Department of State Extends Validity of National Interest Exceptions to Regional COVID-19 Travel Restrictions -
On July 6, 2021, the Department of State updated its National Interest Exception (NIE) guidelines. Going...more
8/31/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Policies ,
Food Service Workers ,
Foreign Workers ,
Franchises ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infectious Diseases ,
National Interest Waiver ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Tax Reform ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Corporations, limited liability companies, and certain other business entities can make an election with the Internal Revenue Service to be taxed under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. If such an election is made,...more
President Biden has proposed major changes to the Federal tax laws, some of which are sought to be effective earlier in 2021 (i.e., we are already operating under these changes, if they later become adopted), as compared to...more
7/21/2021
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Capital Gains Tax ,
Carried Interest Tax Rates ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Funding ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Like Kind Exchanges ,
Net Investment Income ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Section 1031 Exchange ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform
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Effective Date Announced for New COVID-19 Safety Rule for Healthcare Providers -
OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard imposes new COVID-19 requirements on healthcare providers. Employers must comply with...more
Tobacco manufacturers and distributors have long made refund/rebate payments to retailers for the retailer’s purchase of cigarettes and other tobacco products from the manufacturer, provided the retailer reduces the price of...more
President Biden has signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021. The new law extends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application filing deadline from March 31, 2021 to May 31, 2021. The new law gives qualifying businesses and...more
3/31/2021
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Biden Administration ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Loans ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief ,
Time Extensions
The second PPP loan program is due to expire March 31, 2021. Many eligible businesses have still not applied. President Biden announced changes to the program on February 22, 2021 making it easier to qualify for a PPP loan...more
The US Department of Justice announced the first civil settlement involving allegations of fraud against a PPP borrower. SlideBelts Inc. received a PPP loan under the CARES Act. SlideBelts is an internet retail company and...more
2/15/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Fraud ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Penalties ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business
PPP loans received by individuals and businesses under the CARES Act will be audited (“reviewed”) by the SBA. The new Economic Aid Act also requires the SBA to submit a forgiveness audit plan within 45 days after enactment...more
The new Economic Aid Act passed by Congress authorizes new PPP loans for first-time borrowers, but also additional PPP loans for those that already received a loan last year....more
The President signed new stimulus legislation into law on December 27, 2020. The new law, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, P.L. 116-260 (“Economic Aid Act”), authorizes new and...more
The SBA has now released broader information on borrowers who received loans under the Payroll Protection Program. The SBA’s release of this information was ordered by United States District Judge James E. Boasberg in a case...more
A United States District Judge in Washington ordered the SBA to release the names and other information of all Paycheck Protection Loan borrowers. In WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post, et al., v. U.S. Small Business...more
A United States District Judge in Washington has ordered the SBA to now release the names and other information of all Paycheck Protection Loan borrowers. In WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post, et al., v. U.S. Small...more
On October 31, 2020, the SBA released new forms and related instructions requiring borrowers with PPP loans of $2 million or more to provide additional information related to their PPP loans. Titled “Loan Necessity...more
PPP loans under the CARES Act are being audited by the SBA. All PPP loans over $2 million will be audited, and many more under $2 million will be audited as well. Applying for forgiveness of a PPP loan increases the...more
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (“DOR”, “SCDOR”, the “Department”) recently issued SC Information Letter #20-22 in which it released a series of helpful “Information Guides” concerning updated and specific...more
8/13/2020
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Department of Revenue ,
Income Taxes ,
Information Letters ,
New Guidance ,
Property Tax ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Appeals ,
Tax Assessment ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Returns
The SBA and the United States Treasury have now released a list of over 600,000 PPP loan borrowers who received PPP loans of $150,000 or more. This list includes the name of the borrowers, the general loan range of the PPP...more
7/9/2020
/ Audits ,
Borrowers ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Federal Loans ,
Lenders ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
U.S. Treasury
The Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act ended June 30, 2020, and with over $520 billion loaned to nearly 4.9 million self-employed individuals and businesses. The PPP was hastily passed by Congress and...more
In disputed tax cases in South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR, DOR, or Department) will often argue that our courts should defer to SCDOR’s own interpretation of the tax laws at issue in the case....more
The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into businesses and self-employed individuals that applied for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program. Over $500 million in loans to over 4.6 million businesses and...more
Banks have loaned over $500 billion in PPP loans under the CARES Act, and to over 4.6 million businesses and self-employed individuals. These PPP loans are critical for these businesses and individuals – and their employees –...more
6/24/2020
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Loan Applications ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Self Employed ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans
Many South Carolinians who have been furloughed or laid-off from work have received unemployment benefits from the South Carolina Department of Workforce. These benefits have been increased under the federal Coronavirus Aid,...more
The Payroll Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act can provide eligible businesses with a forgivable loan from the government to be used to keep and pay employees, and for certain other purposes, and to help businesses,...more
5/7/2020
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Business Taxes ,
CARES Act ,
Federal Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Partnerships ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
S-Corporation ,
SBA ,
Self Employed ,
Self-Employment Tax
Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans under the CARES Act are available not only to small business but to self-employed individuals, too. Banks began accepting PPP loan applications for self-employed individuals beginning...more