08 Mar 2022 EU Data Act Would Create User Rights and Market Rules for Smart Device Data By Mitzi Hill The EU has proposed a new data act intended to complement its privacy and online content regulation efforts overall by creating a...
11 Mar 2021 American Rescue Plan Adds $7.25B in Paycheck Protection Program Funding By Christina Moore After being the focus of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small...
11 Jan 2021 Economic Aid to Hard-Hit SMBs, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Economic Aid Act) and Expansion of Employee Retention Credit (ERC) enacted by the CARES Act By Christina Moore On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) became law. The CAA includes the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster...
11 Jan 2021 Economic Aid Act Second Draw Specific Regulations and Opening of Portal to Accept Applications for Second Draw Loans By Christina Moore Eligible borrowers who would like to obtain or increase their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding will be able to act as early as...
04 Jan 2021 Georgia Governor Institutes Post-Exposure Quarantine Requirements for Certain Businesses By Mitzi Hill In response to surging case numbers and crowded hospitals, Governor Kemp last week updated the requirements of the statewide Executive...
04 Jan 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: Payroll Tax Deferral Extension By Lauren Marlow The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 was signed into law on December 21, 2020. The Act extended timeframes related to the...
31 Dec 2020 Deadline Approaching to Take Advantage of CARES Act Retirement Benefits By Christina Moore On March 27, 2020, Congress signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law to provide financial relief to...
31 Dec 2020 Employers Can Still Get a Tax Credit for Paid Sick Leave in 2021 By Manori de Silva The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) became law on April 1, 2020, as a measure to try to address the effect of the...
28 Dec 2020 PPP and Other Financial Assistance: Tax Treatment Clarification By Christina Moore The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 was signed into law by President Trump on December 27. Section...
23 Dec 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: Paycheck Protection Loan Program Changes By Christina Moore Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 on December 21, 2020, which is now waiting to be signed into law by President...
23 Dec 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: PPP Second Draw By Christina Moore The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 was passed by Congress on December 21, 2020 and the Act is waiting to be signed into law by...
21 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine - Employer and Higher Education Considerations with Respect to a Mandate or Vaccine Program By Christina Moore As of December 13, 2020, Georgia was shipped roughly 84,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and has 470,000 Healthcare workers and nursing...
20 Oct 2020 Northern District Court of Georgia: Insurer Not Obligated to Cover COVID-19 Loses By Reggie Synder On October 6, 2020, Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., Chief Judge for the Northern District Court of Georgia, held that an insurer was not...
12 Oct 2020 President Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral Order By Lauren Marlow On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum and Executive Order whereby the President directed the Secretary of...
12 Oct 2020 SBA Releases Interim Final Rule for PPP Loans of $50,000 or less By Christina Moore The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released an Interim Rule that primarily affects sole proprietors.There are approximately...
01 Jul 2020 Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act By James Balli, Jonathan Crumly On June 26, 2020, the Georgia General Assembly passed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act as one of the final bills to pass...