June 13th, 2022
My Business Survived COVID, But Will It Survive Me? (5 Initial Considerations for Business Succession Planning)
The recent pandemic ravaged businesses large and small, causing record numbers of closures and financial hardship. The reality check over the last two and a half years has caused many individuals to examine their personal…
September 27th, 2021
What President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Means for Employers
UPDATE: On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which would have required all employers with 100 or more employees covered by OSHA’s rules and regulations,…
February 18th, 2021
How do PPP funds affect the sale of your business?
If you are a business owner, received Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds under the CARES Act and are now considering selling your business, there are certain key considerations you must be aware of prior to…
January 18th, 2021
Business Meals – Now 100% Deductible
Do you remember when business meals were always fully deductible? You would need to look back in time to 1986. However, with the hope of assisting the struggling restaurant industry, Congress included a provision in…
January 12th, 2021
New COVID-19 Relief Legislation Contains Paycheck Protection Program Modifications
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, passed by Congress and signed by the President on December 27, 2020 as part of the Federal government’s continuing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, contains significant modifications to the Paycheck…
January 6th, 2021
Tax Provisions of the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Legislation
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, the lengthiest legislation in U.S. history at more than 5500 pages, Congress enacted further tax relief to those adversely affected by the coronavirus but including additional provisions.…
August 31st, 2020
Custody Orders and Distance Learning
Normally the return to school is a busy time for families. Students look forward to seeing friends they have not seen over the summer, and parents anticipate a return to routine often absent during summer…
August 20th, 2020
COVID-19 Lease Amendments
It has been nearly six months since the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia declared states of emergency in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Though local jurisdictions have put in place…
August 17th, 2020
Changing Contracts Amid COVID-19
The effects of COVID-19 have led to numerous contract disputes in all industries. Contracts often include a Force Majeure (or “Act of God”) provision, which provides for what happens when circumstances beyond a party’s control…
August 10th, 2020
Executive Order Suspends Collection of Certain Employee Payroll Taxes
President Trump issued an Executive Order on August 8, 2020, postponing the withholding, deposit and payment of the employee portion of Social Security taxes from September 1, 2020 until after yearend in the case of…
