Hello Revolutions Clients and Family,
Some great breaking news, the President is expected to sign a relief bill sent to his desk by an overwhelming majority of your elected officials. It will provide relief to workers and to all SMALL BUSINESSES by easing payroll taxes and issuing direct payments. Read more here:
I have been talking to many of you this week about your fears and concerns. I feel all of your pain so deeply. The best advice I can give is to stay calm and focus on what you CAN do. Take this down time to catch up on all the little things that slip through the cracks of our everyday hustle and bustle. Refine your HR policies, or put together a budget. Something to take your mind off of all the craziness and bad news. Or bake! Spend time with your kids! Hell, have a drink (or 5) and allow yourself time to feel however you do about the situation.
I have found the following info also to be helpful:
REMEDIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES:
https://tdem.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Economic-Injury-Worksheet-051410.pdf
PLACES THAT ARE HIRING TO WORK FROM HOME:
https://search.amazondelivers.jobs/job/washington-d-c/seasonal-work-from-home-customer-service-associate-us-virtual-position/3413/15759313?fbclid=IwAR3_YZnQbnlmbNWkUb6C9DmUH0fs9WGB77O1JjlHJCYhD4v_-3LmRAQ13Qs https://www.indeed.com/q-Work-Home-Online-l-Austin,-TX-jobs.html SBA Funding options: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/funding The SBA is also doing some webinars, the only ones I could find are in Houston, but you'll still get great information and may be able to ask questions:https://www.txrestaurant.org/events/sba-disaster-recovery-assistance-informational-webinars If you cannot keep your employees working for the foreseeable future the best practice would be to lay them off directly, in writing. That way they can apply for benefits sooner and get the help they need. Do not fight the unemployment claims once they start rolling in, there will be forgiveness for this in the future, I can almost guarantee that. If you'd like to stop paying any taxes at this time such as sales tax or payroll taxes I cannot advise you that you will not face fines, but at the end of the day we will do what you tell us to. Please reach out if that's something you would like from us and we can talk about it. We are here for you. Please let me know if you'd like to talk about anything. In the meantime, CALL YOUR LOCAL AND STATE REPS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THEM TO KEEP THE HELP COMING. https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative https://www.senate.gov/senators/index.htm https://house.texas.gov/members/find-your-representative/ https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home https://gov.texas.gov/contact
-Katie and the REVATX team
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