The US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has released a comprehensive small business owner's guide to the CARES Act, passed by Congress on March 27, 2020. Are you a small business owner and wondering if the CARES Act…
As the Accountability Plus team prepares for the week ahead, we'd like to share the following information. Last week, the application process for the SBA loan programs seemed very disorganized. Bankers and lenders were focused on getting the application process…
We are all facing challenging times both personally and professionally. The Accountability Plus office is open for business, minimally and safely staffed, while our entire bookkeeping workforce is working remotely. We have assembled an Accountability Plus CARES ACT TASK TEAM…
On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) that opened up a new type of SBA (Small Business Administration) lending program called the "Paycheck Protection Program." The program includes a potential forgiveness…
The new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires covered employers to provide employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. All employers covered by the FFCRA must post the notice in…
Making it easier for you - California law firm Ervin Cohen & Jessup has released a COVID-19 Benefits chart that guides you in determining which state and federal benefits apply to employees, depending upon the scenario for the employee. The…
Looking for California unemployment information? Here are some quick links to the EDD website for California employers: EDD coronavirus website: https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm EDD coronavirus FAQs https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/faqs.htm Employee information on what to expect when filing a claim: https://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Filing_a_Claim.htm Definition on types of…
WASHINGTON – Today [3/20/2020] the U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor) announced that small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Upon a request received from a state’s…
The California Franchise Tax Board has announced that the filing and payment deadlines of March 15th for entities and April 15th for individuals affected by COVID-19 have been extended until June 15, 2020. The extension includes tax returns for 2019…
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