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As practitioners predicted, the California Franchise Tax Board has adopted the federal November 16, 2023 extensions for similar state returns and payments. To those CPAs and taxpayers who pulled all-nighters to get returns...more
March Update - As another deluge of storms ravages California and the Southeast, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on February 24, 2023 announced a further extension of the May 15 tax deadline to October 16, 2023 for...more
The IRS will grant taxpayers with residences or businesses located in any California county designated as a federal disaster area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following January’s series of damaging wind,...more
In response to the major disaster declarations issued by the U.S. federal government and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issuing related disaster relief by extending tax deadlines for victims of Hurricane Ian, other...more
Health care providers across the country have incurred and continue to bear significant costs related to their response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). As federal Provider Relief funds begin to dry up, it is...more
COVID-19 is an unprecedented global pandemic that has impacted all aspects of normal life. To defray expenses for those hit the hardest by COVID-19, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reimbursing funeral...more
There May Be Assistance with Funeral Expenses through FEMA - As the number of Covid diagnoses are again on the rise, many families are dealing with the death of a loved one caused by the coronavirus. Those same families...more
CFPB Takes Steps to Avoid a Possible Wave of Home Mortgage Loan Foreclosures - The CFPB has issued guidance to mortgage servicers, including banks that service mortgage loans for third-party noteholders, that the CFPB...more
On April 12, 2021, FEMA began providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. In order to be eligible for funeral assistance, the following three conditions must be...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Rescue Plan) included significant funds for States, local, and tribal governments. These include both direct funding from the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and program monies...more
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, into law. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which passed in the U.S. Senate by a narrow 50-49 vote on March 6 and in the...more
In Washington: Senate Democrats made their final pitch on Wednesday to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to include a minimum wage hike in coronavirus relief legislation. The Parliamentarian decides whether...more
In Washington: The Senate approved a budget resolution early Friday morning to eventually serve as a vehicle for the next coronavirus relief package. Vice President Harris broke a 50-50 party-line tie vote to pass the...more
On January 21, 2021, the Biden Administration released its National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness (the “National Strategy”). To meet the President’s goal of 150 million doses to be given in the...more
President Joe Biden has proposed an "American Rescue Plan," which was described as an "emergency legislative package to fund vaccinations, provide immediate, direct relief to families bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis,...more
With the Biden Administration set to take over, COVID-19 priorities are expected to change. To assist with identifying and anticipating the Administration’s priorities, we outline below the Administration’s key initiatives....more
In Washington - Based on the Senate failing to advance a coronavirus stimulus bill and the ensuing election-season rhetoric by both sides of the congressional aisle, it is looking increasingly dim that a deal will be...more
A shade over a month ago, the Trump Administration issued a presidential memorandum authorizing lost wages assistance (“LWA”) as a stop-gap measure for a congressional impasse on further supplemental unemployment benefits....more
On July 30, 2020, HHS released several new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund. Providers...more
Representatives Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) have recently introduced the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act (MTSERA) to provide financial relief to the maritime industry for losses...more
On March 13, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a National Emergency by President Trump. This declaration set in motion the availability of FEMA Public Assistance Program (PAP) disaster relief funds to support...more
Public Agencies Should Be Aware of Requirements - Today, the U.S. Treasury clarified that the Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars, provided under the CARES Act, may be used to pay for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s...more
In Washington - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged organizers of large gatherings that involve shouting, chanting, or singing to “strongly encourage” attendees to use cloth face coverings to lower...more
The President has now approved 56 major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act, one for each of the 50 states, five territories, and Washington, D.C., giving FEMA the authority to reimburse eligible applicants for costs...more
Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), the federal government has passed an emergency stimulus package that will result in an unprecedented US$2 trillion infusion into the private and...more