Nonprofits Ineligible for Main Street Lending Program
When the Federal Reserve Board announced its Main Street Lending Program, it was unclear whether nonprofits would be eligible. On April 30, 2020, the Feds clarified that nonprofits are not eligible for...
View ArticleThe Main Street Business Lending Program – Frequently Asked Questions
On April 30, 2020, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board released a set of “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) relating to the Main Street Business Lending Program (Main Street...
View ArticleThe CARES Act and Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations are included among the several different types of beneficiaries under the CARES Act $2.2 trillion economic relief passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That...
View ArticleNew Treasury Regulations Address Income Aggregation Rules for Tax-Exempt...
On April 24, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) issued proposed regulations (REG-106864-18) addressing the manner in which tax-exempt organizations...
View ArticleNew Guidance: SBA Clarifies That Foreign Employees Must Be Counted for PPP
The Small Business Administration has clarified through newly-issued guidance that employees of foreign affiliates must be counted when determining the size of a business for eligibility under the...
View ArticleUsing Endowed Funds in a Crisis: Key Considerations
It goes without saying that we are living in uncertain times and are experiencing events that are reshaping our lives in ways that many of us believed only to exist in science fiction books and movies....
View Article[Webinar] Emerging From Lockdown on Solid Footing: How Nonprofits Can Prepare...
Please join us on May 20th for our webinar, "Emerging From Lockdown on Solid Footing: How Nonprofits Can Prepare for Whatever Comes Next." During this 60-minute presentation, Bill Powers, Doug Schwartz...
View ArticleKey Massachusetts Legislation and Administrative Guidance to Help...
Massachusetts nonprofit organizations should take note of three actions taken by Massachusetts governmental bodies in April 2020 to assist them in operating during the current COVID-19 pandemic and...
View ArticleImportant New Highlights of the Main Street Lending Program
Last week, the Federal Reserve updated the terms of its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) with its first set of guidance to expand the scope of available loan options and the pool of eligible...
View ArticleIRS Releases New Proposed UBTI “Siloing” Regulations with Slightly More...
On April 23, 2020, the IRS published new proposed regulations with guidance on how nonprofits should calculate their unrelated business taxable income, or UBTI, for separate trades or businesses. This...
View ArticleProposed Legislation Aims to Boost Affordable Housing on Land Owned by...
MAY 8, 2020 – UPDATE: The final version of the New Ordinance has been signed by Mayor Gracetti and takes effect May 12, 2020. California Senate Bill (“SB”) 899, introduced in March by Senator Scott...
View ArticlePrivacy Tip #238 – Coronavirus Charity Scams
I think that people in general are decent and good. There are always some bad apples, but during crises most people want to help others. During the coronavirus pandemic, many people are doing...
View ArticleLocal COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits in California, Massachusetts and New...
Nonprofit organizations are often at the forefront of local COVID-19 relief efforts, and many are experiencing critical financial challenges and new operational hurdles as a result of the pandemic....
View ArticleDOL Issues Troubling Guidance on CARES Act Unemployment Benefits Impacting...
On April 27, 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 18-20 (the Guidance) to provide states with instructions on implementing the emergency unemployment...
View ArticleNonprofits Should Consider Updated May 13, 2020 SBA Guidance on PPP Applications
On May 13, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA), with support from the Department of the Treasury, made two important announcements in its Frequently Asked Questions for administration of the...
View ArticleIRS Guidance Says No Deduction Is Allowed for Business Expenses Paid with...
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136) created Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to provide short-term, economic...
View ArticleThe PPP Litigation Wave Is Coming: Anticipated “Qui Tam” Lawsuits Under the...
Many businesses and other borrowers, such as nonprofit organizations, that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are now several weeks into disbursing their PPP loans for payroll, mortgage...
View ArticleFinancial Aid Expected for Struggling Nonprofits: The HEROES Act and...
The week of May 11, 2020, the Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced a bill – the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (“HEROES Act”) – that would provide the next...
View ArticleUPDATED: Payroll Protection Program May Provide Relief to Eligible Small...
Section 1102 of the CARES Act creates the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is intended to provide funds for small businesses affected by COVID-19 to maintain their workforce....By: Ballard...
View ArticleCARES Act Paycheck Protection Program Summary (Updated)
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) aims to provide qualifying small businesses, nonprofit organizations, veterans organizations, tribal...
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