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On Friday, August 28, the Treasury Department (“Treasury”) released guidance implementing President Trump’s executive directive to defer the employee portion of social security tax.  As part of the continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Notice 2020-65 allows employers to make this deferral during the period of September 1, 2020, through…

Telework How long have we heard that telemedicine is the wave of the future? For at least a decade, the biggest impediments to the general acceptance of telemedicine have been widespread consumer acceptance, widespread usage of technological platforms, privacy concerns, and payment rate disincentives.  Fear can be an amazing motivator….

Self-employed individuals may find themselves in a difficult situation because they have simultaneously received Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan and Unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act was enacted this past March with a primary goal of combating COVID-19-related shutdowns and layoffs….

While well-intended and often beneficial to property owners, PACE loans can result in a number of unintended consequences when a property is sold.

Over the last several months there have been developments in employment law and tax not directly related to COVID-19 that you may have missed. While businesses have been focused on responding to COVID-19—learning about the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act, the PPP, and developments with unemployment—the Supreme Court and government…