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Resources & Updates for Pennsylvania CPAs

Check back for updates on PICPA programming, professional resources, and other alerts.

American Rescue Plan, Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), CARES Act, and Business Guidance

PA DOR: Telework Guidance - June 16, 2021
- How are incentives, credits and programs impacted by the June 30, 2021 (“End Date”) of the temporary guidance relating to telework and tax implications during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Interim Guidelines for American Rescue Plan Funding - May 21, 2021
Summary of American Rescue Plan Act - March 12, 2021
Pennsylvania's Taxability of CARES Act and PPP - Feb. 5, 2021
Guidance on the Employee Retention Credit under Sec. 2301 of the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act - March 1, 2021
Philadelphia’s Treatment of Certain Business Tax Provisions as a Result of the CARES Act - Feb. 1, 2021

Loans Forgiven under the PPP Now Exempt from State Income Tax

Peter Calcara, PICPA's vice president of government relations, discusses Act 1 of 2021, a PICPA-supported measure that allows loans forgiven under the federal PPP to be exempt from state income tax (PA PIT).

Gov. Tom Wolf's Plans for Pennsylvania COVID-19 Recovery

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IRS

Pa. Department of Revenue

DOR Guidance on Identity Validation Letters - April 15, 2021
Verifying Payments and Credits - April 12, 2021
Managing PA Personal Income Tax for Gig Workers - April 7, 2021
Pa. DOR Responds: Can Taxpayers Deduct Home Office Expenses During Telework? - March 9, 2021
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security (CARES) Act and PPP: Pennsylvania Taxability - Feb. 2, 2021
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Questions & Answers

Pa. Department of Labor & Industry

L&I Warns of Potentially Fraudulent UC 1099-G Tax Form for 2020 - Feb. 12, 2021
- File a Fraud Report
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program Reopens (PEUC extension began March 11, 2021)
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance FAQs - March 31, 2021

Pa. Department of Community and Economic Development

PICPA Scores Three-in-One Legislative Victory
- PICPA-supported Act 10 of 2021, which was signed into law on April 22, 2021, made three important improvements: changes the corporate tax due date to the 15th day of the month following the federal tax due date; addresses the inconsistency with this year’s local tax filing due date; makes a permanent change so that the local tax due date moves automatically when federal and state-level tax entities move their due dates.

Philadelphia

NEW! Business Income & Receipts Tax (BIRT), Net Profits Tax (NPT) Nexus and Apportionment Policies due to the COVID-19 Pandemic - June 26, 2021
Philadelphia’s Treatment of Grants Authorized by the CARES Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) - Feb. 18, 2021
Update on Philadelphia Wage Tax Refunds - Feb. 1, 2021

Other States and AICPA Tax Resources

Does the American Rescue Plan Ban State Tax Cuts? - March 10, 2021
Federal COVID-19 Relief Law Could Prevent New State Tax Incentives - March 16, 2021
AICPA Recommendations for Administrative and Filing and Payment Relief
for State and Local Taxes During the Coronavirus Pandemic - April 7, 2021

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