I think it’s important to first determine if you qualify for the EZ PPP Loan Application before getting bogged down in some of the other provisions and rules. The whole goal of the EZ App is to require less documentation, fewer calculations, and simplifies the process dramatically for a large number of business owners. EZ…

Michael Osterholm is the founder and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. His 2017 book, Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs, was recently republished with a new foreword about COVID-19. Mark Olshaker is a co-author. Podcast & Interview Link Interview highlights On anticipating a second, worse wave of…

Extend the “covered period” under which small businesses can spend the loan proceeds from eight weeks to 24 weeks, or until Dec. 31. Remove the limits on loan forgiveness for small businesses that were unable to rehire employees, hire new employees or return to the same level of business activity as before the virus. Expand…

The Senate on Wednesday evening passed by voice vote a House-passed Paycheck Protection Program reform bill, clearing it for President Donald Trump’s signature. Earlier in the afternoon, GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin objected to a prior effort to pass the bill via unanimous consent, blocking approval. But Johnson agreed to let the bill pass…

When the House convenes next Wednesday, it is expected to vote on the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, a standalone bill that would, among other things, lengthen the time churches may spend the funds from their PPP loans. The bill would also eliminate the requirement that 75 percent of a loan’s proceeds must be spent on…

If you are still expecting to receive stimulus payments from the IRS in the form of a paper check, there may be a surprise coming in their mailbox soon.  The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that the IRS will begin sending out stimulus payments on prepaid debit cards instead of mailing paper checks. With these…

The Treasury Department has released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application. Click here

Dr. Michael Osterholm  – Pandemic and reopening in-person worship. This video was presented through the Minneapolis Synod. Dr. Michael Osterholm Dr. Michael Osterholm on the pandemic and reopening in-person worship Posted by Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA on Tuesday, May 5, 2020    

The COVID-19 outbreak has hurt the U.S. economy to a degree beyond what many of us could have imagined. Thankfully, the $2 trillion CARES Act has already been providing relief in the form of $1,200 stimulus payments that started hitting Americans’ bank accounts in April. But there’s still a lot of confusion surrounding those stimulus checks, so…

The IRS announced Friday that time is running out for ministers and other taxpayers to go to the Get My Payment website to enter their direct deposit information in order to receive an electronic economic impact payment. You must enter your bank account information, if needed, by noon on Wednesday, May 13. After that date, any stimulus…