Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act) on December 21, 2020. The Act, which is 5,593 pages, contains a number of stimulus measures designed to address the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. While the bill has not become law as of the date of this blog, it is expected to be signed by the President quickly and then become law. Key provisions of the Act include:
- Under the CARES Act, expenses paid with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) proceeds could not be deducted if the PPP loan was forgiven. The Act now permits taxpayers to deduct expenses paid with PPP ...
The SBA has now released broader information on borrowers who received loans under the Payroll Protection Program. The SBA’s release of this information was ordered by United States District Judge James E. Boasberg in a case filed against the SBA, WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post, et al., v. U.S. Small Business Administration, Civil Action No. 20-1240 (JEB) and a related case, Center for Public Integrity v. U.S. Small Business Administration, Civil Action No. 20-1614 (JEB).
The SBA had previously released information for borrowers that received PPP loans of $150,000 or ...