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VIEWPOINT: Updated Guidance on Tax Credits Under the American Rescue Plan
Under the American Rescue Plan (ARP), certain private-sector and governmental employers may claim refundable tax credits which provide reimbursement for the cost of providing Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)-style paid sick and family leave to employees, including leave for COVID-19 vaccination-related reasons. The ARP does not require employers to provide paid leave; however, it provides tax […]
Syracuse City Hall to reopen on Monday with major improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Wednesday announced that Syracuse City Hall will reopen for services to the public on Monday. Syracuse City
Oneida, Herkimer counties seek broadband input from residents, businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida and Herkimer counties are urging residents and businesses to participate in an online survey that will help to assess broadband needs
Cuomo announces that SUNY, CUNY schools will require COVID vaccinations this fall
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) boards will require proof of vaccination for
Partners team up on free legal services for injured workers
The New York State (NYS) Workers’-Compensation Board has launched the Injured Workers Legal Assistance Project (IWLAP), its “first-ever” legal-assistance project to help injured workers obtain medical treatment. Under the project, injured workers can complete a simple online form maintained by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to directly request a match to an NYSBA-member attorney
Syracuse law professor Reed named dean of Georgia State College of Law
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LaVonda Reed — associate provost for faculty affairs and professor of law at Syracuse University — has been named the first African
VIEWPOINT: For you, it’s tax season; for cybercriminals, it’s open season
There’s a lot to consider this tax season following a year of new regulations and financial abnormalities. One more item to add to the list is identity theft. According to the 2020 TransUnion Public Sector survey, 10 percent of U.S. adults report being a victim of identity theft since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the
Schumer calls on U.S., Canadian governments to devise a plan to reopen border
MASSENA, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Wednesday called on the U.S. and Canadian governments and public-health officials to develop a
Cortland restaurant, bar owners plead guilty to tax evasion
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The owners of some Cortland–area bars and restaurants have pleaded guilty to criminal tax fraud for underreporting more than $4 million in
TSA to travelers: you still need to wear masks until at least Sept. 13
If you’re traveling on planes, trains, or buses in the U.S. in the next four and a half months, you will still need to wear
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