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    StraightTalk Webinar Series–April 29, 2021

    Healthcare Valuation 2021 Update The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly all businesses and is poised to continue to do so through at least the end of 2021. In healthcare, there has been additional issues due to the industry’s unique position at the crossroads of the front line of care and policy response. As of January 19, 2021, important updates have gone into effect concerning the two most significant laws in healthcare transactions and valuations: the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). In this webinar, the guest speakers, Don Barbo and Brad Parker, examined the pandemic-driven financial statement and valuation…

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    Paycheck Protection Program

    Valuation Considerations When PPP Has Been Used The Payroll Protection Program (PPP) is a program established in 2020 by the U.S. Congress entitled the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act known as the CARES ACT. This Act, which was in response to the President’s closing of the economy on March 13, 2020, was enacted to assist certain businesses, self-employed, sole proprietors, certain nonprofit organizations, and American Tribal businesses in continuing to pay their employees. In this article, the author addresses how a PPP loan should be treated when the entity is the subject of a valuation. A Little History…