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AICPA Urges Congress to Pass Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with Treasury, released Wednesday a revised loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The SBA also unveiled a new EZ application for forgiveness of PPP loans.

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson issues Executive Order on June 15, 2020 concerning business liability due to COVID-19.

FASB voted Wednesday to extend by one year the effective date of its revenue recognition standard to all nonpublic entities that have not yet issued their financial statements.

CPA firms will be granted six-month extensions for peer reviews, corrective actions, and implementation plans with original due dates between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30 of this year, according to a vote taken Thursday by the AICPA Peer Review Board (PRB).

Effective April 9, 2020 - The IRS released the attached Notice 2020-23 to extend more tax deadlines for individuals and businesses. The relief covers taxpayers that have a filing or payment deadline between April 1 and July 15, 2020. It applies to fiscal year entities, estate tax returns, nonprofit organizations, information returns and more. In addition, the deadline for second quarter estimated tax payments has been moved from June 15 to July 15, and the relief is automatic so taxpayers don’t need to file any extension forms to get the relief.

AICPA has created a statement with additional considerations to help CPAs as they decide whether to provide services as “agents” under the new SBA PPP loan program.

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) President & CEO, Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, releases statement applauding Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for its decision to grant tax filing and payment extensions for all tax-related deadlines due between April 1 and July 15.