As our Pensacola business community begins to assess the flooding-related damage from Hurricane Sally, the demand for available resources capable of providing capital, advice and disaster relief services has become a hot topic of discussion—and a source of some confusion and frustration. On the federal level, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis…

All too often we hear of damage caused by floods, fires, and other natural disasters. Special tax law provisions may help taxpayers and businesses recover financially from the impact of a disaster, especially when the federal government declares their location to be a major disaster area. In general, taxpayers who…

The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released additional guidance on August 28, 2020, related to the Executive Order authorizing the deferral of employees’ portion of the payroll tax. The deadline for employers to begin withholding the 6.2% employee portion of payroll tax was September 1, 2020. However, Treasury Secretary…

PENSACOLA, FLA. September 2020 — More than 30 years ago, Jeanette Geri joined Donna Bloomer on an adventure to start a new kind of CPA firm, Bloomer & Geri. She was rewarded for her dedication to the Pensacola firm by becoming one of the industry’s first non-CPA partners. On September…