Insights
By: Kendall A. Schnurpel
on April 15, 2020
On April 8, 2020, the IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2020-23 (“RP 20-23”) in response to provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). RP 20-23 allows eligible partnerships to file amended partnership returns for tax…
By: Kendall A. Schnurpel
on April 15, 2020
[Updated April 17, 2020] The IRS posted updated FAQ’s related to temporary procedures permitting refund claims, requested on Form 1045, Application for Tentative Refund, or Form 1139, Corporation Application for Tentative Refund, to be submitted via…
By: Brett J. Ashton and Kyle P. Chambers
on April 14, 2020
INTRODUCTION
On April 7, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”),…
April 14, 2020
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") to provide economic benefits to small businesses in response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to the widely…
By: Shelley M. Jackson, Elizabeth M. Roberson, and Kate Trinkle
on April 12, 2020
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) contains two provisions entitling eligible employees to paid leave: (1) the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and (2) the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA). Under both…
April 12, 2020
In response to the ongoing novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Trump issued an emergency declaration under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. § 5121 et seq.) on March 13, 2020, which instructed the…
By: Brandon W. Shirley and Meghan M. Linvill McNab
on April 9, 2020
On April 17, 2020, Governor Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-19 to expand the health care provider workforce available to battle Indiana’s COVID-19 spread. Specifically, the Executive Order expands the list of providers eligible to prescribe orders…
By: Sharon B. Hearn and Kendall A. Schnurpel
on April 9, 2020
The IRS provided special relief from the April 15, 2020, Federal income tax return filing and payment deadline in response to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, in Notices 2020-18 and -17. That relief allows many individuals and businesses until July…
By: and Julia A. Carpenter
on April 9, 2020
This week the Small Business Administration (SBA) released guidance on two important topics of the Paycheck Protection Program: acceptable form of promissory note and required funding periods.
The SBA and Treasury Department provided guidance through…
By: David A. Adams and
on April 6, 2020
The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting and will continue to impact commercial landlords in their leasing, management and operation of commercial real estate. This Alert outlines certain key issues commercial landlords may face in the…
By: Judy L. Woods and
on April 5, 2020
The coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) has affected all businesses in one way or another. For public and privately held companies, a big question arises: what liability does the company have? If an employee, customer, shareholder, or third-party sues…
By: Stacy Walton Long and
on April 5, 2020
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that effective April 2, 2020, it will not impose penalties against health care providers or their business associates for certain violations of the…
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