Paycheck Protection Program

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By Laura Davison and David Hood
December 21, 2020 2:16 PM

Small business owners who got Paycheck Protection Program loans could qualify for big write-offs from their rescue money, amounting to what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has called a tax-break “double dip.”

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By Bob Ivry
December 18, 2020 11:10 AM

Lawmakers are seeking to address some of the PPP’s more obvious failings in the latest coronavirus bill.

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Michael Cohn
December 4, 2020 3:38 PM

The American Institute of CPAs has joined with over 560 business and trade organizations in urging Congress to pass legislation.

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Tabassum Ali
November 25, 2020 11:44 AM

Economic experts believe the current surge is not enough to stop continued losses incurred by various segments of economy.

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AICPA building in Durham, N.C.
Michael Cohn
November 23, 2020 5:14 PM

With a CARES Act fix stalled along with stimulus legislation, the institute is urging CPAs to put pressure on their representatives.

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By Laura Davison and David Hood
November 20, 2020 10:04 AM

The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee said the Treasury Department “missed the mark” in new guidance that limits tax breaks for businesses that get their Paycheck Protection Program loans forgiven.

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Michael Cohn
November 19, 2020 11:19 AM

The guidance clears up the tax treatment of expenses when a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program hasn’t been forgiven by the end of the year.

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SBA
By Polly Mosendz, Zachary Mider and Jeff Green
November 18, 2020 11:20 AM

The single-family house on Forestview Avenue in Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, shows no signs of farming activity. The only things growing on the one-eighth-acre plot are trees, shrubs and grass.

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Roger Russell
November 3, 2020 9:00 AM

The coronavirus slowdown has hit the IRS and tax professionals,

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By Michelle Davis, Zachary Mider and Polly Mosendz
October 30, 2020 10:22 AM

For a few months this year, a U.S. government aid program meant for struggling small-business owners was handing out $10,000 to just about anyone who asked. All it took was a five-minute online application. You just had to say you owned a business with at least 10 employees, and the grant usually arrived within a few days.

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