On August 8th, 2020, the president signed four executive orders have a direct impact on unemployment insurance benefits, evictions, student loans, and payroll taxes. Here’s a Brief Summary Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) Program- The executive order provides federally funded supplemental unemployment benefits of $300 a week and requires the state to cover an additional supplemental payment…
On Monday, July 27 the Senate released their $1 Trillion stimulus package, the Health Economic Assistance Liability Protection, and Schools Act (HEALS Act). This came months after the House of Representatives released their $3 Trillion stimulus package on May 15th, the Health Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, (HEROES Act). These two packages are vastly…
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act payment of Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from qualified retirement plans and IRAs are waived for 2020. The law was passed in March 2020 when many individuals had already taken out their RMDs. If you’ve already taken out a required minimum distribution (RMD) this year (2020)…
What is the Express Bridge Loan Program? The Express Bridge Loan Program was formed in 2017 to provide financial assistance to presidentially declared disaster areas. On March 25, 2020, the SBA expanded the Express Bridge Loan (EBL) program to small businesses nationwide impacted by COVID-19. Through the EBL program, small businesses can borrow up to…