Paycheck Protection Program

Smith May 2020 podcast screen
Michael Cohn
May 29, 2020 10:36 AM

Bill Smith, managing director of the National Tax Office of CBIZ MHM, discusses the loan forgiveness provisions of the PPP, along with the employee retention credit, net operating loss carrybacks and economic impact payments, along with the prospects for the next round of stimulus in Washington.

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The U.S. Capitol
By Erik Wasson and Mark Niquette
May 28, 2020 3:23 PM

The House voted Thursday to give small businesses financially strapped by the COVID-19 crisis more flexibility to spend forgivable loans for payrolls and expenses from the government’s popular Paycheck Protection Program.

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“I think we can all agree the economic crisis brought on by Covid-19 has proven more severe and drawn out than many anticipated,” said Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., who chairs the House Small Business Committee.
Neil Haggerty
May 28, 2020 2:06 PM

The measure, which garnered near-unanimous support, would triple the period during which businesses can spend their coronavirus relief funds and make it easier for loans to be forgiven.

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Paycheck protection program application form
Steven Pinsky
May 27, 2020 9:04 PM

The SBA’s form clarifies some issues, but still leaves questions to be answered.

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Anderson nonprofit screen May 2020
Daniel Hood
May 27, 2020 1:31 PM

Tosha Anderson of The Charity CFO shares the strategies that not-for-profit organizations are taking to weather COVID-19.

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AT-081517-R&D Credit expenditure
Dave McGuire
May 27, 2020 10:43 AM

Research credits could look very different for some companies in 2020 compared to other years.

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Marijuana plants stand in a flower room at the grow facility for Sense of Healing dispensary in Denver, Colorado.
David Cotney
May 27, 2020 10:32 AM

Bankers have become more uncertain about how to serve marijuana businesses owing to confusion about which states deem them essential.

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin waits outside the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, D.C.
Roger Russell
May 27, 2020 10:20 AM

The release of the SBA's loan forgiveness application highlights the questions that remain around the Paycheck Protection Program.

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Pedestrians walk near the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C.
Michael Cohn
May 26, 2020 4:12 PM

The Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration released an interim final rule after posting the loan forgiveness application.

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A pedestrian walks past a JPMorgan Chase bank branch in Chicago on Oct. 12, 2019.
Jennifer Roberts
May 21, 2020 5:00 AM

Jennifer Roberts, the company's head of business banking, details a process to have units work one-on-one with customers to get Paycheck Protection Program funds deployed faster.

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