On November 18, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance clarifying the tax treatment of expenses where a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan has not been forgiven by the end of the year the loan was received. Since businesses are not taxed on the proceeds of a forgiven PPP loan, the expenses are not deductible. Release.
On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Treasury Department released its report to the President, “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities – Banks and Credit Unions,” authored by Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, and Craig Phillips, Counselor to the Secretary. The report sets forth the Treasury Department’s analysis and recommendations on a wide range of bank and credit union regulatory reform proposals, including the following with regard to certain lending and financing matters, which are set forth in a section of the report titled “Providing Credit to Fund Consumer and Commercial Needs to Drive Economic Growth.” Read the full article here.
