CDC Revised Reopening Guidelines COVID19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/businesses-employers.html The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set out new guidelines for schools, restaurants and other workplaces looking to reopen safely in the pandemic era. The tools for business owners feature six “decision trees” to determine readiness to relaunch, including being in line with state and local orders and preparedness to protect staff who are more at risk from…

FED’s Main Street Lending Program

https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/mainstreetlending.htm The Federal Reserve has announced that it is establishing a Main Street Lending Program (Program) to support lending to small and medium-sized businesses that were in sound financial condition before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Program will operate through three facilities: the Main Street New Loan Facility (MSNLF), the Main Street Priority Loan Facility (MSPLF), and the…

IRS offers 3 new credits to SMB

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-three-new-credits-are-available-to-many-businesses-hit-by-covid-19 IR-2020-89, May 7, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminds employers affected by COVID-19 about three important new credits available to them. Employee retention credit, Paid Sick Leave Credit and Family Leave Credit.