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Economic Injury Disaster Loans can provide small businesses with low-interest pandemic assistance over a 30-year term. To help their businesses and clients, CPAs need to understand the key terms that these loans provide.
A surge in passion on issues of racial justice, diversity and inclusion has led to opportunities for CPAs to lead meaningful change. Members of the AICPA National Commission on Diversity and Inclusion share best practices for CPAs who are eager to support change.
The SBA and Treasury published a trove of loan-level data about the Paycheck Protection Program. The release includes the names of all PPP recipients that received loans for $150,000 or more.
President Donald Trump signed a bill Saturday re-opening the application window for Paycheck Protection Program loans until Aug. 8. The five-week extension is intended to keep assistance available to struggling small businesses while Congress works on a new, more targeted program.
Tom Hood, CPA/CITP, CGMA, shares what the pandemic-fueled acceleration of work-from-home practices means for business in the future.
Updated guidance issued by the Treasury Department and the U.S. SBA addresses PPP loan maturity dates for all borrowers as well as maximum loan amounts for certain self-employed individuals.
With new guidance and extensions on use of funds, US businesses seek and find financial boosts in overall uncertain times.
New Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) guidance declares that PPP recipients can apply for loan forgiveness early but that doing so could cost them money.
The SBA and Treasury announced an agreement with the bipartisan leaders of the Senate Small Business Committee to publish the names and amount ranges for all recipients of Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 or more.
The SBA, citing the impending June 30 deadline for Paycheck Protection Program applications, said that it has restarted an online referral program to match small businesses and not-for-profits with a select group of specialized and small lenders.
The U.S. Small Business Administration and Treasury released a revised loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program that reflects recent changes made by Congress to make the program more borrower-friendly.
The Federal Reserve will begin buying individual corporate bonds on the secondary market in a move designed to make more credit available for large employers.
Hard trends accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic means that the mantra "More with Less" should become a rallying cry for the accounting profession. What does More with Less mean?
Organizations and leaders seeking to address concerns about racism can learn valuable lessons from an expert on race in the workplace.
Three experienced finance leaders share what they have learned and what they are doing to deal with turmoil and uncertainty.
Amid tense and uncertain times, two leaders of the National Association of Black Accountants describe their emotions and a sense of hope that they can produce positive change in the accounting profession and their communities.
Increased resources and focus will be needed to address the consequences of systemic racism and unconscious bias, writes Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, CPA, CGMA, a former AICPA chairman who is executive director, Finance Thought Leadership for Oracle.
The Federal Reserve Board announced revisions to the Main Street Lending Program that make it possible for more small and midsize businesses to receive financial support.
Paycheck Protection Program loan recipients can receive partial loan forgiveness even if they don’t spend at least 60% of their PPP funds on payroll, Treasury and the US Small Business Administration said.
The Senate passed a House bill that gives small businesses and other entities that received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program 16 additional weeks to spend the funds and qualify for full forgiveness of the loans.
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