Coronavirus Resource Center

Employee Retention Credit (ERC) now available for all of 2021, and PPP loan recipients can claim ERCs

Read how ERC requirements have changed for 2021, including what counts as qualified wages, who is an eligible employer, the maximum credit amount, and more.

5/3/2021 | Dana Fried

Loan forgiveness for first-and second-draw PPP loans: What's new?

Learn about changes in forgivable costs, covered periods, owner compensation, and more for first- and second-draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

1/28/2021

IRS postpones 2020 individual income tax filing and payment deadline to May 17

Taxpayers have until May 17 for federal individual income tax returns and payments. The deferral does not apply to estimated tax, and state deadlines vary. Read more.

3/18/2021 | Patrick Duffany, Brian Newman, Yasmina Bersbach

Using cybersecurity lessons learned from COVID-19 to advance your remote-work program

Read about steps to take with regard to training, frameworks, protecting against phishing, and more amid the extra security challenges brought by the pandemic.

2/4/2021 | Bhavesh Vadhani, Ali Khraibani, Kiran Bhujle

A review of the American Rescue Plan Act: Tax provisions, grant and loan program updates, new funding, and more

Read about the COVID-19 relief act’s tax changes for individuals and businesses (including ERC and EITC), grant and loan programs, new funding, and more.

3/12/2021

Infrastructure Investment Report: Private Equity Trends and Data

Read about deal activity in transportation, cleantech, and other sectors; the impact of COVID-19 and federal plans; public-private partnerships (P3s); and more.

5/13/2021 | Jeremy Swan

On-Demand Webinar: Investing in technology companies - Current and future challenges and opportunities

With the COVID-19 pandemic shaking the economic markets, there is a lot of unknowns with capital and market demands. This panel shares their insight into the current M&A ecosystem, recent transaction activities, and future opportunities.

Natalie Tronkina, Mark Solovy, Scott Green, Dimitri Keselman

Dealmakers: 11 factors to track now to prepare for a post-COVID-19 transaction

When M&A transactions resume, buyers will need to understand the impact of the coronavirus on targets’ business performance. Track these KPIs and metrics now.

4/24/2020 | Claudine Cohen, Jeffrey Michelson

DEALMAKERS: Distressed investments in the COVID-19 marketplace and beyond

Private equity investors and dealmakers need to prepare for distressed M&A deals amid the coronavirus crisis. Learn how to maximize value and minimize risk.

5/27/2020

On-Demand Webinar: Impact of COVID-19 on portfolio company valuations

By participating in this webinar, fund managers will gain clarity to help them modify their valuation policies and procedures to reflect the impact of COVID-19.

John M. Stomper, David Larsen, Kevin Neubauer, James Wheatley, Carmen Sims

On-Demand Webinar: Distressed deals in a post-COVID-19 marketplace

Here, we’ll discuss the key considerations for dealmakers as they navigate through uncertain conditions.

6/30/2020 | Claudine Cohen, Cynthia Romano, Aaron Rosenstein, Geoffrey Richards

SBA releases procedures for changes of ownership of PPP loan recipients

Whether transactions must be approved by SBA depends on the status of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and the character of the transaction. Read more.

10/5/2020 | Claudine Cohen, Stephanie O’Rourk

RESTRUCTURING & DISPUTE RESOLUTION: A road map to recovery for businesses disrupted by coronavirus

Business interruption losses (a form of lost profit damages) from the COVID-19 coronavirus can be difficult to measure, and could be significant for many businesses.

4/1/2020

Things to consider when hiring your first work-from-anywhere employee

CohnReznick professionals talked to TechCrunch about taxes, compensation, and other factors to keep in mind when hiring employees who will be fully remote.

10/12/2020

5 questions to ask when planning a permanent remote-work strategy

Even after COVID-19, business leaders will need to maintain remote-work and workforce enablement programs to keep employees efficient and engaged. Read more.

8/28/2020 | Paul Ricci, Mark Brown, Reed Dailey

COVID-19 telework complicates multistate tax considerations

As coronavirus-related remote work continues, absent special relief, businesses will need to reconsider nexus, apportionment, withholding, sales tax, and more.

6/8/2020 | Lance Rothenberg, Corey Rosenthal

PUBLIC SECTOR: 8 strategies for maintaining focus in a remote project management office (PMO) amid COVID-19

If you and your project management team are new to remote work, here are 8 strategies for staying productive during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

5/7/2020 | Phillip Van Gavree

Check the cybersecurity health of your remote-work environment

As many businesses go remote amid the coronavirus outbreak, use this checklist to make sure your cybersecurity and privacy practices and policies are adequate.

4/14/2020 | Bhavesh Vadhani

On-Demand Webinar: Post-COVID office space assessment & justification for NFPs

To help not-for-profit organizations succeed, CohnReznick continues its Not-for-Profit Governance and Financial Management Webinar Series with the next presentation to assist organizations manage their office space requirements beyond COVID. Join us for “Post-COVID Office Space Assessment & Justification for NFPs.”

8/26/2020 | MELISSA BOONE, RICHARD MIRLISS, MARK BROWN