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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Extension of Charitable Giving Benefits under the CARES Act for 2021

Starting in 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) expanded the deductibility of charitable contributions to incentivize charitable giving during 2020. The Consolidated Appropriations...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program Round 2: FAQs For Microbusinesses - May 2021

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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

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

No harm, no foul: IRS guidance provides path to claim PPP-related deductions for taxpayers who followed its earlier - but now...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Revenue Procedure 2021-20 (Revenue Procedure), providing guidance for taxpayers who received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in 2020 but did not deduct all of their...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

IRS Issues Safe Harbor Regarding Deductibility of Certain Eligible Expenses Paid or Incurred in 2020 by Taxpayers that Received...

If you filed your 2020 tax return prior to December 27, 2020 when the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “CAA”) was enacted and therefore did not deduct certain expenses due to your Paycheck Protection Program...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Made to order: IRS serves up much needed guidance for taxpayers seeking to utilize Congress’ two-year expansion of the 100%...

On Thursday, April 8, the IRS served up Notice 2021-25 (the Notice) providing guidance for taxpayers seeking to take advantage of the temporary 100-percent deduction for the cost of business meals, which was enacted by...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program: FAQs For Microbusinesses - UPDATED March 2021 #3

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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program: FAQs For Microbusinesses - UPDATED March 2021 #2

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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

Gould + Ratner LLP

The Latest COVID-19 Stimulus: Highlights of Key Tax Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA, 2021) was signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021 to address the continuing economic impact on employers and employees the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has posed. The ARPA...more

Gray Reed

The 179d Tax Deduction

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My law partner, David Gair, and I recently wrote a paper regarding the energy-efficient commercial building tax deduction (IRC § 179D).  The upshot is that the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 recently made this...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Update on Deductibility of Expenses Paid With Forgiven PPP Loans

The IRS released an advance version of Rev. Rul. 2021-2, which is consistent with a legislative change allowing taxpayers to deduct otherwise deductible expenses paid with the proceeds of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...more

Freeman Law

Forget Uncle Sam—Watch Out for the Texas Comptroller!

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Many taxpayers have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the business sector, many small business taxpayers were forced to seek loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) in an effort to navigate the crisis’...more

Brooks Pierce

Federal Income Tax Changes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, enacted late last year, includes several tax related changes and incentives affecting businesses. Congress overruled guidance from the Internal Revenue Service to provide that...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

Business Tax Provisions - About-Face on Deductibility of PPP Expenses. The CAA overrules the IRS’s previous guidance denying the deductibility of expenses relating to forgiven PPP loans....more

PilieroMazza PLLC

COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know

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The recent $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package is delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals. The related legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, provided more than $300 billion in aid for...more

White and Williams LLP

States Clarify Personal Income Tax Treatment Related To PPP Loan Forgiveness

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) addressed tax issues related to the forgiveness of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...more

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Key Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 for Businesses and Individuals

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On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ("CAA" or the "Act") was signed into law. The 2,100+page CAA is made up of 32 Divisions. The significant business and individual taxpayer related provisions are...more

Akerman LLP - SALT Insights

Summary of Tax Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the new $900 billion stimulus package – the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the CAA), which, among other things, advances legislation intended to provide additional help for...more

Bowditch & Dewey

More Key Tax Provisions from the Consolidated Appropriations Act

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On December 27, 2020, Congress passed the 5,593 page Consolidated Appropriations Act. The “Act” includes several provisions and extensions of previously expiring provisions relevant to individual taxpayers: MEDICAL EXPENSE...more

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Consolidated Appropriations Act Clarifies CARES Act Tax Measures and Adds New Provisions

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On December 27, 2020, Congress passed the 5,593 page Consolidated Appropriations Act. The “Act” extends and clarifies several COVID-19 tax-related measures passed as part of the CARES Act and adds several new tax provisions...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program: FAQs For Microbusinesses

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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...more

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act Of 2021: An Update For Tax-Exempt Organizations

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On December 27, 2020, “The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021” (H.R. 133) (the “CAA”) was signed into law by the President. The CAA includes various updates to, and additional funding for, programs established under the...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

[Webinar] COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know - February 2nd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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The recent $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package is delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals. The related legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, provided more than $300 billion in aid for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

ADOR Affirms Deductibility of PPP Loan-Related Expenses but Unanswered Conformity Questions Remain

The Alabama Department of Revenue issued helpful guidance on January 7, following its December 18, 2020 guidance implementing Governor Ivey’s landmark Supplemental Emergency Proclamation. The new guidance affirms the...more

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Changes to Qualified Retirement Plans and Certain Fringe Benefits

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Employee Fringe Benefit Changes - Student Loan Repayment - The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) extended the period during which an employer may pay a portion of a student’s loan under an educational...more

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IRS Acknowledges Congressional Reversal On Deducting Eligible PPP Expenses

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In a previous alert we reported that the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which contains The COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020, specifically provides that “no deduction shall be denied, no tax attribute shall be...more

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