Coronavirus

Holders of donor-advised funds increased their disbursements last year in response to urgent demands for greater charitable contributions to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Approval for similar access at competitors such as Schwab and Morgan Stanley’s E-Trade can take days.

Companies are betting that pent-up demand for networking and other opportunities will help fill seats at events planned for later this year.

The central bank’s policy-making body repeated it would maintain its bond-buying program until “substantial further progress” toward its employment and inflation goals has been made.

Tax professionals are starting to hear questions from their clients ahead of the official start of tax season about a variety of issues related to COVID-19.

The U.S. Small Business Administration released a one-page form aimed at simplifying the process of applying for forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans, along with newly revised and updated forms to meet the requirements of the latest stimulus legislation.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division issued a warning Thursday about a new wave of COVID-19 scams tied to the latest round of stimulus payments, especially targeting taxpayers in the District of Columbia.

Last month's COVID-19 relief bill has accountants recommending some deductions to clients, and wondering about the applicability of others.

A slower-than-expected rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines and the threat of social unrest after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol could threaten the recovery, according to an American Bankers Association panel.

The work-from-home phenomenon has triggered a fresh frustration for U.S. corporations: Americans are blowing the whistle on their employers like never before.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department relaunched the Paycheck Protection Program on Monday to new borrowers, prioritizing loans from community lenders.

The future of referrals won’t be driverless but it will be largely remote and fueled by pre-COVID fundamentals.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released guidance on claiming deductions for expenses associated with Paycheck Protection Program loans that have been forgiven.

“The expectation of sustained volatility in the medium term has re-invigorated hedge fund appeal,” BlackRock and Juniper Place said in their report.

Time and again, they’ve seemingly held up during periods of market stress and proved the skeptics wrong.

For all the central bank’s plaudits, it’s powerless to stop the wealth gap in America from growing wider.

Despite lofty markets, offering a “lazy” portfolio may doom a number of ill-prepared planners in the coming year, our columnist warns.

Decisions we make during financial crises alter as retirement nears — and not always for the better.

The fund has absorbed $15.6 billion so far in 2020.

A critical PPP deduction, tax extenders, business meal deductions and more are among the critical points.