Newburg Staff Writers (4/12/21) Thanks to the Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2021 businesses are provided with an extra tax incentive to help out local restaurants that has been impacted by the pandemic. For years 2021 and 2022 businesses will receive a 100% tax deduction for certain qualified meals and [...]
Newburg Staff Writers-March 31, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) is the $1.9 trillion bill passed last month to assist taxpayers who have been impacted negatively by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Act gave birth to or enhanced/extended various programs enacted to assist those in need. Below [...]
Newburg Staff Writers-March 16, 2021 Within the 591 page American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 lives an important grant to further support restaurants and bars. We have included below some pertinent inquiries relative to the $28.6 billion dollar Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Who Qualifies for the Grant ? If your establishment involves [...]
Newburg Staff Writers-March 11, 2021 (6:00 AM) Congress approved the expansive $1.9 trillion relief package on Wednesday, authorizing new federal spending, covering such areas as school and college aid, vaccine distribution funding, as well as a variety of areas assisting both businesses and individuals. Some of the key highlights [...]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are working from home. If you’re self-employed and run your business from your home or perform certain functions there, you might be able to claim deductions for home office expenses against your business income. There are two methods for claiming this tax break: [...]
Be sure to view the recorded webinar (link provided below), which took place Friday, February 5th at 1:00PM (EST). The webinar featured David Natan of Newburg CPA, Tim Quin of HUB International and Jeff Plakans of Commonwealth Payroll & HR, for a panel discussion moderated by HUB’s Marc Mingolelli, [...]
Newburg Staff Writers-January 25, 2021 (8:00 AM) Under separate provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the credit for coronavirus related paid sick and family leave, originally part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, is extended through March 31, 2021. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides paid [...]
Newburg Staff Writers-January 14, 2021 (5:00PM) As a follow-up to our piece on December 24th Newburg | CPA Article on Massachusetts $668M Relief for Small Business we wanted to provide you a quick reminder that the deadline for application submissions under the Massachusetts Sector-Specific Relief Grant Program is coming to a close [...]
Newburg Staff Writers-January 8th, 2021 (10:00AM) We wanted to highlight some of the key tax provisions impacting individuals and businesses contained within the new Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the ‘Act’).The Act signed into law on December 27, 2020 contains over 5,000 pages of text. While not all inclusive, [...]
Newburg Staff Writers-January 11th, 2021 (4:00PM) We wanted to provide you some updates from the PPP programs. PPP1 (original ‘first round’ program from 2020) applications available today January 11. Note that this is for select lenders and borrowers. If you did not apply for the PPP loan in the first round, you [...]
