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#COVID-19 City of Gulfport – Gateway Grant-BUSINESS

City of Gulfport – Gateway Grant OPENS WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE Stroll down any Main Street, USA. Stores with closed signs. Empty storefront parking spaces. Idle exercise equipment. Uncoiffed dogs out walking. Styrofoam to go containers have taken … Continue reading

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#COVID-19 #GivingTuesdayNow

Today is the day to give! To give what you can and be a part of this global day of giving in response to COVID-19. Today is in addition to the regularly scheduled December 1st, 2020 #GivingTuesday. Perhaps we can … Continue reading

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#COVID-19 Hillsborough County – Rapid Response Recovery Program (R3)

Opened Monday 4/27/2020 AND Closed Wednesday 4/29/2020 The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is aiming to deploy its $256M from the CARES Act. $15M was allocated to the county’s social services department to augment existing programs for INDIVIDUALS. 30,000 … Continue reading

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#COVID-19 Florida Tax Relief – Corporate Income & Franchise Returns AND Payments

Monday, April 27, 2020 the Florida Department of Revenue issued Order of Emergency # 20-52-DOR-003 (Corporate Income Tax). For entities with a fiscal year ending December 31, 2019: • The May 1, 2020, due date for Florida Corporate Income & … Continue reading

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#COVID-19 Pinellas County – Pinellas CARES Fund FOR INDIVIDUALS

OPEN MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020 Yesterday, Tuesday April 28, 2020, the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners approved the Pinellas CARES Financial Assistance Program which aims to deploy $170M from the CARES Act. $130M is earmarked for Pinellas County residents. ($35M … Continue reading

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#COVID-19 Helping Our Restaurant Employees

  We realize this may not directly relate to all of our clients. But if it can help you, or a Family Member, or a Friend – – please keep reading. If you know someone you can pass this along … Continue reading

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Keeping Track…of expenses. The first of a two-part series.

There are so many things we keep track of on a daily basis: bank balances, dogs, kids, and how much gas is in the tank.  But if you’re a business owner, you’re also tracking expenses. There’s two ways to dress … Continue reading

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Getting Schooled – Maximizing Education Tax Credits

Pay tuition. Get tax credits. $2,500 here; $2,000 there. Education credits are seemingly straightforward but are they as straightforward as they seem? Not really and not always. Shameless plug. We just make it look straightforward. REINFORCING THE BASICS. The American … Continue reading

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Make That Kid Work For You. Part 2 of 2. No Kidding, The Kiddie Tax

Last week we broke the news that according to the Department of Agriculture, with middle-class income of $59,200-$107,000, it is going to cost you a whopping $233,610! to raise that kid until the age of 17. Families with lower incomes … Continue reading

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UPDATE FROM THE OFFICES OF CAROL McATEE & ASSOCIATES, CPAS, St. Petersburg, Florida

Carol McAtee & Associates, CPAs   . . . . .continued from last week’s post, Never too Early to Start Thinking About Filing the Next Tax Return Consider Making IRA Contributions Contributions to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) are a … Continue reading

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