The IRS' extended deadline to apply for the Economic Impact Payments is tomorrow, September 30, 2020. This is the deadline for people to provide information to the IRS using its Non-Filer Tool (www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here). People should do this if they: receive…
Smith Godios Sorensen Inc. sponsored the Rotary Club of Akron's Annual Cornhole Tournament, which took place on September 12th, 2020. This event raises money for the Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs. This camp allows special needs campers to…
When the Coronavirus Pandemic hit, many people found their medical appointments canceled with no indication of when in-person appointments would resume. For many medical providers, in-person appointments have now resumed, with safety precautions such as wearing masks and temperature checks…
During the coronavirus pandemic the Social Security Administration has been offering claimants the option of (1) having a phone hearing, or (2) asking for a continuance until face to face hearings are again being offered (and nobody knows how long…
How is the coronavirus making it difficult to prove some disability cases? Any disability case depends upon medical evidence and medical opinions. Medical evidence and medical opinions are only obtainable if a disability claimant is going to his or her…
The long-term health effects of COVID-19 are still largely unknown because the virus itself is still only months old and research on this has been limited. In large part, researchers are still trying to determine the disease’s short-term effects. However,…
For Social Security disability clients over age 50, the way in which you fill out your work history report could be the difference in getting benefits at the initial level or having to wait for a disability hearing in front…
Ohio Unemployment and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) With the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, the State of Ohio, as with many states, have streamlined the process for getting unemployment benefits. They also added an additional $600 per week supplement under…
Step 2: Do you have a severe medical problem that affects your ability to work? Once it has been determined that an individual is not working at Step 1, SSA will proceed to Step 2. This step asks whether a…
Step 4: Are you able to do any of your past jobs? At the fourth step of the Sequential Evaluation, Social Security considers your residual functional capacity and your past relevant work. If Social Security determines that despite any physical…