Changes for Individual Taxpayers in the New COVID Relief Law

Article Highlights Additional 2020 Recovery Rebates Educator Expense Unemployment Assistance Earned Income Tax Credit (Eitc) & Child Tax Credit (CTC) Cash Charitable Contributions for Non-Itemizers Cash Charitable Contributions for Itemizers Flexible Spending… Continue On +

Congress Passes the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act – What This Means for You

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 (ECRA) with the assumption it will be signed by the President and passed into law. We wanted to give… Continue On +

PPP Loan & HHS Provider Relief Fund Updates

Not only is this a busy time of the year with the holidays, but it is also busy with staying on top of updates regarding PPP loans and HHS Provider Relief Funds. … Continue On +

Urge Congress to Get to Work on a COVID-19 Relief Bill

The American Dental Association recently sent out the message below. We believe there is hope for a package to get passed before the end of the year and we encourage you to… Continue On +

New COVID-19 Oregon OSHA Temporary Rules and Policies for Employees

Beginning on November 16, 2020, the new Oregon OSHA temporary rules regarding COVID-19 need to be followed.  The complete temporary rules can be found at https://osha.oregon.gov/covid19/Pages/default.aspx.  The new rules have various dates… Continue On +

HHS Grant Relief Fund – Phase 3

Yesterday, (October 22, 2020) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) changed the rules to now include the loss of gross revenue during the pandemic. As a result of this change,… Continue On +

NEW HHS FUNDING PHASE 3 PROVIDER RELIEF FUNDING & ORIGINAL HHS FUNDING UPDATES

A new HHS Funding Phase 3 opened on Monday October 5th. What follows are key items to know about this new round of funding along with HHS funding you may have already… Continue On +

Social Security Tax Deferral – Effective September 1, 2020 – IRS Notice 2020-65 by Executive Order

Background On August 8, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order which would allow employees to defer paying in their share of Social Security taxes starting with payrolls that occurred between September… Continue On +

An Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 – What Needs to Happen Next?

Your office is open again and things are running smoothly, and then you get the news: an employee suspects they have COVID-19.  What is next? The employee that suspects they have COVID-19… Continue On +

COVID-Related Payroll Tax Credits and Relief – You May be Eligible

Congress has provided multiple levels of assistance to small businesses and employees through the CARES Act and the Families First Act.  Relief has included the PPP loan, which has helped many practice… Continue On +

PPP Loan Forgiveness Application – We Recommend You Wait

Even though banks are making the PPP Loan Forgiveness application available to clients, our recommendation is to wait before filling out the application. There are a few reasons why we suggest waiting:… Continue On +

UPDATE – DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE DENTAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE CARES ACT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO AUGUST 3, 2020

Last week we sent out the below blog regarding an opportunity for more dental practices to apply for the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund.   The original deadline to apply was July 24, 2020. … Continue On +