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Questions Businesses Need to Address to Support PPP Loan Certifications
AAFCPAs has provided the following sample questions borrowers should address in a written “living document” supporting that PPP loan certifications were made in good faith. We recommend outlining responses contemporaneously in a journal format that can be appended over time as further guidance becomes available and relevant facts and circumstances evolve. Impact on Business Operations […]
IRS Issues Guidance on Deductibility of Expenses Covered by PPP Loan
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that on Thursday, April 30th, the IRS issued Notice 2020-32 providing tax compliance clarity related to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. Under Notice 2020-32 the IRS concludes that no deduction is allowed for an expense that results in forgiveness under section 1106(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]
New SBA Guidance Requires PPP Funding Recipients to Consider Returning the Funds by May 18
Update May 14th, 2020 The initial allocation of $349 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, made available on April 3rd, 2020, were disbursed to 1.6 million applicants in just 14 days. As part of the loan process, borrowers were required to make a good faith certification “that the uncertainty of the current economic conditions […]
Businesses May Defer Social Security Tax Up Until PPP Loan is Forgiven
UPDATED 6.5.2020: On June 5, 2020, the President signed into effect the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act, which would provide greater flexibility in how businesses may spend PPP loan proceeds. This includes allowing businesses participating in the PPP loan to defer social security taxes without limitation. The purpose of PPP and the payroll tax […]
Paycheck Protection Program Loans: Tracking Costs
AAFCPAs has provided the following guidance and a tracking template to ensure clients who secured a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan or are currently pursuing the loan are maximizing their opportunity for debt forgiveness. Maximum Loan Value Calculation Clients are advised to assess and familiarize yourself with the calculation of the maximum loan value used […]
AAFCPAs to Present FEI-Boston’s 2020 Ethics Symposium
AAFCPAs’ Jeffrey Mead, CPA, CGMA and Olga Yasinnik, MBA, CPA will again lead the annual 4-hour presentation on ethics CPE webinar on Building Ethical Management & Culture at FEI-Boston’s May 8th virtual Ethics Symposium. Jeff and Olga will be joined by guest speakers Jennifer H. Elder, entrepreneur, AICPA instructor, and author of Faster Disaster Recovery and Jeffrey Davis, entrepreneur, and CEO […]
Congress Announces Additional Appropriations for Disaster Loans
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that Congress announced today an additional $310 billion in funding for the very popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP was initially introduced by the CARES Act on March 27th, 2020. $60 billion of the additional $310 billion will be allocated to small lenders and community banks. Other […]
AAFCPAs Wealth Management’s Quarterly Update
March: in like a lion… The year started with so much possibility and promise as we had every reason to believe the U.S. economy would continue to expand due to low inflation, muted interest rates, and historically low unemployment numbers. However, true to the English proverb, March certainly came “in like a lion.” Over the […]
Webinar: Accounting & Audit Impact of COVID-19
OnDemand Webinar Recorded May 4th, 2020 The Coronavirus pandemic has required businesses to quickly make changes to how employees work, and in many cases, has had a significant impact on Revenue & Expenses. These changes to processes, procedures, and finances may have exposed your organization to new risks and have had an impact on your […]