Small business

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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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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Ben Worrell
May 21, 2020 2:17 PM

Business operations need cash influxes now more than ever.

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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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Edward Mendlowitz
May 18, 2020 12:15 PM

Many will reconfigure what they do to the new reality and will make some investments in updating and formalizing some of their Band-Aid processes.

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A customer shops for paper towels at a supermarket in Trenton, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, March 16, 2020. All New Jersey schools must close starting March 18 for at least two weeks as state officials try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Governor Murphy said. Photographer: David 'Dee' Delgado/Bloomberg
Michael Cohn
May 18, 2020 10:55 AM

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the Treasury Department, released a loan forgiveness application for the SBA’s troubled Paycheck Protection Program, along with detailed instructions for the application.

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Paychex office
Michael Cohn
May 14, 2020 4:56 PM

The Small Business Administration’s troubled Paycheck Protection Program appears to be providing more businesses with long-awaited loans, despite the rocky rollout and ever-changing guidance, according to a new survey.

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IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Tracey J. Niemotko
May 14, 2020 3:52 PM

The Internal Revenue Service guidance caused some consternation among some small businesses and tax experts.

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Christopher Arnold
May 14, 2020 11:28 AM

In this environment where information is fluid and everything is changing on a daily basis, accountants must stay out in front of clients’ needs.

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Michael Cohn
May 8, 2020 10:38 AM

Accounting and bookkeeping shed over 67,000 jobs in the month of April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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