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How Are Cannabis Businesses Coping With COVID-19?

State & local governments are taking unprecedented measures to stop dine-in restaurant service, close gyms and movie theaters, and ban or limit all gatherings to fight the spread of the coronavirus.  What remains open are those establishments that are considered to be “essential businesses”. What Are “Essential Businesses”? State & local governments designate as “essential […]

Federal & State Tax Agencies Responding To COVID-19 With Tax Relief – IRS And Treasury Department Issues Initial Guidance

Federal & State Tax Agencies Responding To COVID-19 With Tax Relief – IRS And Treasury Department Issues Initial Guidance IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief The IRS has established a special section focused on steps to help taxpayers, businesses and others affected by the coronavirus and as information becomes available, the IRS will be updating this special […]

Federal & State Tax Agencies Responding To COVID-19 With Tax Relief

Federal & State Tax Agencies Responding To COVID-19 With Tax Relief  IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief  The IRS has established a special section focused on steps to help taxpayers, businesses and others affected by the coronavirus and as information becomes available, the IRS will be updating this special page on its website. President Donald Trump declared […]

Are You Affected By The March 2020 Tennessee Tornadoes? IRS Is Providing You With Tax Relief And Extending Upcoming Tax Deadlines.

Are You Affected By The March 2020 Tennessee Tornadoes? IRS Is Providing You With Tax Relief And Extending Upcoming Tax Deadlines. The IRS announced on March 6, 2020 that victims of tornadoes and severe storms in parts of Tennessee, including Nashville that took place during the first week of March 2020 may qualify for tax […]

Weedmaps Under Pressure To Disclose Cannabis Businesses To The Feds

Eastern District of California seeks documents on roughly 30 companies from cannabis-retail listing service Weedmaps, according to grand-jury subpoena. According to a report from MarketWatch prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of California ordered the production of records from Ghost Management Group LLC, which owns a subsidiary called Weedmaps that provides […]

Better Late Than Never; What High Income Taxpayers Should Know About Filing Late Tax Returns

Better Late Than Never; What High Income Taxpayers Should Know About Filing Late Tax Returns How To Handle Late Tax Returns? Every year, about 7 million taxpayers miss tax deadline or fail to file their tax returns according to data from the Internal Revenue Service. This figure constitutes roughly 5% of the taxpayer base in […]

President Trump Seeking To Prosecute Legalized Adult-use Marijuana Businesses

On June 20, 2019, the House of Representatives voted to restrict the Department Of Justice (“DOJ”) from interfering with States that have legalized adult-use marijuana, including those allowing recreational use, cultivation and sales. This amendment was attached to a large-scale appropriations bill to fund parts of the federal government for Fiscal Year 2020. But under […]