Written By David Neuman, JD and Alan Wong, CPA New York State has opened a “screening tool” for small businesses to determine if they qualify for the COVID-19 Capital Costs Tax Credit Program. This $250 million tax-credit program, which is being issued on a first come first…
In March of 2020, the federal government created the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”), a program that provided support for Americans who were unable to work due to the Coronavirus pandemic but did not qualify for traditional Unemployment Insurance (“UI”). Individuals who received PUA benefits on, or after December…
The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented problems for businesses that were required to shut down or limit operations. The government responded by enacting the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, which created the Employee Retention Credit. This program is intended to help businesses retain their employees during the…
Do you run a company with an at-home workforce, leaving you with employees now working in another state? Are you such an employee yourself? You may be facing some tax confusion. Having some basic understanding of what happens will help businesses make the right decisions about classifying…
COVID-19 has triggered many brick-and-mortar entities to to either strengthen or create their online presence. This, in turn, has forced them to address sales tax complexities they didn’t have to contend with when all sales were local. Understanding sales tax thresholds The internet sales tax requirement is…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has announced new enhancements to the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program, a federal disaster relief loan designed to better serve and support small businesses still reeling from the pandemic, especially hard-hit sectors such as restaurants, gyms, and hotels. The COVID EIDL…
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) is increasing the maximum amount small businesses and nonprofits can borrow through its COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program. Starting the week of April 6, the SBA is raising the loan limit for the COVID-19 EIDL program from six months of economic…
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced Wednesday evening that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. Individual taxpayers can also postpone federal income tax payments for the 2020 tax year…
It is anticipated that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) will delay the April 15 tax-filing deadline until mid-May. This will give taxpayers additional time to file their 2020 tax returns and pay any amounts owed to the IRS. The move from the IRS and Treasury Department comes after calls to…
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan, a top legislative priority for President Joe Biden. Having passed both houses of Congress, the stimulus package will now be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The President is expected to enact…
