NextPoint Financial, which owns Liberty Tax Services, is ceasing to make loans through its LoanMe operations, which it acquired for about $120 million a year go. The company, which is based in Hurst, Texas, but trades on the Toronto stock exchange, said it has cut LoanMe’s workforce and will only continue to service outstanding loans.

The Internal Revenue Service will complete work on the backlog of 1040 paper returns from 2021 this week, according to the agency. Business returns from last year will be completed “shortly after”, it said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to most segments of business. That includes payroll where remote work, staff shortages and resignations have steered businesses to their advisors to increasingly ask questions about human resource issues. And there is the complexity of businesses that have unexpectedly found themselves with worker in many different jurisdictions. This special report examines the significant changes faced by accounting professionals who deal with the payroll and people issues faced by their clients.