Erin Maloney / 0 Comments / Legal, Tax Filings /
For many years, businesses have used Form 1099-MISC to report calendar-year payments of $600 and above to individuals who performed services in their trade or business. These include vendors, independent contractors, freelancers and consultants. These payments will now be reported on Form 1099-NEC, while Form 1099-MISC will still be used to report royalties, health care… [Read More]
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Governor Chris Sununu has authorized the allocation and expenditure of $100 million from the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (“flex funds”) for Main Street Relief Funds 2.0 (MSRF). MSRF 2.0 supports both (1) businesses that did not receive grants from the initial round of MSRF or the General Assistance & Preservation (GAP) Fund, AND (2)… [Read More]
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Maloney & Kennedy, PLLC, a certified public accounting firm in Auburn, New Hampshire, is proud to announce that Greg Sylvain has joined their Accounting Team. Greg has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management with a concentration in Finance from Plymouth State University, and a Master’s of Science in Accounting from Southern New Hampshire… [Read More]
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The New Hampshire Department of Revenue is releasing a new online portal for business tax, Interest and Dividends tax, and Communications Service tax in October 2020. Taxpayers in this group, along with their tax preparers, will have access to the department’s Granite Tax Connect once the launch is live. Taxpayers are urged to take advantage… [Read More]
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On June 17, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, released a revised loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The SBA also unveiled a new EZ application for forgiveness of PPP loans. The applications reflect changes to the PPP made by the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of… [Read More]
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On Wednesday June 3, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the House version of legislation amending the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The “Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act” (the “Bill”) will go to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. The major feature of the Bill is the increase in the time allotted for PPP loan… [Read More]
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On Friday, May 22, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released an Interim Final Rule (IFR) for the requirements of Loan Forgiveness under the CARES Act. Procedurally, the IFR is subject to public comment for 30 days before it can become final. The SBA has already released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application (“Forgiveness… [Read More]
Erin Maloney / 0 Comments / Legal /
On Friday, May 22, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Interim Final Rule (IFR) for the requirements of Loan Forgiveness under the CARES Act. Procedurally, the IFR is subject to public comment for 30 days before it can become final. The SBA has already released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application (“Forgiveness… [Read More]
Erin Maloney / 0 Comments / Legal /
On Friday, May 15th, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application. The Application can be found at https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/3245-0407-SBA-Form-3508-PPP-Forgiveness-Application.pdf While the Application helps to clarify some of the definitions and documentation requirements, there are several issues which are still unanswered. Moreover, the Application itself raises certain other issues that… [Read More]
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The first wave of PPP loans have been approved and funded and the second wave is in process. The loan funding started the clock on the eight-week measuring period for spending the funds. For borrowers, the focus should now be on the question of loan forgiveness. The rules surrounding the forgiveness process is still in… [Read More]