Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable – May 22, 2020
Friday, May 22, 2020, 10:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon
Via Skype Webinar
We have scheduled the next Small Business
Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, May 22, 2020 from
10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The meeting will be held…
SBA Final Rule: Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business…
This final rule will be effective on July 15, 2020.
The Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) amends its regulations to implement a statutory requirement to certify Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (WOSBs) and…
IRS Treatment of PPP Loan Proceeds Imposes Unexpected Costs
By Charles Jeane, Assistant Chief Counsel
On April 30, the IRS released Notice 2020-32, which
provides guidance on the deductibility of otherwise deductible expenses
incurred in a trade or business if a taxpayer received a loan through…
Research From Advocacy: Bank Lending to Rural vs Urban Firms in the United States, 2007-2016
The diversity of small businesses across the United States means their funding needs differ from place to place. Access to bank credit is important for all small businesses, whether located in rural or urban areas. Using FDIC data, this…
DOL Requests Online Feedback on Opening America’s Workplaces
The
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) invites small business and workers to
participate in the DOL’s “Opening America’s Workplaces Again National Online
Dialogue.” Through this dialogue, the public can
play a key role in helping to reopen…
Early Reports Show Deep and Immediate Effects of COVID-19 on Small Business
By
Elisabeth Newcomb, Regulatory Economist
The
economic effects of COVID-19 have been historic, though effects on small
businesses are yet to be reflected in traditional public small business data
sources. Small business economic data…
Small Business Economic Bulletin: April 2020
The Office of Advocacy’s Small Business Economic Bulletin for April 2020 charts pre-pandemic trends for the small business economy through 2019. At that point in time, the number of small businesses was increasing, and small businesses…
April Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, "The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 4. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Small Business Facts: Early Data Show Severe Disruptions
Data collected in the course of administering government programs can provide timely information about changing economic conditions. Over the past five weeks, applications related to business formation have plummeted, while initial…
IRS provides guidance under the CARES Act to taxpayers with net operating losses
The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance providing tax relief under the CARES Act for taxpayers with net operating losses. Recently the IRS issued tax relief for partnerships filing amended returns.
COVID Relief for taxpayers…