Is the Worst Over? 63% of Small Business Say So

But 84% worry about a second wave of infection.

By CPA Trendlines

As business owners across the country focus on getting back to business, 63 percent feel the worst is behind them when it comes to the impact of COVID-19 on their operations, according to new research from a payroll agency that handles payrolls for 670,000 small- and medium-sized businesses.

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However, four in five business owners are somewhat or very concerned about a possible second wave of infection.

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Retired CPA Partners Face Pay Cuts from Covid

Facing the fallout from the Covid crisis, 10 percent of small and midsized firms are already trimming compensation for retired partners.

Firms target annual net profit caps, early retirement provisions, and mandatory retirement ages.

By Domenick Esposito

With profits likely to take a short-term hit, retired partners at many CPA firms are facing cuts to their payouts, according to our straw poll of 30 leading firms.

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With Covid-19 hurting revenues and bottom lines, firms of all sizes are reconfiguring their staff loads and renegotiating their space requirements.

But we haven’t heard much about what firms are doing about their obligations for deferred compensation partner retirement plans. Until now.

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