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Tag: Paycheck Protection Program

Disclosure Describes Strings Attached to PPP Funds

Disclosure Describes Strings Attached to PPP Funds

Disclosure Describes Strings Attached to PPP Funds

The Paycheck Protection Program provided a welcome lifeline to businesses in the midst of the pandemic. But for companies that have cashed their PPP checks, including many public ones, it also presents serious risks. Just ask them. Issuers...

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PPP Presents PR, Accounting Pickles for Public Companies

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Shake Shack is one of America’s favorite guilty pleasures. But it turns out the Shack isn’t immune to feeling some guilt itself. Last week, it returned a $10 million loan it had ordered from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). After disc...

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CARES Act Relief Forcing Companies to Evaluate Loan Agreements

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If there’s one thing the federal government loves, it’s acronyms. Capitol Hill has a special talent for shoehorning complicated legislation into pithy monikers to market to voters. Hence the last economic rescue bill became the Coronavirus...

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