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Ohio's TechCred Program gives employers the chance to upskill current and future employees, and receive reimbursement for outlays covering tuition, lab fees, manuals, textbooks and certification costs, up to $2,000 per credential.
The state of Ohio has reported a large amount of unemployment fraud cases in the past several months.
If you received a notice regarding unemployment that doesn't apply to you, there may have been a fraudulent claim filed under your name. If you received a PIN in the mail, a 1099-G, or your employer received a notice that you filed an unemployment claim, you need to report the fraud to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services. Here is a link to the online form to complete and submit.
This new IRS effort is called the Taxpayer Relief Initiative, and it aims to help those financially affected by COVID-19.
Taxpayers who owe taxes always had options to get help through payment plans and other tools from the IRS, and now they are expanding those tools. The revised COVID-related collection procedures will be helpful to taxpayers, especially those who have a record of filing their returns and paying their taxes on time. Here are the highlights of the Taxpayer Relief Initiative:
This is a great article that talks about many programs that are available through Valley Partners to help businesses in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. We recommend that you read it at The Business Journal Daily.
Valley Partners (renamed from Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corp.) was founded as a driver of the local economy in 1978, a year after Black Monday and the beginning of the end of the steel industry.
Although you've no doubt been very busy implementing all the new safety procedures, re-figuring your financial projections, cutting expenses, and taking good care of your employees, it's a good idea at this time to also take stock of your personal expenses.
If you didn't refinance your home mortgage when the rates reached historic lows, you may want to take a look at what you might gain now by refinancing.
Today's average 30-year fixed-refinance rate is 3.67%. At this rate, you’ll pay $458.59 per month in principal and interest for every $100,000 you borrow.