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The Paycheck Protection Program closed on May 28, 2021. 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...more
On December 27, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act includes a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, known as the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...more
Congress's coronavirus financial relief package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was the largest economic relief bill in United States history and supported individuals and businesses affected...more
For the last seven months, the U.S. Small Business Association (“SBA”) and U.S. Treasury Department have administered one of the Federal government’s widely supported COVID-19 response programs, the Paycheck Protection...more
The Economic Aid Act continues the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program with an additional $284 billion to provide forgivable loans to eligible small businesses, including certain borrowers that already received loans. ...more
While the arrival of vaccines for the coronavirus have us seeing the proverbial light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, many small businesses, particularly in industries such as travel, hospitality and specialty retail,...more
On December 27, 2020, Congress passed the Economic Aid Act, another COVID-19 relief bill with changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and the opportunity for many PPP loan recipients to apply for a second loan,...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, H.R. 133 – the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA 2021”) was signed into law. The CAA 2021 not only provides an omnibus spending bill for the 2021 fiscal year, it also contains provisions...more
On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Treasury released interim final rules related to the expansion and extension of the original Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the...more
After months of stalled negotiations, Congress finally passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021 (the “Act”), which includes a $900 billion stimulus package to support the ailing economy. The Act, signed into law by...more
Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more
We are now a good three months into the chaos brought about by COVID-19 and while many middle- and lower-middle market deals have been put on hold or even died, some M&A activity has continued unabated. That said, the deals...more
On April 23, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued helpful proposed regulations under section 512(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "proposed regulations"). Section 512(a)(6) was...more
During various discussions throughout the COVID-19 situation, you may have heard the mention of NAICS codes with relation to SBA loans. Maybe you were wondering “what is an NAICS code? Does my business have one?”...more
On April 30, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a sixth interim final rule on the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), one of the relief programs available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more
On April 23, 2020, the IRS and the Treasury Department released Proposed Regulations that provide guidance for how tax-exempt organizations (“EOs”) conducting multiple unrelated trades or businesses can calculate their...more
The SBA has made clear that businesses with 500 or fewer employees can apply for PPP funds, with certain exceptions. The number of employees for a business is generally determined by the average number of people employed for...more
As previously reported, the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of Treasury, has separately issued an interim rule on its affiliation rules and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the...more
Is Your Business a Small Business? On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or the “Act”). One of the key programs initiated by the Act is...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides economic relief to organizations, including nonprofits, facing financial challenges as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....more