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Understanding how to prepare for and recover from natural disasters or outbreaks like the coronavirus can be complex and scary. Don’t assume the worst, let us arm you with the right resources now so that you can be prepared for the challenges that may lie ahead.
SA Support: Updates & Resources
We are updating our resource center daily, ensuring we provide you with the most up-to-date resources and insights into how you and your business can survive and hopefully thrive during these uncertain economic times.
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Knowledge is power
With the ongoing threat around COVID-19 and the uncertainty within the global markets, we’re providing a go-to resource center with up-to-date information to keep you, your employees, and business informed. We are updating this page daily. Do not hesitate to contact us for questions, concerns, or business assistance.
Helpful resources for your business, employees, and health:
We are all in this together. Lean on us to help assist you in navigating your business through this uncharted territory. A range of outcomes is possible, therefore, decision-makers should not assume the worst, but instead, take proactive and protective measures to be prepared. To do so, you must have a solid foundation in place to ensure your business survives. We’ve provided some additional resources below. These are our own and some from trusted partnerships.
Powerful Tools:
- Cash flow forecasting template – Visibility into future cash flows in critical, this tool helps create a 13-week cash flow forecast
- Employee census template – This template creates an employee census to understand your actual employee costs
Partner Resources:
- Managing Your Cash Flow During the CoronaVirus Crisis – Multifunding, www.multifunding.com
- Your Landlord is Not the Enemy – Hughes Marino, www.hughesmarino.com
- CEO Crisis Checklist – by Dale Robinette, Vistage Master Coach, www.dalerobinette.com
- Leading in a Coronavirus Crisis by Peter Barron Stark Companies, www.peterstark.com
- Coping with Coronavirus: Five Strategies to Mitigate Business Risks By Wharton, www.wharton.upenn.edu
- Is Your Finance Organization Ready to Navigate the Coronavirus? – by Bain & Co. (www.bain.com)
- 4 Tips for Transitioning Your Teams to Remote Work – by 15Five, www.15five.com
- Coronavirus: 3 Ways Employers Can Plan, Prepare, and Respond – by Paylocity, www.paylocity.com
- The heart of resilient leadership: Responding to COVID-19 – by Deloitte, www.deloitte.com
Various Resource Centers:
- ZYWAVE COVID-19 Resource Center – ZYWAVE, www.zywave.com (HR, employee, & compliance-focused)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Resource Center – U.S. Chamber of Commerce, www.uschamber.com
- AICPA Coronavirus Resource Center – AICPA, www.aicpa.org
- Moss Adams COVID-19 Resource Center – Moss Adams, www.mossadams.com
- Coastal Payroll COVID-19 Resource Center – by Coastal Payroll, www.coastalpayroll.com
- RSM COVID-19 Resource Center – by RSM (Audit, Tax, Consulting, www.rsmus.com
Local Resources:
- San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Business Updates
- Orange County Chamber of Commerce Important COVID-19 Updates
- Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Resource Guide
Loan Assistance:
Main Street Loan Program (New guidelines 06.08.20)
- Main Street Loan Program – Information Catch-All
- Main Street Loan Program Explained
- Main Street Loan Program FAQs (06.08.20)
- Main Street Loan Program Lender Registration (create lender account)
Paycheck Protection Program & Flexibility Act of 2020 (New guidelines 06.05.20)
- Paycheck Protection Program Borrower Application (revised 06.12.20)
- Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Application (revised 06.16.20)
- Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Application Form 3508EZ (designed for non-accountants)
- Paycheck Protection Program EZ Loan Forgiveness Application Instructions for Borrowers (revised 06.16.20)
- Paycheck Protection Program FAQs
- Paycheck Protection Program – Information Catch-All
- Paycheck Protection Program – Resources & Policy Updates
Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance
- EIDL Loan and Advance Application
- EIDL Loan and Advance Application Eligibility & Status (use above link to apply)
- EIDL Loan and Advance – Three-Step Process
- EIDL Loan and Advance – FAQs
- EIDL Loan and Advance Application – Information Catch-All
For application information or assistance with application status, please call 1-800-659-2955 or email DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov.
General Resources:
- SBA COVID-19 Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Resource Center
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Emergency Loans – Small Business Guide & Checklist
- Online Q&A forum by Multifunding
Tax Assistance:
Employers experiencing hardship as a result of COVID-19 an extension of time from the EDD to file their state payroll reports and/or deposit state payroll taxes without penalty or interest.
For questions, please visit the EDD Taxpayer Assistance Center.
- State Tax Update 3/23/20 – by armanino LLP, www.armaninollp.com
- COVID-19 State of Emergency for sales tax filers
- California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Q&A
- Statewide – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers
- Treasury and IRS Issue Guidance on Deferring Tax Payments Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Employer Resources:
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Forgiveness Update
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Application – U.S. Treasury
- Information on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) – U.S. Treasury
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FAQs – U.S. Treasury
- Information on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) – U.S. Treasury
- Cal-WARN Act for Relocations, Terminations & Layoffs
- San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce – For Employers
- Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19 – by CISA Cyber Infrastructure, www.cisa.gov
- Labor and Workforce Development Agency – Resources for employers and workers including workers’ compensation and paid sick leave.
- FAQs on the Laws enforced by CA Labor Commissioner’s Office – Employee leave options, compensation, and salary.
- State of California EDD – COVID-19 – FAQs for Employers, Sick Leave & Unemployment
Legal Briefings and Blogs
- Important Information about COVID-19 and Federal Legal Developments – by COMBINED & CalWorkSafety & HR
- COVID-19 Q&A-PART 1 – by TENCERSHERMAN LLP, www.tencersherman.com
- COVID-19 Law Briefing – Sick Leave Law: What it means for you – by TENCERSHERMAN LLP, www.tencersherman.com
Additional tips & templates for employers from Equal Parts (HR Consulting Partner)
- Template Email – Reassurance to Employees on Measures Being Taken
- Template Memo – Coronavirus and Flu Prevention
- Template Memo – Coronavirus memo to Visitors and Guests
- Template Memo – Temporary Suspension of Nonessential Business Travel
- Template Memo – Temporary Telecommuting Arrangements
- Template Memo – Work from Home, Travel, and Web Meetings
- Poster – Handshake Free office
- Poster – CDC – Fact Sheet
- Poster – CDC – Symptom Sheet
- Poster – Stop the Spread of Germs at Work
OSHA Resources:
EDD Work Sharing Program:
Employers experiencing a slowdown in their businesses or services as a result of the coronavirus impact on the economy may apply for the UI Work Sharing Program. This program allows employers to seek an alternative to layoffs — retaining their trained employees by reducing their hours and wages that can be partially offset with UI benefits. Workers of employers who are approved to participate in the Work Sharing Program receive the percentage of their weekly UI benefit amount based on the percentage of hours and wages reduced, not to exceed 60 percent.
Visit Work Sharing Program to learn more about its benefits for employers and employees, and how to apply.
Potential Closure or Layoffs:
- Rapid Response Services for Businesses Fact Sheet (DE 87144RRB) (PDF)
- America’s Job Center of California
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We will be providing up-to-date information from a variety of resources concerning your priority #1, your health, safety and wellness.
Health Resources:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- World Health Organization – Coronavirus news
- Coronavirus Live Worldwide Update of Cases
California Specific Resources:
Federal News:
- San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Legislative Updates
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
Here are new guidelines from the White House Cononavirus Task Force as of 3-16-2020:
- Working or engaging in school or home whenever possible
- Avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people
- Avoiding eating or drinking at bars, restaurants, and food courts and using drive-thru, pick-up, or delivery options
- Avoiding discretionary travel
- Not visiting nursing, retirement, or long-term care facilities unless to provide critical assistance
- Practicing good hygiene
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Operational and strategic guidance
We can help with your accounting and financial reporting. But more importantly in today’s environment, we can help provide operational and strategic guidance beyond the numbers to help you make critical business decisions.
On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars
Here are some webinars we've attended over the last several weeks that have been very helpful in navigating through COVID-19 for our employees and business.
- How to Finance Your Pivot: Understanding the Main Street Lending Program - Multifunding via Inc.com
- Part 3: Even More Answers to Employer's COVID-19 Questions as The DOL Issues More Guidance -by Procopio (www.procopio.com)
- Part 2: MORE Answers to the Questions Employers - By Procopio (www.procopio.com)
- Part 1: Answers to the Questions Employers Should be Asking Regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - by Procopio (www.procopio.com)
- Business Triage & Stabilization - by CohnReznick (www.cohnreznick.com)
- How to Adapt to a Remote Workforce - by Titus Talent Solutions, (www.titustalent.com)
SA Webinars & Partner Panel Discussions
We've been creating a ton of useful content, tools, and webinars to share with our entire network in order to keep everyone more informed with what we're seeing in the marketplace.
- Transforming Data Into Business Insights - Featuring Signature Analytics, Managed Solution & Red Door Interactive
- What's Next? CFO Perspectives On Your Next Moves - by Signature Analytics, Culture Works HR
- Understanding Stimulus and Bank Financing - by Signature Analytics, Endeavor Bank, Bank of California
SBA Business Loans & Other Financing
Common Employer FAQs
Thanks to our friends at Equal Parts & other resources, we've provided some common links to employer and employee FAQs below. For more information, visit our tabs above.