On April 9, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”) announced preliminary details of two new loan programs that have aggregate funding of $600 billion, offered as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…
On April 14, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) issued a second interim final rule (the “Second PPP Interim Final Rule”) related to the Paycheck Protection program (the “PPP”) offered under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…
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…
[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…
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”),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
