With COVID-19 vaccines shipping to states for distribution this week, local and state health officials are in the process of prioritizing the populations to vaccinate first. Review your state's plan here to see how they are classifying essential employee status.
If your state does not include grocery employees as essential workers, customize and send this letter to your state's governor to lobby them to do so.
PPP Expense Tax Deductions
Under the current guidelines, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) states that business expenses paid for with eligible PPP loans are not tax deductible, meaning businesses are not currently allowed to claim those expenses in this year's taxes.
With bipartisan support for a tax fix, the issues could be cleared up before taxes must be filed if the fix is included in the next COVID relief package. Customize and send this letter to your Congressional representatives to urge them to support the tax fix.
Families First Tax Credit for Paid Leave
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) currently requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. Read the FAQs about the tax credits for eligible employers, which currently expire December 31, 2020.
COVID-19 RESOURCES
Pandemic Forecasting
Just how long is this pandemic going to last? That's the question on many Americans' minds nine months into the pandemic. It's also one of the questions that Helen Leis, Oliver Wyman's Health and Life Sciences Partner and former CDC pandemic response planner, answered for IGA CEO John Ross during a recent webinar.
Ensure your store is communicating the latest COVID-19 rules and protective measures through IGA signage. Download and print IGA-designed signage addressing store capacity limits, social distancing, updated hours, proper hand washing techniques, and more.
STAY INFORMED
Protect Your Networks from Hackers
Recently, hackers have been preying on retailers distracted by COVID-19 and holiday sales. Sending emails that look authentic and like they are coming from familiar sources, these emails ask for login credentials and can harm your computers and networks. Learn how to avoid attacks in this article.
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