On Saturday, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at partially extending the $600 per week federal unemployment benefits that expired in July as part of the CARES Act. The Federal unemployment will be $400, which is funded from the nation's Disaster Relief Fund (44 billions). The executive order also established that 75% will be covered
Democrats and Republicans have been in talks about the fourth and final stimulus relief package. Back in May, the House Democrats approved the HEROES Act but that bill was thrown out by the Republican-controlled Senate and President Donald Trump as Republicans supported the HEALS Act. Now, there is a new proposal for a $1,000 one time
We have been informing some of our client to be aware that unemployment is taxable. Otherwise, you can get an unpleasant surprise in next year's taxes. Any State or Federal unemployment received will be taxable and you should received a 1099 - G (Certain Government Payments) tax form in the mail. You will owe taxes
As expressed in our previous post titled " Deduction of PPP expenses? IRS Notice 2020-32 says no, but it might change " from May 2020, we mentioned that the legislators were planning to introduce legislation to allow the deductibility of expenses covered with PPP funds. After the IRS issued Notice 2020-32, several legislators commented that the IRS
Congress is considering a second round of PPP for hard-hit businesses, which probably is directed to retail, restaurant, tourism, events, etc. Based on the article (link below), this second round would be structured in the following way: About $190 billion worth of PPP funding would be made available to business owners with 300 employees or fewer
We have had some conversations with clients asking if they should apply as soon as possible for the PPP application. Our response is "There is no need to rush as you might not need it or it might even be easier if you wait". The AICPA blog post has strong arguments to delay it as
The House extended the PPP for another five weeks as there are still resources available to business owners. Additionally, there is a push to streamline the forgiveness for loans under $150,000. The new legislation would require to submit a one-page attestation form to the lender. Note that business owners, banks, tax professionals and other groups are
In the last weeks, there have been some discussions requesting the disclosure of the PPP loan's recipients for transparency. Last week, the Treasury announced last Friday that more details will be disclosed. There will be several categories for the loans over $150k, which account for nearly 75% of the loan dollars approved, according to the
The first recording of Resolve it in 30 program for the hot topic of "Steps to maximize PPP loan forgiveness" brought to you thanks to the extraordinary GPHCC team - Jennifer Rodriguez, Javier Suarez, Keiren O'Connell and Yael Tacher for making it possible. Also, a big shut-out to my partners Brian Greenberg, and Erica Greenberg
Small businesses have been receiving communications (mainly, via email) that the EIDL has been approved and to complete the next steps on their website. Once you complete the process, you need to comply with their requirements and allow access to your books (“for the most recent 5 years until 3 years after the date of
