The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended the deadline to register for an Economic Impact Payment to November 21, 2020 from October 15.  The IRS announced the extended deadline through a press release October 5, 2020.  The IRS announcement can be read in full HERE.

The IRS urges people who don’t typically file a tax return – and haven’t received an Economic Impact Payment – to register as quickly as possible using the Non-Filers: Enter Info Here tool on IRS.gov. The tool will not be available after November 21.

This additional time into November is solely for those who have not received their EIP and don’t normally file a tax return.… Read More

The Internal Revenue Service announced yesterday that lenders are not required to and should not file a 1099-C information return with the IRS or payee statement to the eligible recipient when all or a portion of a Paycheck Protection Program loan is forgiven under section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).

Generally, entities are required to file the 1099-C information return with the IRS when they discharge at least $600 of a borrower’s indebtedness and to furnish a payee statement to the borrower.

IRS Announcement 2020-12 is intended to prevent erroneous underreporting notices that may be triggered by the filing of the information returns and confusion caused by the furnishing of payee statements to eligible recipients.… Read More

The Small Business Administration issued an interim final rule (IFR) on August 24, 2020 to address applicability of owner compensation rules for minority interest owners and the eligibility of non payroll costs.

Certain owners exempt from PPP owner-employee compensation rule

The IFR provides guidance to borrowers relative to the applicability of owner-employee compensation rules.  Specifically, it exempts owners with less than a 5% ownership stake from applying the owner-employee compensation rule.  The exemption is intended to cover owner-employees who have no “meaningful” ability to influence decisions over how loan proceeds are allocated.  The exemption from the rule only applies to owner-employees of S or C corporations, not partnerships or limited liability companies.… Read More

President Trump signed four COVID-19 related executive orders on August 8, 2020 after Congress failed to pass economic relief legislation.  Included in the executive orders was a payroll tax deferral for American workers earning, generally, less than $100,000 on an annualized basis.  The order did not include details on implementation, repayment terms of the deferral, or other critical pieces of information needed to determine if businesses would participate.  On August 28^th, the Treasury Department and IRS issued further official guidance on the payroll tax deferral.

According to IRS Notice 2020-65, employers can defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll taxes on wages paid from Sept.… Read More

The Small Business Administration updated their Paycheck Protection Program and Forgiveness related FAQ documents on August 11, 2020.  They also published an interim final rule (IFR) related to the appeal certain SBA loan review decisions.  We are reviewing the new IFR and will provide an overview of the content soon.

 The forgiveness FAQ responses provide long clarity regarding the impact on forgiveness of Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) grant advances.

Per the updated FAQ, lenders will be able to confirm the amount of a borrower’s EIDL advance on the SBA Forgiveness platform and the SBA will automatically deduct the amount from the forgiveness amount submitted by the borrower. … Read More

The Economic Development Administration announced the awarding of $35.5 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds that will provide gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Award funds must be disbursed and lent or used for administrative costs (as permitted by the authorized budget) within 24 months of the award start date. At the end of this period, EDA may recoup any unspent funds, which will be added to the funds available for new CARES Act awards.

The full announcement can be read HERE.

The EDA investments announced 8/3/2020 are:

• Regional Development Funding Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will receive a $7.6 million EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to capitalize and administer a RLF to provide loans to coronavirus impacted small businesses in Allegheny County.