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For the accounting industry, this has been a tax season like no other in memory. Typically, the weeks leading up to April 15 are an endless succession of long hours in the office, meeting with clients, gathering tax information, filling ...

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The second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding to help small businesses affected by COVID-19 economic disruption is lasting longer and appears to be doing a better job of going to the people it’s intended to help than the ...

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Dirk Stanger has joined D.L. Evans Bank as a vice president commercial loan officer for the Rigby branch. He has 13 years of financial experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and finance from Brigham Young University – ...

Less than two weeks after it launched, the CARES Act’s $350 billion has already been allocated, leaving many businesses— including some in Idaho — out in the cold. On March 27, President Donald Trump signed the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic ...

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The flurry of stay-at-home orders imposed recently by most state governors could create a tax problem, but it isn’t clear how much of an issue it could be in Idaho. The problem is “nexus.” When a company has a “nexus” ...

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Henry Yun, owner of Green Leaf Cleaners, an eco-friendly dry cleaner in Eagle, was relieved when his loan from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act program came through this week. “The survival of my business was completely ...

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This article was updated on April 8 to correct the name of a project. Despite the COVID-19 coronavirus that is leading banks and credit unions all over the country to limit their on-site services, two Idaho-based financial institutions are planning ...

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Just like refinancing a mortgage can save a homeowner money, refinancing municipal bonds can save a city or other municipal organization money. In the case of the Nampa Development Corp. (NDC), the city’s urban renewal agency, that amounted to almost ...

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In response to COVID-19, a number of banks and credit unions are taking steps to protect their customers and employees, including converting to drive-thru only, limiting hours and closing some branches. “We are hearing from both credit unions and banks ...

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Over the weekend, the Federal Reserve Bank took bold action in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including cutting interest rates to 0% — a move a number of regional finance experts said should help the economy. “The actions by the FRB will benefit ...

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