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On July 4, President Trump signed into law a bill extending the period during which borrowers can apply for paycheck protection program (“PPP”) loans from June 30 to August 8. The PPP loan program is part of the governmental...more
[Update: This is an updated version of an article published on June 5, 2020] - On June 5, 2020, the U.S. President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPP Flexibility Act or Act) to provide...more
On June 5, President Trump signed into law the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020 (the Flexibility Act). The Flexibility Act modifies numerous loan eligibility, loan forgiveness, and loan repayment aspects of the PPP created under...more
On June 4, 2020, the IRS released Notice 2020-39, which provides five key relief provisions for qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) and their investors in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: •Extends the time period...more
On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPPFA) was signed into law after nearly unanimous passage of the legislation by Congress. The PPPFA significantly overhauls the original PPP loan...more
In response to employer complaints that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was not particularly useful to businesses (such as restaurants) that have had to remain shuttered because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed...more
On June 5, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Payroll Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the Flexibility Act). The Flexibility Act provides much-needed flexibility for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and...more
On June 5, 2020, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “Act”), a bipartisan measure aimed at providing additional flexibility and extended relief to small business borrowers under...more
On June 5, 2020, the U.S. President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPP Flexibility Act or Act) to provide businesses with greater flexibility and more time to maximize forgiveness of loans...more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued on May 28th Notice 2020-41 titled: Beginning of Construction for Sections 45 and 48; Extension of Continuity Safe Harbor to Address Delays Related to COVID-19 (“Notice”)...more
In Notice 2020-41, issued May 27, 2020, the IRS extended the deadline for certain time-sensitive actions with respect to qualifying renewable energy projects for production tax credits (PTCs) and investment tax credits...more
Due to supply chain disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS released Notice 2020-41 (the “Notice”), which grants two beginning construction-related extensions for renewable energy projects that produce...more
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has further updated its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), to extend the repayment date for purposes of the safe...more
Late last night the SBA released two new FAQs, one of which extends the deadline for the safe harbor previously set forth in FAQ #31 from May 7, 2020 to May 14, 2020, and another that seeks to address counting employees of...more
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has now published a final policy memorandum designed to bring employers into compliance with the ruling in Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC and to assess whether H-1B...more