The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 20 - Pitfalls and Perils: Employee Retention Credit Enforcement Trends
Telehealth Risk Report: What the Government Found
Podcast: Hot Areas in COVID-19 Enforcement, Testing, and Funding - Diagnosing Health Care
Navigating Potential COVID Relief and Healthcare Fraud Issues
Health Care Practices: Can They Seek Employee Retention Credits Based on Harm Caused By COVID-19?
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Stephen Shaver on CARES Act Relief Funds and Healthcare Organizations
Labor & Employment Podcast Series, Biden’s First 100 Days: A Check-In for Employers.
Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
The Year Ahead: COVID-19's Impact on the Employee Benefits Value Proposition
PPP Loans: Frequently Asked Questions
Paycheck Protection Program – Common Questions and Updated Guidance
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Latest on Using and Reporting Your Provider Relief Funds
When Is Form 1099-C Required of Lenders? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 16]
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New Round of COVID-19 Relief Expands Assistance for Employers
2021: The Year Ahead for Employers
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part One
Slamming the door on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Dealing with The CARES Act and the Current Status of Offsets in Pennsylvania Workers Compensation
Nowhere to spend child care FSA funds
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Starting around October 26, 2020, the Small Business Administrations (the “SBA”) asked Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) lenders to provide certain questionnaires to PPP borrowers with loans of $2 million or greater. There...more
The Paycheck Protection Program was one of the more innovative and written-about of the CARES Act’s fiscal stimulus packages. The U.S. Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) leveraged the private banking sector to...more
In this episode, Akin Gump government contracts partner Angela Styles discusses the origins, workings, track record and future of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Among the topics covered: - Self-certification,...more
In the wake of COVID-19, small businesses have faced unique challenges and hardships. In response, the government created a federal relief program under the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), aimed toward...more
In this first episode of our series on the government's response to the Paycheck Protection Program, white collar practitioners Chris Nasson, David Rybicki, Neil Smith, and Hayley Trahan-Liptak provide an overview of the...more
About the Interim Final Rule - On January 19, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published new Loan Forgiveness Requirements and Loan Review Procedures pursuant to an Interim Final Rule, or IFR (the PPP...more
The initial frenzy of PPP loans in the spring and summer of 2020 has given way to the practical realities of the forgiveness process. For most, the forgiveness of PPP loans is a simple and straightforward exercise with...more
The Paycheck Protection Program has been seen as a lifeline for many businesses nationwide. Josh Steele, a partner in the Harris Beach Labor & Employment group and CARES Act team member has counseled clients throughout the...more
On January 6, 2020, the SBA published its 26th Interim Final Rule (the First Draw PPP IFR) and 27th Interim Final Rule (the Second Draw PPP IFR)[1] with respect to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as reauthorized and...more
Introduction •The First Draw Consolidated IFR also applies to loan forgiveness applications submitted under the Paycheck Protection Program before enactment of the Economic Aid Act where SBA has not remitted the...more
Earlier this week, the federal government reopened the Paycheck Protection Program – and emphasized a renewed focus on preventing fraud and abuse. In today’s episode, Scott Peeler, Lynn Fiorentino, and Susan Tran from our...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, comprised of more than 5,500 pages and including a $900 billion stimulus package, became law on December 27, 2020. As part of this law, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses,...more
On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” (H.R. 133) (or the “2021 CAA”), which modifies and reopens the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program...more
The COVID-19 relief bill opens the door to new aid for small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This is welcome news to small businesses throughout the country, but—as detailed below—there are significant...more
Most Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrowers are working toward full forgiveness of their PPP loans and are anxious to get this process started. A borrower generally may submit a loan forgiveness application any time on...more
“Annus Horribilis”- Just over three weeks to go, then 2020 will be behind you. But don’t drop your guard just yet. Three weeks is a long time – plenty of time, in fact, for one more punch to the gut, another kick in the...more
Under the CARES Act, PPP loans given to affected borrowers were potentially eligible for forgiveness without cancellation of indebtedness income. To qualify, an affected borrower must certify that (i) “the uncertainty of...more
In recently released Revenue Ruling 2020-27, the IRS addressed the following two fact patterns: •First, Maria received a PPP loan in 2020 that she used to pay “Covered Expenses.” Maria meets the requirements for...more
Borrowers applying for loan forgiveness under the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) should familiarize themselves with the SBA guidance regarding the loan forgiveness review process....more
The Paycheck Protection Program closed on August 8. The SBA is no longer accepting new applications from participating lenders. The following FAQs are for informational purposes only and to assist borrowers who obtained PPP...more
Key Points - On October 26, 2020, the SBA announced its intent to require a Necessity Questionnaire for borrowers that received PPP loans of $2 million or greater. - The SBA intends to use the Necessity Questionnaire...more
With the goal of providing financial relief to companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) amended the Small Business Act to allow the Small Business...more
On May 22, 2020 the SBA and Department of the Treasury released the long awaited Interim Final Rule on Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans and the Interim Final Rule on SBA Loan Review Procedures, both of...more
The Small Business Administration’s questionnaires request information related not only to the economic condition of the borrower at the time it received the PPP loan, but also about its economic experience after receiving...more