There is a forgiveness application that was made available from the Paycheck Protection Program and here are the highlights and definitions: Average Full-Time Equivalent “FTE” Calculation: To calculate FTE, you can use a simplified version to determine this by assigning a 1.0 for employees who work 40 hours or more per week and 0.5 for […]
Economy
What Will Your Business Look Like and What Changes Can You Make?
Eventually things will open up fully and business activity will be flowing better than it is right now. What will your business look like and what are some changes you can make? Technology The use of virtual meeting technology has skyrocketed with apps like Zoom and Google Meet. This pandemic has forced businesses to be […]
PPP Loan Forgiveness
It sounds like it would be straightforward to have your PPP loan forgiven, but that’s like saying the tax code is straightforward. Here are details and confusion on loan forgiveness: 8 Week Period Qualified expenses have to be paid or incurred during the 8 week period after receiving the loan. Is it incurred or paid? […]
What Should We Do?
With business closings, unemployment, restrictions, and people directly or indirectly impacted by the virus, what should we do? Here are some things we can do: Don’t Make Drastic Changes When possible, do not make significant, time-consuming, and cash-consuming changes. These are not normal times and no one knows how long this situation will last. Adapt […]
COVID-19 Updates: I Received my PPP Loan, Now What?
If you received your PPP loan, what should you do now? The main purpose of the PPP loan is to keep your employees on payroll and the proceeds should be used for: Payroll costs, including payment of state and local taxes based upon compensation Group healthcare benefits and retirement Interest on mortgage obligations Rent Utilities […]
COVID-19 Tax and Financial Updates 04-17-2020
Tax Updates Some taxpayers have started to receive their Economic Impact Payments The CARES Act also provided retroactive tax law changes, such as allowing improvements to nonresidential buildings to be eligible for bonus depreciation (the ability to be expensed 100% in one year), while reducing the number of years of depreciation from 39 to 15 […]
COVID-19 Tax and Financial Updates 04-10-2020
Here are the latest updates and some reminders: Tax Updates Tax deadlines: both New Jersey and New York have finally extended the tax deadline from April 15th to July 15th. If you have an existing installment agreement with the IRS, payments due between April 1 and July 15, 2020 are suspended. CARES Act economic impact […]
Do You Make a Good Living and are Actually Poor? You Probably Need to Stop Doing These 3 Things.
We spend so much of our time working, working, and then working some more to make a good living, but do you have anything to show for it? I don’t mean showing off, but rather having a strong financial foundation with minimal debts, savings, investments, and other valuable assets. If not, then keep reading . […]
What Keeps Business Owners Up at Night?
Aside from worrying about everything, there are really just a few timeless concerns of most business owners. If you don’t have at least one of these concerns then that is probably a concern. Here they are with a few solutions: Employees: No matter how well you run your business, it will always be a challenge […]
Follow Your Emotions and Go Broke
According to dictionary.com, one definition of emotion is “an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.” Emotions can be complex and if you make business and financial decisions based solely on how you feel at the moment without […]