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Business Use of Tax and Other Provisions in

the CARES Act and Other COVID-19

Legislation: Evidence from Surveys



Updated July 23, 2020
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136) provided a range of
benefits to businesses and their employees.


Provisions and Programs

Three of the ac!'s major programs are mutually exclusive (overall, or at least with respect to a given
employee) and require employers to decide about whether to retain workers and how to pay them.
   *   The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses allowed low-interest loans
       that could be forgiven if employees were retained.
   *   Expanded unemployment insurance (UI) benefits helped workers laid off or furloughed
       (as well as the small number of employees using work sharing under short-ime
       compensation STC]).
   *   The employee retention tax credit (ERTC) provided a credit for 50% of wages up to a
       ceiling for retained workers.
Numerous other provisions were enacted, including
   *   a deferral of payroll taxes through 2020, half paid at the end of 2021 and half at the end
       of 2022;
   *   liberalization of net operating losses (NOIs) for tax purposes;
   *   a relaxation of restrictions on business interest tax deductions;
   *   more immediate realization of tax credits from the corporate alternative minimum tax
       (AMT);
   Swithdrawals allowed from retirement plans (including employer plans and individual
       IRAs) without penalty and with delayed tax payment;

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