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Affiliation is a key concept for small business owners who want to qualify for federal contracts and programs administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) or the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or Airport...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) offers reductions in official fees to patent applicants that qualify for “small entity” status, which can be advantageous for many companies. However, various factors...more
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
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
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
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
On August 13, 2018, as part of the John S. McCain Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, President Trump signed into law the Main Street Employee Ownership Act, which was originally introduced by Senator...more
In my recent article about the impact of separate stock classes on veteran-owned firms, I discussed how having more than one class of voting stock can complicate an ownership analysis under both the Department of Veterans...more
In my recent blog post about Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPS”), I discussed how the plans are treated differently under the Department of Veterans Affairs’ program (the “VA Program”) for Veteran-Owned and...more