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Providing education assistance to employees? Follow these rules

COVID-19, Employee Benefits, Qualified Educational Assistance Program, Small Business, Tax / Douglas Freeman

Many businesses provide education fringe benefits so their employees can improve their skills and gain additional knowledge. An employee can receive, on a tax-free basis, up to $5,250 each year from his or her employer for educational assistance under a “qualified educational assistance program.” For this purpose, “education” means any form of instruction or training […]

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6 key IT questions to ask in the new normal

Information Technology (IT), Small Business / Douglas Freeman

The sudden shutdown of the economy in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to rely more heavily on technology. Some companies fared better than others. Many businesses that had been taking an informal approach to IT strategy discovered their systems weren’t as robust and scalable as they’d hoped. Some may have lost

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