BREAKING NEWS

BMF Akron Office Closure Beginning May 1

Beginning May 1, our Akron Office will be closed to the public for renovations but will remain available to assist you. Contact your BMF Advisor or call 330.762.9785 to speak with someone who can help. We anticipate renovations taking several weeks, so stay tuned for updates!

Articles & Publications

Strategies During Economic Downturns: Managing Cash (It’s Still King!)

We’ve had a variety of conversations with clients on loan applications, forgiveness, maximization, compliance requirements, and tools that can be used to navigate this environment through the near and longer-term future. (See our PPP Loan Forgiveness Highlights for details and. Read More >>

Paycheck Protection Program: Loan Forgiveness Q&A

The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) authorized up to $349 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses to pay their employees during the COVID-19 crisis. All loan terms will be the same for everyone. The loan amounts will be forgiven. Read More >>

Paycheck Protection Program: Loan Forgiveness Highlights

The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) authorizes up to $349 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses to pay their employees during the COVID-19 crisis. All loan terms will be the same for everyone. The loan amounts will be forgiven. Read More >>

Paycheck Protection Program Loan Certification Updates

As we continue to monitor the progress of the PPP Loan Program from a variety of angles, there has been much publicity recently about whether large companies, who have sufficient access to liquidity, qualify for PPP loans. The U.S.. Read More >>

Paycheck Protection Program: Potentially Adding $300+ Billion to Support Small Businesses

As part of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, known as the CARES Act, $349 billion was initially allocated to small businesses as loans. Administered through the Small Business Administration, the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) provided small businesses with. Read More >>

We’re feeling it, too.

To Our Valued Clients and Friends, The stimulus package and relief programs hit at a very crucial time for many businesses, including our own. But even with some relief provided for the near-term future, we know it continues to. Read More >>

Survival During the COVID-19 Recession: Protect Your Cash

It’s not hard to correlate the current situation with previous economic downturns and recessions. While the recovery of 2018 was quick, there are new, more crippling factors at play with the COVID-19 shutdown which has already had global economic. Read More >>

SBA Issues Additional Guidance on Self-Employed Paycheck Protection Program Loans

On April 14, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a new interim final rule that provides further guidance on several key areas of uncertainty surrounding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). We’ve highlighted the key areas of this new guidance. Read More >>

Treasury and IRS Issue Guidance on Payroll Tax Deferrals – and it’s better than expected

The Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) permits employers to defer the deposit and payment of the employer’s share of social security taxes and self-employed individuals to defer payment of certain self-employment taxes, that otherwise would. Read More >>

Ohio Employers to Receive Dividend from Bureau of Workers’ Compensation

Some good news for Ohio businesses. To help Ohio’s economy and business community withstand COVID-19’s challenges, which include temporary business closings, stay-at-home orders, and the record number of unemployment assistance, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s Board of Directors. Read More >>