CARES Act

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Michael Cohn
August 21, 2020 4:49 PM

The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft version of the Form 1040 for tax year 2020 with several significant changes probably in store for next tax season.

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Michael Cohn
August 14, 2020 4:13 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is giving parents another chance to list their kids so they can receive an extra $500 per child in economic impact payments under the CARES Act.

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Michael Cohn
August 13, 2020 3:45 PM

The U.S. Small Business Administration has posted rules about how businesses who have been turned down for forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program loans can appeal the decision.

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Michael Cohn
August 12, 2020 3:26 PM

Among the pandemic-related issues covered are how to handle the Paycheck Protection Program and other stimulus efforts.

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Federal Reserve Exterior As Fed Looks Locked In For Quarter-Point Cut
August 6, 2020 5:59 PM

Just eight loans had been made as of late July, six of them through a single community bank in Florida, according to new data on the federal rescue program for small and midsize companies hurt by the pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
August 5, 2020 1:46 PM

The American Institute of CPAs joined with more than 170 organizations in asking congressional leaders to allow businesses to write off expenses associated with loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program.

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The 115th Congress convenes for the first time in 2017
Roger Russell
July 29, 2020 11:32 AM

Time is running out for further relief efforts before the August recess.

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By Lydia O'Neal and Laura Davison
July 29, 2020 10:00 AM

The Internal Revenue Service moved to ease the tax burdens of private equity portfolio companies and heavily indebted industries.

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Michael Cohn
July 28, 2020 5:35 PM

The service released the final regulations and other guidance on the deduction, which was amended by the CARES Act.

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Michael Cohn
July 28, 2020 3:38 PM

Democrats in Congress are criticizing how millions of economic impact payments authorized under the CARES Act are being handled.

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