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Owners and/or operators of hotels and restaurants are facing unprecedented times.

A few days ago, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released a new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application, Form 3508S, intended to “simplify further the forgiveness and loan review processes for PPP loans of $50,000 or less.”

When it comes to merger and acquisition activity, 2020 may very well become the year of “two halves.” After a significant decrease in M&A activity as a result of the pandemic in the first half of the year, we’re now seeing a notable increase in deals.

Our readers know that every industry is impacted by cybercrime. They also know that individuals, as well, are targeted. When these attacks seriously affect the well-being of our school kids and hospital patients ‒ as you will read in this edition ‒ we are all outraged.

As we move passed the six-month mark of being immersed in the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to reflect and appreciate where we have been to allow us to strategize and plan for where we need to go next.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-08 which is intended to clarify and improve the scope and accounting guidance for contributions received and made, primarily for not-for-profit organizations.

Recently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-07, Presentation and Disclosures by Not-for-Profit Entities for Contributed Nonfinancial Assets.

Auditors are typically very good at uncovering potential financial issues or oversights that could put an affordable housing project in jeopardy.

The 2020 presidential election is now less than two months away, and the outcome remains patently unclear.

In a world dramatically reshaped by the Pandemic, one constant remains: cybercrime motivation. While the number of breaches dropped during the first half of 2020, my prediction is that it will return to an upward shift.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has recently published Interim Final Regulations (Regulations) pursuant to changes enacted by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) which require plan administrators of defined plans [e.g., 401(k) and 403(b)] to express a participant’s current account balance both as a single life annuity and a qualified joint and survivor annuity stream on their pension benefit statements at least once every 12 months.

We have prepared this newsletter to update our readers on forthcoming compliance matters with respect to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, as well as inform them of certain increased penalties relative to ACA.