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TEFRA Tax Disallowance

By Pinion Editorial | July 1, 2022
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We’ve been seeing more activity with community banks purchasing non-bank qualified bonds.  It’s important to remember the tax consequences of purchasing these bonds.  For both S Corps and C Corps, the TEFRA penalty applies.  The penalty results in an interest expense disallowance equal to 100% of the proportionate amount of …

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What’s in a Sustainability Plan?

By Pinion Editorial | February 3, 2022
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Sustainability is a buzzword that keeps on buzzing.  As companies like Exxon have set net zero targets that encompass their supply chains and are expanding their low carbon fuel offerings, ethanol producers are feeling a greater sense of urgency to jump on board and incorporate ‘sustainability’ within their own business …

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5 Ways Banks Can Fight Cybercriminals

5 Ways Financial Institutions Can Fight Cybercriminals

By Pinion Editorial | October 6, 2021
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October is cybersecurity month – which is akin to the ‘time change’ reminder to check your smoke detector batteries – only this reminds us that it’s time for businesses (and home offices) to assess their systems, data, public information, and procedures and ensure protection from the brutal national cybercrime statistics.  …

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Money Watch for Manufacturers: Making Proactive Supply Chain Decisions Now Can Add Up

By Pinion Editorial | October 27, 2020
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With major disruptions accelerating the “reshoring” of manufacturing back to the U.S. – the trade war and import tariffs, and now the pandemic – the tremendous effects on global supply chains have been seemingly the knock-out punch to globalization as we once knew it. How manufacturers respond to supply chain …

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Tech Resiliency

Testing Your Tech Resiliency for Planned or Unplanned Events

By Pinion Editorial | October 22, 2020
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Due to the uncertainty of the future, COVID-19 effects, election results, and the increased IT risks that occur during and in the aftermath of such monumental events, it is crucial for organizations to be proactive and have a risk-oriented view of their environment.  Why?  Bottom line is that your business …

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Cyber Risks

Cyber Risks Aren’t Just an ‘IT Problem’ for Businesses Anymore

By Pinion Editorial | October 15, 2020
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Normally, when organizations discuss cybersecurity, all heads turn to IT for management of this issue.  But Cyber Risks programs are no longer the sole responsibility of IT departments. Cyber risks today are infiltrating businesses in ways that go beyond what your technology function can control.  For this reason, it’s become …

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How to Tackle Remote Workforce Cybersecurity, Ongoing

Cybersecurity Best Practices: 5 Ways to Keep Remote Devices Secure

By Pinion Editorial | October 12, 2020
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COVID-19 has challenged business to think about operations in a new way, and in many cases, companies have started supporting a remote staff for the first time.  Even among organizations that have used a remote workforce, most had to make quick adjustments or expansions to their plans, including managing remote …

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