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Federal Tax

IRS issues fact sheet on tax credit available to employers that voluntarily provide FFCRA COVID-19-related paid leave during 2021 Q2, Q3

Certain employers can claim a credit if they voluntarily provide paid sick or family leave for defined COVID-19-related reasons, including vaccination. Read more.

4/26/2021 | Dana Fried

Cybersecurity, Technology Risk & Privacy

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

SBA Disaster Loan Assistance

New COVID-19 relief and the impact on business

Listen to CohnReznick’s National Tax Team, along with members of our SBA Task Force, as we dive into the new relief measures and the impact on businesses and host an informative Q&A session.

1/28/2021 | STEPHANIE O’ROURK, ROBERT MOSS, BRIAN NEWMAN, DANA FRIED, YOLI MARTINEZ-NADAL

State & Local Tax

On-Demand Webinar: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Complications Around the Teleworking Model

With millions of employers now switching to a telework model based on the shift caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the ‘Great Lockdown,’ many businesses and individuals have raised concerns as to the multistate issues they now face.

6/26/2020

State & Local Tax

On-Demand Webinar: State tax issues affecting companies during the pandemic

Join members of CohnReznick’s State and Local Tax practice for an informative and engaging discussion highlighting several of the most common issues and questions our clients are facing today.

JOHN IANNOTTI, ARVINDER KAUR, LANCE ROTHENBERG

Exempt Organizations Tax Services

On-Demand Webinar: PPP 2.0 and other COVID-19 relief for associations and other NFPs

During this installment of our Not-for-Profit Governance & Financial Management webinar series, we will dive into the new COVID-19 relief measures and the impact on associations and other not-for-profit organizations.

DANIEL O'SHEA, STEPHANIE O'ROURK, LORI ROTHE YOKOBOSKY
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PPP and other SBA relief programs

Insight

Federal Reserve now accepting lender applications for the new Main Street Lending Program

Lenders can now apply to provide Main Street loans to small and medium-sized businesses, including those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more.

6/18/2020

Insight

SBA procedures for ownership changes 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

Insight

Q&A: Appealing an SBA decision on a PPP loan or PPP loan forgiveness

An SBA interim final rule establishes who can appeal Paycheck Protection Program loan decisions, when and how appeals must be filed, and more. Read highlights.

8/2/2021 | Stephanie O’Rourk

Solution

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Assistance

CohnReznick is here to help you navigate the process and calculation of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness for SBA COVID-19 relief. Learn more.

Insight

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program open for application

Read insights on what businesses and not-for-profits impacted by COVID-19 need to know on Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG).

4/26/2021 | John Lanza

Insight

SBA revises PPP loan amount calculation for filers of Schedule C

Sole proprietors, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals can now use gross income to calculate the “owner compensation” portion of payroll costs.

3/15/2021 | Stephanie O’Rourk, Jeffrey Bobrosky

On-demand

On-Demand Webinar: Making COVID-19 public assistance programs work for you

Join CohnReznick’s emergency management professionals for a timely webinar discussion that will provide stakeholders with practical insights and best practices to manage and leverage all federal funding for the COVID-19 response.

Frank Banda, Amanda Campen

Insight

Understanding SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans program

Businesses that have suffered losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans of up to $2 million. Here’s what to know.

9/27/2021
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Tax & legislative updates

Content Hub

SALT coronavirus resources

In these uncertain times, and as information is changing by the minute, we recognize that it can be daunting to keep up with the news that specifically pertains to your organization. To make it a little easier, we’ve gathered below all of the state and local tax alerts that we have released to date regarding changes related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Content Hub

Federal coronavirus resources: Legislation, loans, and tax relief

As the U.S. bands together to work through the issues created by the coronavirus pandemic, it has become challenging to process all of the available information. Read our insights and updates on SBA lending programs, changes to tax regulations and deadlines, and other federal tax and legislative COVID-19 relief.

Content Hub

CohnReznick Tax Alerts and Events

Catch up on regulations, guidance, and other updates from Washington, the IRS, and state and local authorities, and sign up for Alerts via email or social media.
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Transactions and Investments

On-demand

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

Insight

Healthcare sector helps ignite today’s red-hot M&A market

Claudine Cohen shares insights from a roundtable on trends in healthcare M&A; COVID-19 and other current factors to include in transaction diligence; and more.

4/14/2021 | Claudine Cohen

Insight

Factoring: Post-COVID-19 effects and the potential impact of federal infrastructure plans

Two major events – emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and a possible federal infrastructure spending plan – could potentially impact factoring. Here’s what you need to know.

6/17/2021

Insight

Manufacturing & Distribution M&A Quarterly

Read about top deals and trending data, market factors affecting the deal space, and what may be next for M&D M&A.

1/18/2022

Insight

What to prepare today for tomorrow’s exit: The importance of sell-side due diligence

Read how early-, growth-, and late-stage companies should prepare for a potential M&A transaction or capital raise.

6/28/2021 | Asael Meir, Alex Castelli

On-demand

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

Insight

SBA procedures for ownership changes 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

Insight

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.

Jeremy Swan
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Workforce and Workplace Strategies

Insight

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

Insight

Trust-as-a-Service: Looking externally to improve digital capabilities and reduce operating expenses

Businesses outsourcing tasks and functions – IT, finance, and more – must be confident their providers will meet expectations and support growth. Read more.

4/2/2021

Insight

How enterprise resource planning (ERP) can help you prepare for the next normal

Strong enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are key to digital transformation. Read benefits of cloud and mobile ERP, integration considerations, and more.

7/14/2021 | Paul Ricci

Insight

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

Insight

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

Insight

9 ways to strengthen your ERP system for remote work

Get enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems up to speed: Assess, update, and automate, and make sure workers are adequately trained for telework.

3/31/2021 | Paul Ricci, Chris D’Arduini, Jeremy Bradford

Insight

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

Insight

5 questions: 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, Reed Dailey
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Our commitment

We know that by working together we can help minimize the impact of this crisis, and we must all do our part to look out for those whose health, safety, and economic welfare are most at risk. Please take care of yourselves and each other. 

We deeply care about the CohnReznick Community, and that includes each of you. Thank you for your continued trust and support. 

David A Kessler, CPA, Chief Executive Officer 

Read our full letter to clients and colleagues here.

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