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Employers on Payroll-Tax Deferral: Thanks, But No Thanks

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No payments till 2021! It sounds like a great deal in some contexts—perhaps, say, if you are a consumer looking for a new sectional. But the federal government just made that offer to workers on their payroll taxes, and, well, it isn’t exac...

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Public Companies Fret Over Fate of Postal Service

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Americans are paying attention to their mail in a whole new way. With the United States Postal Service struggling financially and providing delayed service, citizens suddenly have a host of fears. Some are worried about their retirement che...

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COVID-19 Drives 600% Increase in Disease-Related Risk Factors

COVID-19 Drives 600% Increase in Disease-Related Risk Factors

COVID-19 Drives 600% Increase in Disease-Related Risk Factors

Want a reminder of how much the world has changed in 2020? Well, we’re giving you one anyway. At this point last year, fewer than 200 public companies cited “health epidemics and diseases” on their annual 10-K as a risk factor facing their...

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Six New Lessons from Latest Round of COVID-19 Comment Letters

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While the COVID-19 outbreak has left many of us hanging around the house for months, that hasn’t stopped the Securities and Exchange Commission from voicing opinions on pandemic-related corporate disclosure. In May, we offered up some preli...

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Bill Ackman Prepares Mother of All SPACs

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Bill Ackman wants to bag an elephant. The hedge-fund billionaire with the flashy and often successful bets is now getting behind a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. And in typical fashion, he’s going big—preparing to raise $4 bi...

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