Employers can offer assistance with disaster relief payments to employees

The IRS has offered tax relief to victims of Hurricane Ian in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, but there is more that employers can do to assist their employees who have also been impacted. Section 139 allows business owners to make qualified disaster relief payments to employees affected by a federally declared disaster. Section […]
How to account for employees’ auto travel expenses

Rising costs are prompting business owners to be more creative in their business operations. One such area is in how employers compensate their employees for expenses related to business travel. Standard mileage The most common way of reimbursing employees for business travel is by applying the IRS business standard mileage rate. This is the most […]
Why donor-advised funds are worth a second look

It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year unlike any other, which makes relying on your trusted business and tax adviser for year-end tax planning even more important. We have offered 10 year-end tax strategies that you can take advantage of now, but there is one in particular that we want to discuss […]
Antares Group’s COVID-19 Webinar Series

Antares Group is hosting a series of webcasts designed to bring the latest information to you in this rapidly changing environment during the coronavirus outbreak. Below are links to the webinars we have hosted. We will add more as they become available. How Does ARPA Help Your Business? (March 23, 2021) Presented by: Frank McLaughlin, […]
A deeper dive into the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
More details have emerged about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and how employers need to file for credits related to paying qualified sick and family leave wages or qualified wages. As you know, the FFCRA requires businesses with fewer than 500 employees to provide emergency paid sick and family leave for reasons related […]
Happy Hour cheer | PHOTOS
Our firm recently celebrated the promotion of Nina Daigle and Lindsey Pierce to partner with a special Happy Hour outing at the Irish Bred Pub in Covington.
Nina Daigle, Lindsey Pierce named partners with Antares Group, Inc.
Antares Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that Nina Daigle, CPA, and Lindsey Pierce, CPA, have been promoted to Partner with the firm. Lindsey and Nina have both been with Antares Group, Inc., for nine years and are members of the Business and Tax Advisory Group. “The promotion of Nina and Lindsey to partner marks […]