On June 30, a few hours before the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) expired, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a bill to extend the deadline for businesses to apply for coronavirus PPP aid until August 8th. The program’s authorization to give out money ended June 30 with over $130 billion left unused. The U.S. …
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As the country continues to grapple with the health and financial effects of the coronavirus, the summer season is upon us, and with it comes an effort by Congress to put together one more large coronavirus relief bill. PIA National spent much of the spring encouraging Congress to provide immediate financial assistance to small businesses …
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PIA National was joined by over 100 other business groups to support the Jumpstarting Our Businesses’ Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020 (H.R. 6776), which will make several improvements to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). The ERTC, which was created by the CARES Act, encourages businesses of all sizes to retain their employees, …
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Earlier this month, Congress passed and the president signed H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, expanding the “covered period” (see yesterday’s post for details) from eight to 24 weeks. In other words, thanks to the modifications in H.R. 7010, employers now have an extra 16 weeks in which to spend their PPP loan …
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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a new loan program created within the Treasury Department’s Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the CARES Act, was designed to provide an avenue of potential loan forgiveness for those businesses whose borrowing and spending met certain requirements. Today in Part 1, we’ll go over the main points of …
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PIA National today sent a letter, along with over 100 business associations, to request key changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in the CARES Act. The letter asks for the repeal of the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) 75%-25% rule, as well as to extend the eight-week period for purposes of calculating loan forgiveness, and …
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On May 15, PIA National submitted a response to the interim final rule promulgated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding its implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP was created by H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136). In the CARES Act, Congress authorized …
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House Democrats have released a $3 trillion legislative package, which would be Congress’ fifth coronavirus response package. The 1,815-page bill, which was introduced yesterday as H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, would provide states and local governments with nearly $1 trillion that could be used to replace drastic revenue shortfalls. House leadership …
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Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-32, which announced that business expenses that are normally tax deductible but are expected to be forgiven as part of loans provided in accordance with the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, …
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Tonight, the U.S. House passed H.R. 266 by a vote of 388-5. The legislation provides $321 billion to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which ran out of funds last week. Also included in the $484 billion dollar package is $75 billion for hospitals and $25 billion to broaden virus testing. The U.S. Senate passed …
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