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IRS Corporate Audits Drop 71 Pct, Individual Audits Fall 65 Pct

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The advocate also said in the report that examinations on individual tax returns fell to 5,013 from April 1 to June 1 this year compared to 14,188 during the same time last year, marking a 65 percent fall. It also announced the suspension of all in-person meetings in ongoing examinations,” the advocate said in the report.

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Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy; Plans To Exit Asia, Europe

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The filing will allow the retailer to continue operating while it attempts to reorganize the business and return to profitability. The money will be used to keep the business running while it goes through bankruptcy procedures. The company said it will close a large number of physical stores worldwide, CNBC reported on Sunday (Sept.

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Latest Consumer Survey Doesn’t Show Good News For Shopping Malls

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consumers – found that customers won’t return to anything approaching “normal” shopping until several things happen beyond a simple government go-ahead. And that’s up from the 138 days we found in a survey conducted on March 17, just as the shutdowns were taking hold. 1 concern about returning to pre-crisis commerce activities, 31.4

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Retail Reopening: Business And Consumer Timelines Do Not Match

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On average, consumers believe that the pandemic will last for 178 days until October, and that’s up from 138 days as reported in the survey conducted on March 17 as shutdowns were just starting to take hold. In China retailers are implementing procedures that could become standard in the U.S. Some stores disinfect items.

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Will Hotels Win Back Customers By Cleaning Up Their Act (Literally)?

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Of all the verticals hit hard by the global pandemic, hotels have seen their business slowed to a near stop as shutdowns and social-distancing rules bring travel of all kinds to a near halt. The AHLA’s Rogers expects to see travelers continue to return to hotels, although not back at 2019 levels. With the U.S.

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Salary Cuts Swell The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Ranks

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And if you are wondering how the busiest people working in medicine today are facing pay cutes — that comes down to the recent structure of most hospitals, which is built on the profit center that is elective procedures. percent of consumers required a vaccine to be available before they would return to their routines, up from 40.5

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Westgate On How Flexible Worker Payments Are Helping Reopen Resorts

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Most of the company’s facilities have reopened, which is good news for property owners and the thousands of Westgate workers who were furloughed during the shutdown. Most businesses are aware that reopening over the coming weeks and months means they will not be returning to business as usual. Reopening to a New Reality.

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