Reading Time: 2 minutes While most companies think of audits as an annual necessity, the vast majority typically keep to the same old standards and don’t know to ask for more. But the modern audit process has changed, and businesses should raise their expectations accordingly. Today’s audit should extend beyond bringing in accountants to …
Reading Time: 2 minutes No matter what the presidential outcome, there was never any question that the outlook for estate tax planning would be different in 2021. How much different was dependent upon who controlled the presidency and the Congress. With Democrats now in power on both of those fronts, the logical question now …
Reading Time: 3 minutes While much attention has been given to the recently-signed “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” that provides crucial COVID-19 relief and has created a second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for small businesses, a few overshadowed – but important – updates have been made to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan …
Read moreEIDL Program Updates: Replenished Funding and New Targeted Guidelines
Reading Time: 2 minutes As we look to a New Year and fresh perspective in the biofuels industry, we are closely monitoring news that Congress will specifically allow USDA to make payments to biofuel producers. While no specific language is provided on how the USDA will determine these payments, the recently signed stimulus package …
Read moreNew Year Brings Potential for Funding Support for Biofuels
Reading Time: 3 minutes While ethanol and biodiesel fuels are among the most common renewable energy sources accepted into the California Air Resources Board (CARB) program for Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits, dairy producers across the U.S. are taking notice of the benefits these credit opportunities pose for biomethane suppliers as well. California …
Read moreHow Dairies Can Claim Renewable Energy Revenue in 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minute Following the December 14 preview of the work-in-progress, bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020, K·Coe Isom experts have reviewed the bill’s proposed $748 billion emergency assistance benefits intended for American Workers and Small Businesses. “In short, we’re very optimistic about the section regarding business expenses that were paid for …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Working on behalf of American Food & Agriculture businesses, K·Coe Isom submitted an open letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue on October 28, 2020 regarding new regulations that threaten the well-being of thousands of American family farms. The “Payment Limit and Payment Eligibility” regulation released on August 24, 2020 will …
Read moreAdvocating for the Future of Family Farms: A Plea for Critical Regulation Change
Reading Time: 3 minutes With major disruptions accelerating the “reshoring” of manufacturing back to the U.S. – the trade war and import tariffs, and now the pandemic – the tremendous effects on global supply chains have been seemingly the knock-out punch to globalization as we once knew it. How manufacturers respond to supply chain …
Read moreMoney Watch for Manufacturers: Making Proactive Supply Chain Decisions Now Can Add Up