On June 5, H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (the PPP Flexibility Act or Act), was signed into law. The bill had previously passed the House and Senate with strong bipartisan votes.
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Businesses across the United States have been battered by the COVID-19 crisis and many companies have been the recipients of unprecedented levels of economic assistance and tax relief under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more
With an interim relief measure, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act, now signed into law, the jockeying over a CARES 2.0 stimulus package has begun. What follows is a thumbnail sketch of the...more
On Friday, March 27, President Trump signed into law H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to address the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy. The CARES Act is a US$2.2...more
4/19/2020
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The CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act (Public Law No. 116-136) was signed into law on March 27, 2020 in an effort to provide financial help to beleaguered individuals, businesses, health care...more
On Friday, March 27, President Trump signed into law H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to address the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy. The CARES Act is a US$2.2...more
4/7/2020
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The economic disruptions caused by the virus have had and will continue to have a disproportionate impact on U.S. small businesses and non-profit organizations. ...more
In a rare display of bipartisanship, both houses of Congress and President Trump were able to come to agreement in the waning hours of the 2019 congressional session to extend government funding for fiscal year 2020. Included...more
1/9/2020
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In a rare display of bipartisanship, after intense last minute negotiations between congressional leadership and the Executive Branch, President Donald Trump signed into law legislation passed last week by Congress to...more
12/23/2019
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In a decision that will have a sweeping impact on the taxation of Internet sales in the US, the Supreme Court upheld the right of South Dakota (and thus, all states) to require online retailer Wayfair, Inc. (and thus all...more
6/27/2018
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The provisions of the new tax law – almost all of which go into effect on January 1, 2018 – represent the most significant revisions to the U.S. tax code that have occurred in 30 years. The Act makes sweeping and major...more
12/27/2017
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Trump Administration
This past week, on 1 December, the Senate voted 51-49 to advance its version of U.S. tax reform legislation. This sets the stage for a conference committee process to occur over the next two weeks, in which the Senate and...more
12/7/2017
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Trump Administration
On September 27, 2017, Republican leaders of the tax reform effort in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the Trump Administration released a "Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code," providing...more
10/2/2017
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Trump Administration
President Donald Trump and Republican Congressional leaders have promised a major reform to the U.S. tax code in 2017. This reform, if anything close to these promises, will have significant implications for the energy...more
On 24 June 2016, the Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady released a sweeping "Blueprint" proposal to reform the U.S. tax code. A critical component...more