Restaurants and bars in New York City continue to feel the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although, they are able to operate at full capacity, months of lost revenue, costly loans (including personal ones), devastating supply chain issues, and vaccination mandates all contribute to a sluggish return to “normal”. The Restaurant Return-to-Work Tax Credit may […]
Hero Act: What You Need to Know
New York legislators voted on extensive new workplace health and safety protections in response to the Covid-19 pandemic known as The New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or NY HERO Act. The bill requires all employers to adopt an airborne infectious disease prevention plan. The plan must be implemented when an airborne infectious disease is […]
Highway Use Tax Renewal
The 23rd series NYS Highway Use Tax (HUT) and Automotive Fuel Carrier (AFC) Certificates of Registration (C of Rs) and decals are set to expire on December 31, 2021. Get ready now to make sure that you receive your 24th series decals in time to place them on your vehicles before January 1, 2022. Before […]
Congestion Pricing May Never See the Light of Day
The regressive, inefficient debt scheme known as congestion pricing has struggled to come to fruition despite passage in the New York Legislature back in 2019. Fortunately for commerce in New York City the delayed implementation will be extended. First, the Trump administration refused to green light the project, now the MTA announced that the environmental […]
Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act Takes Full Effect
Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income New Yorkers Could Regain Freedom to Legally Drive with the Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act Tuesday June 29, New York’s Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act takes full effect, ending the state’s widespread practice of suspending an individual’s driver’s license when they cannot afford to pay a traffic fine. This legislation […]