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The IRS is Aggressively Pursuing Employee Retention Credit Claims. Are You at Risk?

Congress enacted the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) during the COVID-19 pandemic to help employers retain their workforce and stay current on payroll despite economic difficulties that plagued the world. The legislation...more

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Too Good To Last? IRS Halts Processing of ERC Claims

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While not as well-known as the Paycheck Protection Program, the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) program was another form of Covid relief provided by the federal government to businesses in 2020 and 2021. The ERC program...more

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Eleven of the IRS's Enforcement Priorities During the 2021 Tax Season

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It is tax season once again. While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended this year’s filing deadline to May 17, 2021 for individuals, businesses must still file by April 15, and all U.S. taxpayers must ensure that...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 12

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In Washington: President Biden on Tuesday began what is expected to be a weeks-long sales pitch to tout the new coronavirus relief package. Biden visited Smith Flooring in Chester, Pennsylvania, a small business that received...more

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Retroactive 2020 Employee Retention Credit Changes and 2021 Enhancements

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The Employee Retention Credit, as originally enacted on March 27, 2020 by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes equal to 50% of the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

An About-Face on PPP Deductibility

The Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2021 overrules the IRS’s previous guidance (discussed here) holding that expenses giving rise to the forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans were not deductible....more

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There Is a Santa Claus After All – Lawmakers Deliver a Wonderful Holiday Gift to Businesses and Their Owners in a Time of Need

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - In a bipartisan effort, H.R. 133-116th Congress: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021") overwhelmingly passed both the House and the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Stimulus Bill Resolves PPP Loan Deductibilty, Enhances Employee Retention Credits, Provides Other Tax Relief

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Included as part of the Stimulus Bill (the Bill) are the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020. For a discussion of other aspects of the Bill, see our...more

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IRS Provides Further Guidance on the Deductibility of Expenses Funded by PPP Loans

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The Internal Revenue Service recently released Revenue Ruling 2020-27 and Revenue Procedure 2020-51, which provide guidance on the deductibility of certain expenses paid or incurred in a taxpayer’s business using loan...more

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IRS Doubles Down on Non-Deductibility of Expenses Paid with Forgivable PPP Loan Proceeds

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Back in May, I reported on the IRS’s issuance of Notice 2020-32, in which the IRS answered with a resounding "no" the question of whether businesses that used Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan proceeds to pay...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Coronavirus Tax Relief (Updated)

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On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), and on March 27, 2020, he signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”)...more

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IRS Guidance Says No Deduction Is Allowed for Business Expenses Paid with Forgiven PPP Loans

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136) created Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to provide short-term, economic relief to certain small...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

COVID-19 And CARES Act: PPP Loan Forgiveness Expenses Are Not Tax Deductible. Wait! Really?

The IRS recently announced that business expenses paid to qualify for loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program of the CARES Act (PPP) are not deductible. This agency decision “prevents a double tax benefit”...more

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IRS Notice 2020-32: Payment of Expenses That Result In PPP Loan Forgiveness Are Not Deductible

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As we have previously discussed, the CARES Act created the Paycheck Protection Program, pursuant to which employers may be able to obtain loans (“PPP loans”) to help cover business expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under...more

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Tax Relief to Help Weather the Storm of COVID-19

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As the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our personal, financial and business lives, the government has responded with legislative and administrative relief.  This is a high-level summary of some of the enacted measures...more

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CARES Act: Non-Profit Employers’ Obligation for Unemployment Benefits Reimbursement

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Under the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act), the federal government will pay 50% of the reimbursable unemployment benefits from March 13, 2020 through December 31, 2020 for those non-profit...more

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IRS Clarifies Interaction of Payroll Tax Deferral with PPP Loan Forgiveness Under CARES Act

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On April 10, the Internal Revenue Service published responses to frequently asked questions with respect to the payroll tax deferral provisions of the CARES Act, including clarification that employers that take loans under...more

McGuireWoods LLP

IRS Updates Guidance on CARES Act Payroll Tax Deferrals

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The CARES Act permits employers to defer the deposit and payment of the employer’s portion of social security taxes that otherwise would be due between March 27, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020. The law permits employers instead to...more

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CARES Act Appropriates $100 Billion for Healthcare Providers

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With the passage of the CARES Act, $100 billion has been appropriated to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (“PHSSEF”), to be administered by a small agency within the Department of Health and Human Services...more

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CMS’s Advance Payment Program Could Provide Short-Term Relief for Providers with Cash Flow Concerns During the COVID-19 Crisis

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its advance payment program in light of COVID-19. As noted in the CMS press release, the program provides for a short term loan of advance Medicare payments...more

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