COVID-19 Prompts Fed to Delay Tax Filing and Payment Deadline

03/18/20

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The federal government's website lists actions taken by various agencies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry announced relaxed eligibility due to COVID-19.

Mainly, the waiting week is waived and the work search requirement is also waived.

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Our existing clients know we take great pride in our client service.  Due to public health concerns surrounding the coronavirus, we have adjusted our service model for the next few weeks.

In order to protect our team and to otherwise slow or limit the impact of the coronavirus, we are taking the following measures until further notice:

• Walk in appointments cannot be accepted

• New client appointments will be deferred

• Currently scheduled client appointments will continue

• We will ask all visitors to self-screen

• We will offer phone or video consults in lieu of office meetings
  

Otherwise, we remain open for business.  

Allegheny County has Requested Certain Non-Essential Businesses Close Temporarily

The request is to close places for the next 14 days to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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In order to avoid confusion in our communities, we are sharing the PA Department of Economic and Community Development's request for "non-essential businesses" to close temporarily in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties.

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March 14, 2020

Dear business owner: The Pennsylvania Department of Health is committed to keeping all Pennsylvanians safe and healthy, and we are taking every measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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For some industry insight on things that can create a gap in your policy coverage.  We suggest reviewing your policy with your broker/agent at least annually to ensure your questions are answered.

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To reduce the impact of COVID-19 outbreak conditions on businesses, workers, customers, and the public, it is important for all employers to plan now for COVID-19. For employers who have already planned for influenza pandemics, planning for COVID-19 may involve updating plans to address the specific exposure risks, sources of exposure, routes of transmission, and other unique characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 (i.e., compared to pandemic influenza viruses). Employers who have not prepared for pandemic events should prepare themselves and their workers as far in advance as possible of potentially worsening outbreak conditions.
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The "pandemic" classification of the COVID-19 / Coronavirus has caused many questions and concerns among the business community.  

Here are some non-medical things you should should know:

WHOSE GUIDANCE DO I FOLLOW?

We do not recommend following what you heard on the news channel.  Instead ----

• In Pennsylvania, the Department of Health has responsibility to enforce the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 unless there is a county level agency.

• In Allegheny County, look to the County of Allegheny Department of Health for direction.  

  •  ACDOH defers to the CDC guidance- "For all businesses and organizations, ACHD is recommending that the CDC’s guidance is followed which includes actively encouraging sick employees to stay home or separating sick employees, emphasizing cough and sneeze etiquette and hand hygiene, performing route cleaning of frequently-touched surfaces and providing disposable wipes for those surfaces to be used by employees.