Applicants for the Small Business Association’s (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (7(b)(2)), related to disruptions caused by COVID-19, have to look at certain areas of the business to determine if they are a “small business concern” eligible for this program. Below is...
Read More** This blog was updated on 4/6/20 as a result of changes made by the CARES Act **The SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), or 7(b)(2) loan, offers relief for qualifying small businesses of up to $2 million with up to 30 years to repay the debt and is focused on helping small businesses...
Read MoreOn Friday, March 20, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-18 in response to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s announcement that the filing deadline for returns due April 15, 2020, would be moved to July 15, 2020. Notice 2020-18 expands the relief provided to taxpayers earlier in the week by...
Read MoreOn March 20, 2020, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announced that the deadline for filing income tax returns for persons with returns due on April 15, 2020, has been moved to July 15, 2020. No action on the part of the tax filer is required. President Trump confirmed this change in the deadline during...
Read MoreTo combat the negative financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on working Americans, President Trump signed into law The Families First Coronavirus Response Act. In addition to multiple provisions aimed at expanding protections for employees who cannot work due to the COVID-19 virus, the Act...
Read MoreOn Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-17 to permit a deferral of certain federal tax payments due on April 15, up to a limit. The general framework had been described on March 17 by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at a White House COVID-19 press conference, but the final...
Read MoreYour Schedule K-1s being filed this year may look very different from last year, particularly for private equity and investment industry funds. Toward the end of 2019, the IRS issued a new Schedule K-1 Form (Form 1065) that aims to gather more information from partnerships than ever before.The...
Read MoreIn late 2019, the first substantial legislation related to retirement savings since 2006 became law. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act brings numerous changes to the retirement and estate planning landscape, and some of them should prompt careful review of...
Read MoreThe Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act is the first significant retirement-related legislation in more than a dozen years. It brings many changes that affect employers of all sizes, including some that could be particularly beneficial for smaller employers that...
Read MoreThe SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act of 2019 was signed by President Trump on December 20, 2019, and makes significant changes to the retirement landscape.The SECURE Act aims to help Americans more effectively prepare for retirement and maximize their savings...
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