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New COVID Relief Bill Expanded Employee Retention Credit Benefits

Richard A. Huffman, CPA, MST Tax Partner   The recently enacted stimulus law expands and clarifies the CARES Act Employee Retention Credit (ERTC), key details are as follows: Beginning on January 1, 2021 and through June…
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Six New Hires Join WFY

Wright Ford Young & Co. would like to welcome six new hires to our firm. We have Jerry Owens and Andrew Campos joining our Audit Department; Shannon Zhu, David Pak, and Renee Qiu joining our Tax Department; and Kirsten Capps joining our…
sales tax relief
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New California Sales Tax Relief Announced for Small Businesses

Ryan Working, CPA, MST Tax Director Back in April 2020, the Governor allowed taxpayers to apply for sales tax penalty and interest relief for 90 days for any taxpayer reporting less than $1 million in sales on their sales tax return. The…
small business hiring tax credit
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Applying and Qualifying for CA Small Business Hiring Tax Credit

Cameron Lee Tax Staff Applications have recently opened on December 1st, 2020 to apply for California's small business hiring tax credit. This past September, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1447 allowing qualifying small business…
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CA Proposition 19 and the Qualified Personal Residence Trust

Nancy Van Lanen Estate & Trust Director The recently passed Proposition 19 in California provides expanded property tax benefits by allowing homeowners who are disabled, over 55 years of age, or whose homes were damaged in wildfire…