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IRS Issues Guidance on Presidential Payroll Tax Deferral Memorandum
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Treasury issued IRS Notice 2020-65 which provides guidance on the August 8, 2020 Presidential Memorandum directing the Treasury to allow employee deferral of withholding, deposit and payment of certain payroll tax obligations. Which Employees are Eligible to Defer? The deferral is restricted to any employee whose […]
New PPP Forgiveness Guidance Addresses Owner-Employee Compensation, Rent-Related Costs
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the U.S. Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) released an interim final rule Monday, August 24th, addressing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgiveness issues related to owner-employee compensation and the eligibility of non-payroll costs. Specifically, the new guidelines state that an owner-employee in a C or S corporation who […]
Multi-State Worker Tax Considerations
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that Congress has introduced a bill under H.R. 7968 that would limit a state’s ability to tax nonresident telecommuters. The general rule is that an employee pays income taxes to the state where wages are earned, which can be different than the state where the employee lives. This […]
Five Internal Control Modifications Needed in Response to the ‘New Normal’
Some organizations’ internal control frameworks and operational processes did not skip a beat when faced with the disruptions caused by COVID-19. Especially those who had already implemented cloud-based systems and remote-enabled processes. Others were forced to “change the tire while driving.” During this pandemic, organizations have been challenged by processes executed with fewer people and […]
Guidance on the SBA’s New Applications for PPP Loan Forgiveness
On June 16th the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a series of new applications and instructions for the forgiveness calculation for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The application has been broken down into two documents: application and instructions. A new, simpler EZ form with corresponding instructions has also been introduced. AAFCPAs has provided for […]
Main Street Lending Program Update
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that on June 8th, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced changes to its Main Street Lending Program to “allow more small and medium-sized businesses to be able to receive support.” The changes include: Lowering the minimum loan size for certain loans to $250,000 from $500,000; Increasing the maximum loan […]
IRS Provides Answers About Coronavirus Related Tax Relief for Qualified Opportunity Funds and Investors
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided guidance recently for Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) and their investors in response to the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Notice 2020-39 answers questions regarding relief from certain requirements under section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and the implementing […]
Overcome Cyber Security Challenges of a Remote Workforce
COVID-19 has challenged businesses to think about operations in a new way, and in many cases, your IT specialists may be supporting employees for the first time ever that were never intended or conceived to be remote or fully remote. With an increased risk of employees falling prey to cyber-attacks, AAFCPAs advises clients to create […]
PPP Flexibility Act Extends Covered Period of Loan
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that 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. The act provides new flexibility to PPP borrowers, including: Expanding the original 8-week forgiveness period to 24 weeks. […]