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June 8, 2020

Fed expands Main Street Lending Program to more businesses

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.

June 8, 2020

Partial PPP loan forgiveness remains if 60% threshold not met

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.

June 8, 2020

How large firms manage staff during the pandemic

Experts share the steps their firms have implemented to manage their workforces remotely as they ride out the crisis.

June 5, 2020

PPP forgiveness changes coming as Senate passes House bill

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.

June 5, 2020

4 key COVID-19 audit risks for 2020 year ends

The coronavirus pandemic has created special challenges for practitioners to consider related to internal control, fraud, legal compliance, and accounting estimates. Here’s how auditors can address these risks.

June 5, 2020

Qualified opportunity zone rules are relaxed

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS further postponed the 180-day deadline to invest in a qualified opportunity fund from July 15, 2020, to Dec. 31, 2020, extended other deadlines, and relaxed some qualified investment rules.

June 4, 2020

Falling demand, safety concerns fuel finance leaders’ pessimism

Optimism reigned for years in a quarterly survey of finance decision-makers, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything.

June 3, 2020

IRS permits remote signatures for plan loan consents

In another response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS is allowing retirement plan participants who want to take coronavirus-related distributions from their retirement plans to provide remote signatures, even for spousal consents.

June 3, 2020

FASB issues limited revenue recognition, lease accounting delays

FASB issued an option to delay implementation of the board’s revenue recognition and lease accounting standards for certain entities that have not yet applied the standards.

June 2, 2020

How the CARES Act has affected business valuation

Legislation designed to help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic has created new issues for CPAs and other valuation specialists to consider. New AICPA FAQs address these valuation concerns.