Following Executive Order 20-15, the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has established a loan program to assist small businesses affected by Executive Orders 20-04 and 20-08 following the COVID-19 pandemic. Small businesses are a vital part of Minnesota’s economy and this program will provide a source of working capital to help [...]

Online applications for these loans are now open to Minnesota businesses at: https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/ See our previous blog post SBA Coronavirus Disaster Loans - Get Ready to Apply for forms and documents you'll need to complete your application Here are a few more details about the SBA loans: This program can [...]

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was signed into law on March 18th 2020, and generally requires employers with less than 500 employees to provide a certain amount of paid sick and paid leave to employees affected b y COVID-19, and provides affected employers with a corresponding employment tax [...]

We have just received word that Minnesota will likely be approved as a Eligible Disaster Area for the SBA Coronavirus (COVID-19) loans.  The application process isn't live yet, but we expect approval over the weekend and applications to be open early next week. *As of Saturday, March 21st, the application [...]

Following the announcement of planned relief related to April 15 tax filings by the Treasury Secretary over a week ago, the IRS has now formally released the details of such relief. In the daily session discussing COVID-19 developments given each day by the Vice-President’s task force on March 17, 2020, [...]

Breaking news from MNDOR: In line with the state’s continued response to COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Revenue is granting a 30-day Sales and Use Tax grace period for businesses identified in Executive Order 20-04. During this time the department will not assess penalties or interest. Identified businesses with a [...]

As we communicated earlier this week, we have been monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely.  We understand that these are unprecedented times and that many of us are feeling uncertainty about the short- and long-term implications of this virus and the dramatic actions needed to contain it. We would like to [...]

Like many businesses, we are committed to complying with the recommendations issued by various government agencies about steps we can all take to control the spread of this virus, and in response to recommendations announced in the last few days, we have made some adjustments to our business continuity [...]

Amid growing concerns with the coronavirus, DHA is committed to maintaining a high level of quality of service and timely responses to your needs. We are also ensuring the health and safety of our employees and clients remains a top priority during this time. For those reasons, we have an [...]