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The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation unit spent more than $1.3 million in fiscal year 2018 on undercover confidential operations, including travel costs, according to a new report.

Equip your boots on the ground to recognize R&D worthy of credit.

For families who employ a nanny to care for their children in the home, there is the extra concern of what to do with their employee.

But relatively few audit execs are actually performing reviews of critical risk areas such as health and safety.

As companies are evaluating continued operations, balancing profits with acceptable levels of loss, functioning with massively more remote work and trying to make up for economic disruptions, the first thought tends to be “How can we cut costs?”

The application from the Treasury leaves many questions unanswered.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department are beginning to send nearly 4 million economic impact payments by prepaid debit card, instead of by paper check or direct deposit.

The application gives customers access to more ways to receive payment from clients during a time when many businesses are experiencing interruption due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Crowe has joined the growing number of firms offering solutions to aid in Paycheck Protection Program participation.