On December 27th, the President signed into law a second pandemic relief package as part of a larger government funding bill passed by Congress entitled The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”). In March of this year, President Trump signed the first pandemic-related stimulus bill: H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (Public
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Additional Guidance Impacting PPP Loan Forgiveness
By Blane Clark on
Posted in Business and Corporate, COVID-19
On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). On April 24, 2020, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act which provided additional funding. On June 5, 2020, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020…
CMS Updated Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Healthcare Providers
By Jennifer Thomas on
Posted in COVID-19, Health Law
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued additional blanket waivers retroactive to March 1, 2020 through the end of the emergency declaration to help healthcare providers contain the spread of COVID-19. The updated waivers were released on April 29, 2020 and are an update from those issued on April 21, 2020. The…
UPDATE: Certain Uncertainties Resolved by SBA Regarding Payroll Costs of Partnerships and Sole Proprietors Applying for CARES Act Payroll Protection Program Loans
By Jaye Calhoun, Kevin Curry, Angela Adolph, Mark Miller, Phyllis Sims, Robert Schmidt & William Kolarik on
Posted in COVID-19, State and Local Taxation
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law No: 116-136, the “CARES Act” or the “Act”). Title I of the CARES Act creates the Paycheck Protection Program (discussed in more detail here). Generally speaking, the Paycheck Protection Program permits certain small businesses to…
Eligible Self-Employed Individuals under the CARES Act
By Brian Carnie, Blane Clark & Linda Clark on
In addition to certain entities, independent contractors, sole proprietors and “eligible self-employed individuals” may be eligible to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan under the CARES Act.
What is an eligible self-employed individual? It is important to note that the statute did not refer to “self-employed individuals” which would have been very easy for…
April 7, 2020 Update to CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program
By Dean Cazenave & Blane Clark on
Posted in Business and Corporate, COVID-19
- Calendar Year 2019 Payroll as Basis for Loan Amount (General Rule). If the borrower was in business for all of 2019, it may use the payroll costs for calendar year 2019 or the last 12 months prior to application (e.g., 4/1/19 – 3/31/20). April 6 guidance issued by the SBA provided:
In general, borrowers…
April 6, 2020 Update to CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program
By Dean Cazenave & Blane Clark on
Posted in Business and Corporate, COVID-19
- Calendar Year 2019 Payroll as Basis for Loan Amount (General Rule). If the borrower was in business for all of 2019, the PPP loan application form suggests that the borrower must use the payroll costs for calendar year 2019 (even though this appears to conflict with the language in the CARES Act, which provided
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Uncertainties Created by Tax and Accounting Issues Raised by the Paycheck Protection Program in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
By Jaye Calhoun, Kevin Curry, Angela Adolph, Mark Miller, Phyllis Sims, Robert Schmidt & William Kolarik on
Posted in COVID-19, State and Local Taxation
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law No: 116-136, the “CARES Act” or the “Act”). Title I of the CARES Act creates the Paycheck Protection Program (discussed in more detail here). Generally speaking, the Paycheck Protection Program permits certain small businesses to…
Tax Related Employment and Employee Benefits Changes in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
By Jaye Calhoun, Kevin Curry, Angela Adolph, Mark Miller, Phyllis Sims, Robert Schmidt & William Kolarik on
Posted in COVID-19, State and Local Taxation
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or the “Act”). The CARES Act makes significant changes tax related employment and employee benefits changes in the form of a number of relief provisions designed to mitigate the negative economic consequences of the novel…
CARES Act Offers Much Needed Hope to Small Businesses
By Dean Cazenave & Blane Clark on
Posted in Business and Corporate, COVID-19
Keenly aware of the enormous impact COVID-19 is having on small businesses throughout the country, in response, the Congress approved and on March 27, 2020, the President signed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (the “CARES Act”). The CARES Act is intended, in part, to provide small businesses some much needed…