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The “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) tax exemption under Section 1202 allows non-corporate founders and investors in certain emerging growth companies to potentially exclude up to 100% of the U.S. federal capital gains...more
On April 24, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act was signed into law, appropriating $75 billion for hospitals and other eligible health care providers for health care related expenses or lost...more
The CARES Act provides $350 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program to allow the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee 100% loans (with interest rates not to exceed 4%) made by local SBA preferred lenders to...more
Companies affected by COVID-19 must carefully consider immigration implications for all foreign national and expat employees, including issues of immigration compliance. Those businesses with employees working in the United...more
The COVID-19 crisis has spurred unprecedented government action on multiple fronts, including the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security legislation (the “CARES Act”). The legislation is...more
An important improvement aimed at ensuring a faster, less expensive, and more tailored approach to reorganizations involving smaller businesses was embedded in the recent $2 trillion recovery package known as the Coronavirus...more
Depending on size and tax-exemption status, nonprofit organizations may be eligible for federal relief. Nonprofit organizations can qualify for financial relief under certain provisions of the CARES Act, which is designed to...more
The COVID-19 virus crush is upon us at this moment. Like in 2008 with TARP, the government has invited businesses around the country to apply for CARES Act relief to help survive this pandemic...more
The Treasury Department has recently published the Paycheck Protection Program Loans Frequently Asked Questions (PPP FAQs). The Treasury Department’s publication provides businesses and lenders desperate guidance related to...more
The SBA has released additional guidance regarding the application of certain affiliate rules applicable to the PPP. Any dealership with 500 or fewer employees is eligible to apply for a PPP loan. However, even if you are a...more
On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”), in consultation with the Department of Treasury, issued a frequently asked questions page (the “FAQs”) as additional guidance on the implementation...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provides an estimated $2 trillion stimulus package to assist individuals, small and medium-sized business as well as state and local governments during the...more
Late on April 6, 2020, the Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) jointly issued additional guidance in the form of FAQs addressing key points under the Paycheck Protection Program (Program)....more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which became law on March 27, 2020, offers potential relief for federal contractors whose employees (1) cannot perform work on a site that has been...more
COVID-19 continues to impact companies financially, operationally, and strategically. Confronting unprecedented levels of volatility and stock price declines, and the potential for a painful economic contraction, has many...more
In Part I of our Act Now Advisory on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or “Act”), we addressed numerous aspects of the Act, including provisions on (i) paid sick and family leave; (ii) the...more
If you are a decision-maker or part of a COVID-19 response team at a U.S. business, you are making urgent, daily decisions that affect the health and wellbeing of your workers, customers and suppliers, as well as the...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act, an emergency relief bill providing roughly $2 trillion to businesses and individuals, aims to provide relief...more
Small business, small agricultural cooperatives and most nonprofits in all 50 states and US territories impacted by COVID-19 are eligible to apply for a low interest loan under the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response...more