The New York PTE tax follows several other states in availing itself of the IRS’ guidance in Notice 2020-75, which permits the use of PTE tax regimes like New Jersey and Connecticut previously. With the new PTE tax in place, eligible entities that elect to be taxed at the entity level will now be able
Last night, the SBA PPP portal was closed to the financial institutions. No more applications were able to be submitted today. The question is what will happen to the applications submitted but not yet approved. Note that there are around $8 billions on the side for minority groups and around $6B for applications with error
Established under the American Rescue Plan, and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund provides a total of $28.6 billion in direct relief funds to restaurants and other hard-hit food establishments that have experienced economic distress and significant operational losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program
American Rescue Plan tax credits available to small employers to provide paid leave to employees receiving COVID-19 vaccines and that credit should be claimed in the 941 Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return. We recommend business owners to reach out to the payroll department or payroll company to get advantage of this tax credit. For further
Last week, the SBA made a press release of the SBA Restaurant Revitalization Fund which will be available to restaurants and similar businesses - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/restaurant-revitalization-fund As of right now, the sample application is 16 pages long and it requires a high level detail on several areas. From the information available so far, the funds will be provided as a
Tonight there was a SBA press release about the Restaurant Revitalization Fund program. SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman on 4/17/2021 announced key details on application requirements, eligibility, and a program guide for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF). Under this announcement, details on application requirements, eligibility, and a program guide are now available in English at
Tomorrow morning the Phase 4 of NJEDA will open providing additional funding for COVID impacted businesses. Phase 4 funds aim to reimburse lost revenue as result of the business interruption caused by the pandemic between March 1, 2020 and the date of the grant agreement, providing the necessary resources to any eligible business that has
The IRS is reminding taxpayers that the 2021 estimated tax payments are due on April 15, 2021 as the estimated tax payments were not extended. Note that they were extended in prior year tax period. As a result, some taxpayers might be confused on this year's due date for estimated tax payments. Additionally, the tax
Today, in the issue number IR-2021-79, the IRS has communicated that increases the deductibility of meal expenses from 50% to 100% for years 2021 and 2022 to promote the restaurant industry, which has been especially impacted during the pandemic. Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2022, businesses can claim 100% of their food or
The IRS provided additional guidance for the Employee Retention Credit for the first two quarter of 2021. The IRS notice addresses some of the changes from 2020 Employee Retention Credit. From the Journal of Accountancy's article, "... As a result of the changes made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, eligible employers can claim a refundable
