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The California Employment Development Dept. (EDD) has released the latest issue of its quarterly newsletter for employers. Among other things, it includes information about COVID-19 employer resources and a list of additional COVID-19 business resources and changes to CA’s Paid Family Leave Program. You’ll also find pdfs reporting the latest figures for unemployment benefits in CA by week. It does not include new information about withholding. Here’s the newsletter from EDD: https://bit.ly/30YYvJk

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The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) just updated its COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The FAQs now state that paper returns and other documents must be signed with an original signature by a taxpayer, the taxpayer’s representative or both, but the FTB will not require an original signature through December 31, 2020. This is an extension from the previous end date of July 15, 2020, except for Powers of Attorney. The update is in the section on “Original signatures for paper returns and other documents” and is the only update the FTB made.

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