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The final regulations are effective on May 10, 2024. Last week, the Department of the Treasury issued final regulations that address the Elective Pay program (also called direct pay), predominantly under Internal Revenue...more
Overview of the federal Inflation Reduction Act - The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA or Act), signed by President Biden on August 16, 2022, includes the largest Congressional investment in U.S. history to facilitate the...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), passed just over a year ago, contains a clean hydrogen production tax credit of up to $3/kg. However, guidance from the Treasury as to what qualifies for the clean hydrogen tax credit...more
In this episode, Akin Gump government contracts partner Angela Styles discusses the origins, workings, track record and future of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Among the topics covered: - Self-certification,...more
On March 3, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, adopted an interim final rule (IFR) that: (1) allows individuals who file an IRS Form 1040, Schedule C to...more
Struggling businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic now have access to a second round of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) stimulus funding enacted as part of the Economic Aid to Hard Hit Small Businesses,...more
Borrower Details Released - On July 6, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Treasury released detailed and searchable information about more than 650,000 borrowers that received PPP loans. As the SBA...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
Updated May 18, 2020- As many companies are likely aware by now, Small Business Administration (SBA) loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provide aid to qualifying small businesses in the form of loans with...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a new interim final rule on Monday, May 18, 2020, which addresses the question of whether U.S. companies must include employees of foreign affiliates for purposes of...more
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin issued a warning on the heels of the second funding of the federal Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that large or public companies will be audited if they received a loan under the program....more
The Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) announced preliminary details for the Main Street Lending Program (the “MSLP”) on April 9, 2020. Additional details and guidance as...more
On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced that the Main Street Lending Program (the “Program”) had been established under the authority of Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, with approval of the U.S. Secretary of...more
On April 9, the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) and Federal Reserve released initial details regarding the establishment of the Main Street Business Lending Program (Main Street Program) to provide up to $600 billion in...more
In a recent alert, we reviewed a series of developments regarding implementation of the $2.2 trillion federal CARES Act, including news that the Federal Reserve had released details on two new loan facilities. This alert...more
On June 20, the Federal regulatory agencies in charge of health care reform guidance (the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services) released final regulations (“Final Regulations”) clarifying the...more
Though Congress was in recess this past week, congressional staff was hard at work continuing to consider ways to prevent a cut to Medicare providers’ payment rates that will be triggered by the sustainable growth rate...more