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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI – just received this announcement….Sheri<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nina Ozlu Tunceli <artsactionfund@artsusa.org> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 19, 2021 1:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> sheri.stuart@state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> SVOG Portal Opens 4/8, Sign Up for SBA’s SVOG webinar 3/30, Updated PPP Info<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Dear Sheri,<br>
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Today, the Small Business Administration announced that the long-awaited <a href="http://go.pardot.com/e/565082/s-/4whf84/709210517?h=HqmmYgZWBRMDdNl0nmnE-A2MMscp7lboRyiPTtsSNZk">
<b><span style="color:#0099CC">Shuttered Venue Operators Grant</span></b><span style="color:#0099CC">
<b>(SVOG)</b> <b>PORTAL</b></span></a> will officially open on </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Thursday, April 8, 2021</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">. For those interested,
please register immediately for the <a href="http://go.pardot.com/e/565082/m-email-utm-source-govdelivery/4whf86/709210517?h=HqmmYgZWBRMDdNl0nmnE-A2MMscp7lboRyiPTtsSNZk">
<b><span style="color:#0099CC">SBA’s national</span> </b><b><span style="color:#0099CC">webinar on SVOG</span></b></a> that will take place on
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Tues., March 30, 2021 @ 2:30 – 4:00pm ET.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Newly confirmed (3/18/21) Biden-appointed
<b>SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman</b> stated today, “Help is here for venue operators hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic...The SBA knows these venues are critical to America's economy and understands how hard they've been impacted, as they were among the
first to shutter. This vital economic aid will provide a much-needed lifeline for live venues, museums, movie theatres and many more.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund hosted a two-hour ArtsU webinar yesterday covering major components of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which included significant updates on
SVOG, PPP, and more. Resources:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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video</span></a></span></strong><b><span style="color:#0099CC"> </span> </b></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
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slides</span></a><span style="color:#0099CC"> </span> </b></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="http://go.pardot.com/e/565082/0on20SVOG20as20of203-18-21-pdf/4whf8g/709210517?h=HqmmYgZWBRMDdNl0nmnE-A2MMscp7lboRyiPTtsSNZk"><b><span style="color:#0099CC">SVOG Deep Dive Analysis</span></b></a><b><span style="color:#0099CC">
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<b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Payroll Protection Program (PPP) Updates & Forms:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">SBA has updated all their PPP Loan Forms now to accommodate the Self-employed Schedule C filers as well as updated the certification language regarding SVOG on all PPP loan applications.
It will take a few days for lenders to catch up with the update while SBA notifies them and updates their own lender portal over the weekend.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="http://go.pardot.com/e/565082/le-c-filers-using-gross-income/4whf8j/709210517?h=HqmmYgZWBRMDdNl0nmnE-A2MMscp7lboRyiPTtsSNZk"><b><span style="color:#0099CC">SBA Form 2483-C (3/21)</span></b></a>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">1<sup>st</sup> Draw
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Self-Employed,
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Schedule C
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Tax Filer requesting
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">gross income
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">for the loan calculus and includes the updated SVOG certification.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="http://go.pardot.com/e/565082/draw-borrower-application-form/4whf8l/709210517?h=HqmmYgZWBRMDdNl0nmnE-A2MMscp7lboRyiPTtsSNZk"><b><span style="color:#0099CC">SBA Form 2483 (3/21)</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0099CC">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">1<sup>st</sup></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#CC0000"> Draw</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">
for all non-schedule C small businesses requesting </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#CC0000">W2 employee payroll costs</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> for the loan
calculus and includes the updates SVOG certification. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="http://go.pardot.com/e/565082/le-c-filers-using-gross-income/4whf8n/709210517?h=HqmmYgZWBRMDdNl0nmnE-A2MMscp7lboRyiPTtsSNZk"><b><span style="color:#0099CC">SBA Form 2483-SD-C (3/21)</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">2<sup>nd</sup>
Draw</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">, Self-Employed,
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Schedule C
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Tax Filer requesting
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">gross income
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">for the loan calculus and includes the updated SVOG certification.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
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<a href="http://go.pardot.com/e/565082/draw-borrower-application-form/4whf8q/709210517?h=HqmmYgZWBRMDdNl0nmnE-A2MMscp7lboRyiPTtsSNZk"><b><span style="color:#0099CC">SBA Form 2483-SD (3/21)</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0099CC"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">2<sup>nd</sup> Draw
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">for all non-schedule C small businesses requesting
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">W2 employee payroll costs
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">for the loan calculus and includes the updated SVOG certification.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Important Notes:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
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</span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">If you are a self-employed Schedule C tax filer and you want to apply for a PPP using the new and more generous “gross revenue” calculations, then
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">you
<u>must</u> use the new “C” forms</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">. Neither SBA nor your lender will modify your application for you. If you have not been funded your new PPP yet, cancel it immediately and reapply
with the new C forms.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">There is a very good chance that Congress will be extending the
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">PPP deadline
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">in the next few days from March 31<sup>st</sup> to May 31<sup>st</sup>, but it is not a done deal yet. Please remember, you must
<b>apply for a PPP <u>before</u> applying for an SVOG</b>. The SVOG portal does not open until April 8<sup>th</sup>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">When determining your gross or earned revenue for an SVOG in 2020 and 2021, do not recognize any federal COVID relief funds like PPP, EIDL, EIDL Advances, State
and Local CARES Act funds, PUA, NEA grants, etc. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">You do not have to recognize these funds as revenue</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">IRS has extended the deadline to file your 2020 individual tax return this year, moving it from April 15, 2021 to
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">May 17, 2021</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">. However, the great majority of states have not extended their state tax return
deadlines. Be mindful if you need to file an extension.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The Biden Administration has
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">deferred repayment of EIDL loans
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">by an additional 12 months for a total of 24 months. Payment plans that would have begun this month will now automatically be deferred to March 2022.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Check the status of your stimulus payment from the
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</span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">If you receive
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#C00000">unemployment assistance in 2020</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">, the American Rescue Plan Act retroactively allows you to not
recognize the first $10,200 from federal-only tax withholding. You would have received a Tax Form 1099-G for you to report the unemployment assistance that your received as ordinary income on your 1040. The IRS is quickly working to update their tax filing
portals and forms so that you can request a refund on the federal taxes that you already paid on your 2020 unemployment assistance. If you have not filed yet, please wait a little longer. If you have already filed, please do not amend your tax return yet.
IRS is developing a fast way to refund you. The $10,200 rule applies for the current 2021 tax year as well.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">and<b>
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Remember, you can always join me on Fridays at 11:00am ET for my </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="http://go.pardot.com/e/565082/officehoursnina/4whf8v/709210517?h=HqmmYgZWBRMDdNl0nmnE-A2MMscp7lboRyiPTtsSNZk"><b><span style="color:#0099CC">Zoom
Office Hours</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> to ask any questions related to federal COVID relief funds.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Stay safe and stay tuned for more.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span>
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