For most business owners, their company represents their life's work. At Brinker Simpson, you will discover a team of business valuation experts whose thorough and fair business appraisal process is respected by clients, attorneys, and peers alike.

On Sunday, February 28, Bob Simpson, managing partner, presented a $581 check to Grands Stepping Up, a nonprofit organization formed to help grandparents who find themselves overwhelmed and raising their grandchildren after the kids' parents have fallen victim to opioid addiction. During the month of January, proceedings were given by employees as part of the firm's Dress Down Day program.

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created as part of the CARES Act to assist businesses during COVID-19 through forgivable loans. However, the program has complex forgiveness guidelines, rules, and calculations that recipients must navigate to get full loan forgiveness. At Brinker Simpson, we're not limiting our support to just those that are clients. We're trying to connect with any business that we can help.

Earlier this month, the IRS issued notices to approximately 260,000 taxpayers stating they haven’t filed their 2019 federal tax return. These notices, referred to as CP59 notices, are issued yearly to identify taxpayers who have failed to file a tax return that was due the prior calendar year (Tax Year 2019).

IRS will issue new withholding tables (Publication 15) to reflect changes as of January 1, 2021. When available, the new withholding tables can be obtained at the Internal Revenue website, www.irs.gov.