The coronavirus pandemic has caused many hardships throughout 2020, with health and the economic effects being felt by almost every family in the country. As a result, the government has issued many new aid-providing bills in this timeframe. The most significant of these to date is the CARES Act. While most...
Now that we are months since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, postsecondary education institutions have had ample time to adjust and adapt to a new reality. The work has not been easy and will remain a challenge, but to paraphrase a cliché we’re hearing a lot this year, there...
Among many significant changes, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 eliminated the deduction for expenses related to activities considered entertainment, amusement or recreation, but it still allowed taxpayers to deduct a portion of the cost of business meals. Now, nearly three years after the law passed, the...
As difficult as this year has been for many of us, there are still some positive opportunities for individuals to take advantage of, particularly regarding financial planning. In a notable development created by the CARES Act — which was enacted earlier this year in an effort to stem the financial...
The Aug. 8 deadline to submit a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application has come and gone, making this a good time for an update on where the program stands. As borrowers begin to focus on the forgiveness process, they should pay particular attention to the following items: On Aug....
On the heels of legislation that makes the Small Business Administration loans provided through the Paycheck Protection Program easier to be fully forgiven, updated, borrower-friendly forgiveness applications are now available. Along with the new, shorter form to be submitted through participating businesses’ lenders, the SBA released an EZ version primarily...
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a House bill to revamp the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), giving a boost to small businesses and organizations trying to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic turmoil. The PPP allows businesses to apply for forgivable emergency loans, but its rollout wasn’t smooth,...
Small businesses that were among the first to receive loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) may be preparing to file the application to have all or part of the loan forgiven. But new legislative changes could shift those plans as the program evolves. The U.S. House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed...