when I started undergrad at Stanford…