Help is on the way but cities and towns are left out   The good news is that the relief package has been signed. The bad news is that it falls short of what is needed and does not provide aid to cities and towns. The long range ramifications of this shortcoming are of course yet to be realized, but will leave local and state authorities scrambling for ways to either raise additional revenue or cut services. Most likely both. The small business community, which is already heavily taxed and reliant on local services will be particularly hard hit by whatever steps will...

The ASN offices will close Dec. 24 at 3:00 pm and re-open Dec. 28.   We will close at 3:00 pm on Dec. 31 and re-open on Jan. 4, 2021!     Have a safe and healthy holiday takes on a whole need meaning this year. ASN is proud to have helped our clients and friends weather the storm that was 2020 and we are looking forward to partnering with you for a resurgent 2021!

Claiming Payroll Tax Credits for Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Published by Akerman LLP - S. Montaye Sigmon   The paid leave requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) will end on December 31, but employers should take steps now to claim the associated tax credits for any required leave they provided to their employees.   In March, Congress passed the FFCRA, which generally requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave and up to 12 weeks (up to 10 paid weeks) of family and medical leave to employees who...

THE ASN OFFICES ARE CLOSED TODAY, DEC. 17, BUT ALL OUR RECRUITERS ARE STILL ON THE JOB - REMOTELY   CONTACT US VIA EMAIL AND WE'LL GET IT DONE!   Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought” Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Medicine     The Queen’s Gambit, based on a 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, is a new miniseries on Netflix that has been extremely popular and has even created a bit of a resurgence in people’s interest in the game of chess. Anyone who has played the game knows that it is all about strategy and planning ahead. The more moves you can foresee, for yourself and your opponent, the better you position yourself to eventually capture your opponent’s queen and...