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VIEWPOINT: IRS Updates American Rescue Plan Act Guidance
On July 29, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its Tax Credits for Paid Leave Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 guidance. As a reminder, private-sector employers with fewer than 500 employees could voluntarily elect to extend ARPA benefits to their employees through Sept. 30, and in exchange, receive a federal tax credit. Under […]

Onondaga County mandates that school employees get vaccinated or face weekly testing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — All interfacing employees of Onondaga County schools will have to provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated or agree to undergo weekly COVID-19

People news: MVCAA appoints Tuggle as fiscal director
UTICA, N.Y. —The Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency (MVCAA) announced it has recently selected Renee Tuggle, the current executive assistant and head of the MVCAA

People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown hires Apps
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently announced it has hired Brittany Apps, CPA as a manager in its audit and accounting

UnitedHealth Group to pay nearly $16 million after state, federal probe of mental-health coverage
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — United Behavioral Health and United Healthcare Insurance Co. will pay $15.6 million and take other corrective actions following investigations and
VIEWPOINT: Ask Rusty: Should I Claim Social Security Family Benefits?
Dear Rusty: I was born in 1956 and my wife in 1961. I’ve got 45 years of Social Security earnings, and I will have income in 2021. We have four minor children, the youngest born in 2012. When is the best time for us to apply for benefits? Are we eligible for family benefits? My

Lt. Gov. Hochul says she and Cuomo aren’t close; she’s ready to lead New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she thinks it’s “very clear” that she and Gov. Andrew Cuomo “have not been close,

New York City firm to merge with the Bonadio Group
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ganer + Ganer, a New York City–based accounting firm, plans to merge its operations with the Bonadio Group, a Rochester–based accounting firm

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Syracuse graduate, to become state’s first female governor
On her Lt. Gov. Twitter feed, Hochul tweeted, “I agree with Governor Cuomo’s decision to step down. It is the right thing to do and

Cuomo to resign as governor amid sexual-harassment probe
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said he plans to resign as governor in two weeks as the sexual-harassment investigation against
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